Job vacancy: Medical Education Advisor, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust, Middlesbrough

Job summary

Main area: Medical Education
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract: Fixed term: 18 months
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 346-CORP-089-24

Employer: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Roseberry Park Hospital
Town: Middlesbrough
Salary: £22,816 - £24,336 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/07/2024 23:59

Medical Education Advisor

NHS AfC: Band 3

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Provide a comprehensive and effective word processing service for all correspondence relating to UG activity and associated governance

meetings, including letters, emails and minutes etc.

To liaise with Newcastle University Medical School to obtain contact

details and relevant information of forthcoming medical students due to

commence their mental health rotations or elective placements.

Ensure relevant administration forms are created as required and

utilised for all medical student programmes / placements i.e. student

including student email addresses and mobile telephone numbers.

Arrange venues within the locality / Trust and book the required rooms

for all of the Induction programme, Undergraduate teaching and

evaluation sessions, recording the specific room details upon the room

booking form.

Ensure all the relevant programme paperwork is completed, collated, and distributed accordingly in relation to medical student clinical rotations to teaching facilitators and clinical placement leads

Send letters to all students, welcoming them to the Trust and informing them of where to attend on their first day of induction.

Update and distribute the relevant teaching materials / student

timetables and Student Guidance as directed by the Undergraduate

Tutors and Nurse Specialist.

Produce confirmation emails and send to all teaching facilitators to

confirm teaching arrangements within the identified medical student

programmes.

Arrange local evaluation sessions as part of the timetable, ensuring the evaluation forms are returned from the students, and the data collated.

Co-ordinate annual facilitators for teaching delivered, ensuring the required teaching resources and evaluation materials are available for distribution and post teaching collation.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent
NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or willingness to work towards the award ECDL or equivalent

Desirable criteria

CIPD Qualified

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Excellent IT skills including good working knowledge of full Microsoft Office Suite and Windows Operating Systems

Experience & skills

Essential criteria

Experience of working to tight deadlines
Experience of collating data
Communication and interpersonal skills
Time management
Ability to work autonomously

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in a medical staffing or educational environment.

If the contract type on the vacancy states 'Fixed Term' this would mean the vacancy is being advertised to address a temporary need for the duration stipulated on the advert, however, in the event that permanent funding is secured for the post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.

Internal applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

We are aware that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is increasingly being used to generate responses for application forms. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant and if, during shortlisting, a Recruiting Manager believes AI has been used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Newly Qualified Nurses

All band 5 nursing positions are only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed a preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process, for more information about this process please contact: [email protected]

TEWV encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the protection of staff, service users and visitors to the Trust from second hand smoke and currently operates a no smoking policy which ensures all buildings and grounds are smoke free.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals who have experience of mental ill health or learning disabilities. Our service users and carers tell us our staff should be consistently concerned with maintaining and improving care with pride, empathy and compassion.

This job advert may close as soon as sufficient suitable applications have been received. If interested please apply for this post as soon as possible.

In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years. Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If this section is not fully completed your application may not be processed.

If your application is successful, the information you give on your application form will be used to create and be retained on your electronic staff record and to provide access to core Trust systems.

Please note that if the post you are applying for requires a DBS check, you will be required to also subscribe to the DBS Update Service, if successful, and thereafter renew your subscription each year. The Trust will reimburse the subscription fee.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.

Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.

We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.