NHS England r3l7347B
In addition to educational leadership, the Head of School will be responsible for meeting high standards set by national bodies while managing resources and budgets effectively. The position involves oversight of postgraduate training programs, ensuring adherence to quality frameworks, and advising on workforce development. Applicants should secure agreement from their current employer for the secondment and demonstrate strong leadership skills and a commitment to enhancing psychiatric education and healthcare delivery in the region.
An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Head of School in Psychiatry in Yorkshire and the Humber.
The post will be available on the basis of a secondment arrangement to NHS England remunerated on the NHS Consultant Pay Scale - 3 PAs per week.
All work undertaken is to be incorporated into the Consultant Job Plan. The role of Head of School is to work and support the Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate.
The Head of School is professionally and managerially accountable to the Postgraduate Dean. The Head of School will focus on improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links as well as innovative ways of curriculum delivery and workforce well-being strategies.
To support the Postgraduate Dean, Heads of School work across the spectrum of health and where relevant, social care, within the context of a team, so that the provision of education reflects changing service models. This will deliver an integrated workforce comprising individuals from a spectrum if professional and other backgrounds.
Engaging People/Key Working Relationships
Development of an effective network of communication and collaboration of all relevant stakeholders on a local, regional and national basis:
- Postgraduate Dean
- Local Director
- Staff at all levels across the geographical area covered by the local and regional offices
- Associate and deputy deans
- Training Programme Directors and clinical faculty
- Other Heads of School/Foundation and GP School Directors
- Royal Colleges and Faculties
- Professional and regulatory bodies
- Wider Stakeholder Network
- Local Medical and Dental Schools
- Providers and commissioners across the region
- Directors of Education
- Higher Educational Institutions
Delivering Results/ Functional Responsibilities
- Ensuring high standards of education and training as defined by the General Medicine Council and other national bodies with respect to training posts and other educational programmes in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
- Commitment to national vision, policies and processes for effective educational quality management.
- Ensuring that objectives are met within budget and proportionate contribution to budget savings when required
- Ensuring that Code of Practice Guidelines are met
- Giving accurate guidance to trainees on OOP/ IDTs/ LTFT/ Acting up applications
About us
Leadership
To provide effective clinical leadership.
To manage the work of clinical faculty to ensure appropriate systems for assessment, rotational management, revalidation, trainee supervision and support and other functions within the School.
Quality and safetyTo implement the NHSE Quality Framework andEducation and Training Quality Improvement and Performance.School Programme Management
Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns.
Recruitment to training posts and programmes.
Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression, rotations, support and remediation, OOP management, trainee management, careers support, less than full-time training, inter-deanery transfer, academic training and other related work-streams.
To oversee the School structure and relevant School meetings within the structure.
Educational and Workforce Development
To advise and support in educational and workforce development elements.
Strategic Workforce Development and Commissioning
To contribute to workforce planning.
To develop educational programmes where needed to support achievement of curriculum competencies.
FinanceTo engage with business planning processes and associated School budgets.You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
SecondmentsApplicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
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