The training of doctors is a vital component of delivering high quality care to our patients and service users. We would like to recruit an exceptional candidate to join the East London NHS Foundation Trust's Medical Education team as our Faculty Development Coordinator, based primarily out of our Trust Headquarters in Aldgate, London.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Medical Education Manager and supporting the Trust's Faculty Development Lead, you will provide high quality administrative support and guidance in relation to faculty development initiatives, predominantly for all Consultants and SASG doctors with regards to their continuing professional development needs, ensuring ELFT's faculty of teachers and trainers work in line with local and national requirements across the whole organisation, including London, Luton and Bedfordshire.

The Medical Education team supports a number of academic programmes, teaching and courses for doctors. You will support those in relation to Consultant and SASG development as delegated by the Faculty Development Lead and the Medical Education Manager - examples include SASG doctor away days, faculty development training, Consultant simulation and other courses which meet professional development needs identified in personal development plans.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

Job description

Job responsibilities

To apply for this exciting role, you will need to have at least two years' experience working in a busy and demanding office environment managing a varied workload. You will have a high standard of written and verbal communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of all Microsoft Office packages. You must also have knowledge of Medical Education or relatable training systems and processes and ideally have previous experience of managing training and educational requirements for medical staff.

Person Specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent level of experience
• Previous experience and in-depth knowledge of IT packages e.g. Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a busy and demanding office environment
• Experience of managing a varied workload
• Experience of using and interpreting financial or statistical information
• Experience of setting up complex spread sheets or databases

Desirable

• Experience of working in the NHS
• Experience of managing training and educational requirements for medical staff
• Project management experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Negotiation skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team and ability to work towards objectives that require the contribution of others
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, within agreed criteria and ability to prioritise workload, and plan and organise own time effectively
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Good decision making and problem solving skills
• High standard of written communication skills
• Ability to work with complex data to produce reports

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of office and administrative systems
• Knowledge of medical education and/or training systems/processes

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medical Education, ELFT Trust Headquarters

9 Alie Street

London

E1 8DE

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