The role of Deputy Head of School is to work with and support the Head of School and NHS England Primary Care Dean and Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate.
The Deputy Head of School is professionally and managerially accountable to the Head of School and Primary Care Dean. The Deputy Head of School will focus upon 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.
To support the Postgraduate Dean, Primary Care Dean and Head of School, the Deputy Head of School will 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 of professional and other backgrounds.
We are looking to recruit a Deputy Head of School for Thames Valley for 1 session (4 hours per week) The postholder is needed to help the Head of School and primary care Dean, offering Strategic and operational support to the GP School in Thames Valley and helping co-ordinate management of teams between Head of School and Associate Deans. They should have good organisational skills, be able to manage teams, good negotiation and leadership skills and be able to cooperatively work with the senior educators in the team. They will work alongside the Head of school and may need to attend national meetings. They need to also be able to come up with innovative ideas for the future of GP training and placements as well as development of the Educator faculty.
This role will be paid at GP05.
The NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Manjiri Bodhe Job title: Head of School of Primary Care Email address:
[email protected]
