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Job summary

Main area
Medical Education
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
12 months (To cover maternity leave; with possibility of job-share at end of the fixed-term contract)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5pm)
Job ref
383-MED-7066-26
Employer
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kingsway
Town
Derby
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/03/2026 23:59
Interview date
25/03/2026

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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medical Education Administrator

NHS AfC: Band 4

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career?  Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services.  The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Education Administrator to work within the Medical Education Team to help deliver a high-quality local education service to resident doctors in training, who are based in Derby and Chesterfield.  We are a small, motivated and supportive team covering the whole of the county.  We work closely with the Director of Medical Education and Deputy Directors of Medical Education to provide education support to all resident doctors within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated individual who can demonstrate organisational skills, initiative and who is able to prioritise workload to ensure timescales/targets are achieved.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will be able to liaise with staff at a variety of levels throughout the Trust.

You must be able to work on your own initiative and with minimal supervision.

You must have experience of effective and efficient coordination, recording and reporting of meetings.

This post would be ideal for a person who is interested in education, training and development.

Working for our organisation

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible

• 27 days annual annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training

• Generous NHS pension scheme

• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

• Health service discounts and online benefits

• Incremental pay progression

• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network

• Health and wellbeing opportunities

• Structured learning and development opportunities

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Keep accurate attendance records, analyse the data and prepare attendance reports on a four-monthly basis.
  • Provide comprehensive administrative support to all within the ME infrastructure i.e. Associate Tutors, Educational Supervisors, ensuring provision of work is to a high standard of accuracy and presentation.
  • To coordinate and provide regular communication with all Clinical and Educational Supervisors within the Trust regarding regular trainee reviews, feedback, attendance, induction, etc.
  • To manage the new starter induction programme for resident doctors which includes responsibility for liaising directly with various internal departments within the Trust including Learning and Development, for all required mandatory training, Mental Health Act Office, Safeguarding leads, IT Department and HR. 
  • Working with the Deputy Directors of Medical Education on resident doctor training / event projects where required. Responsibility of organisation & acting as a point of contact for bookings, liaising with course facilitators & providing support during the day (EPIFFANY, Mock CASC Exams, ECG / Physical Simulation, Annual Poster Competition / Trainee Awards).

·       Administration of and updates to the GMC Recognition of Trainers database for Derbyshire Healthcare on behalf of the Medical Education Manager.

 

·       Administration of resident doctor feedback processes and collating of same when required.

 

·       To provide administration and liaison regarding regular NHS East Midlands Quality Visits.

  • Ensure resident doctor files are maintained and archived appropriately.
  • Regular minute-taking as required by Deputy Directors of Medical Education, Deputy DME Reviews, Trust Medical Training Committee, Resident Doctors’ Forum, any internal performance meetings or other with regard to resident doctors.
  • To process / record annual, study leave and resolve any queries relating to these.
  • To be involved in evaluating and improving existing information storage systems.
  • To undertake small scale research/audit projects into service improvement with a view to practical application.
  • To compile and maintain the weekly Academic Programme, including liaison with presenters from a wide range of backgrounds internal to and external of the Trust on behalf of the Deputy DMEs.
  • Maintaining Academic Meeting attendance database & issuing evidence of attendance when requested for CPD / Portfolio.

·       Compile and disseminate Mandatory Training records to resident doctors’ supervisors.

·       Maintenance of the Resident Doctors’ Handbook / Resident Doctors App / Resident Doctors placement drive, updating and requesting new information where appropriate

  • To facilitate IT and e-learning access for all new resident doctors prior to induction, providing e-leaning guided support at and following induction.
  • To exchange sensitive as well as complex verbal and written information in regard to issues pertinent to resident doctors in training. These are within tight timescales set by NHS England to meet resident doctor Codes of Practice in respect of their revised 2016 contract. 
  • To support Medical Education Manager in arranging several CPD events throughout the year for Consultants, SAS doctors.
  • To take part in project management meetings within the department.
  • Postholder may be asked to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE English & Maths
  • RSA Level II Typewriting/Word Processing or equivalent
  • Nationally recognised qualification in Business Administration or IT, eg NVQ L3 or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience and knowledge of using a variety of software programmes, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in administration

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent organisational and communication skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Application numbers

Please be aware this vacancy will close when it has hit a certain number of applications, even if this is before the listed closing date. We recommend you complete and submit your application as soon as you are able.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Elizabeth Shelley
Job title
Deputy Medical Education Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07917828711

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Recruitment Team
Kingsway Hospital
Telephone
01332 564856 option 1, option 1
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