Medical Education Co-ordinator

Job Overview

Band 4 Medical Education Co-ordinator

Full Time | Permanent

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Medical Education Co-ordinator to join our team. This Band 4 role offers an excellent opportunity to play a key part in supporting the delivery of GP and Dental training programmes.

In this varied and rewarding position, you will provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to Programme Directors, clinical leads, and the Medical Education Manager. You will be central to ensuring the smooth coordination of trainee activities, including recruitment and appointments, inductions, rotations, and study days.

The role also involves financial tracking, stakeholder communication, and maintaining high-quality administrative systems to support education and service delivery.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working collaboratively, and is passionate about supporting medical education and training.

Main duties of the job

• The Medical Education Co-ordinator (MEC) supports the senior management team in the development, management and monitoring of medical and dental training programmes and work experience programmes.
• The post holder works collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including clinicians and administrative teams, and assists with financial administration and budget monitoring.
• The MEC provides administrative and management support to the GP/Dental Training Programme Directors (TPDs), Medical Education Manager (MEM) and Strategic Lead Medical Education (SLME), applying Trust policies and procedures as required.
• To deliver effective, high-quality administrative support while providing a consistently client-focused service.
• The post holder will promote effective communication, strong working relationships and excellent customer service.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Visa Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working in a busy, demand-led environment.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Project management experience.
• Customer service experience.
• Minute-taking experience.
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSEs or equivalent.
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Effective communication with staff at all levels.
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.

IT literate with strong written and verbal skills

Excellent written and oral communication

Computer literate with excellent knowledge of MS Office.

Special Requirements

Essential criteria

• Travel across Trust sites and attend off-site meetings as required.
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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