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Director of Medical Education

Corporate

Consultant

£99,532 - £131,964 per annum/pro rata

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Director of Medical Education (DME) to join our senior leadership team within the Corporate/Medical Education Directorate at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

The DME will ensure that that medical education is aligned with the Trust Patient First strategy. The DME will also ensure that medical education is fully integrated with the delivery and future requirements of the service both operationally and strategically. Education is a core NHS responsibility, on a par with clinical activity, and as such the DME must ensure robust governance policies and procedures are in place.  

The DME will work closely with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), and is part of the CMO team.

Main duties of the job

The DME will provide strategic educational leadership to all involved in medical education, ensuring that high quality medical education is fully integrated within Clinical Groups and across the Trust with an appropriate balance of training opportunity and service delivery.

Build and maintain strong working relationships with Consultants representing their views on education and training to NHSE KSS and nationally, ensuring that there is a good balance between education and service in the structure of NHSE KSS rotations.

Working for our organisation

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.  Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.  

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.