Head of Medical Education: Sponsorship Available

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

To provide leadership and support in respect of the Medical Education, Library & Knowledge services, Simulation & Clinical Skills agendas, assuring quality and developing the services and programmes the trust is commissioned to deliver. Working with educational commissioners to ensure quality and effectiveness of education and training delivery.

Main duties of the job

Provide strategic direction, highly specialist medical training knowledge, planning and leadership to the Medical Education Faculty.

Provide guidance and senior management support to the DME, Foundation Programme Training Directors, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Specialty Leads.

Deputise for DME and Associate Director of Education, Culture and Organisational Development as required

Interpret and implement national policies and legislation relating to medical training and service level agreements.

Communicate complex information to internal and external stakeholders.

Provide day to day leadership and management responsibility for development and delivery of a comprehensive Medical Education, Library and Information, Simulation and Clinical Skills and Education Centre service.

Represent the Trust and report to external bodies to account for performance and to identify and obtain funding

Ensure delivery and evaluation of professional teaching activity, training programmes and resident doctors induction to meet relevant curricula and national guidelines.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree
  • Masters in relevant field or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Teaching Qualification or relevant experience

Experience

Essential

  • Senior level experience in Medical Education or Medical Staffing
  • Previous experience in delivering education on a large scale

Skills/Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to effectively manage a budget
  • Ability to interact well with internal and external stakeholders at all grades of seniority with diplomacy, persuasion and tact
  • Demonstrate leadership qualities
  • Demonstrate commitment & enthusiasm to the provision of quality and innovative education

Desirable

  • Teaching skills in informal and formal situations.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Knowledge and understanding of health care needs in a multicultural society.
  • Ability to discuss knowledgeably current and proposed developments in education and healthcare

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
  • Commitment to the principle of equal opportunities for all.
  • Highly computer literate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 6 November 2026

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