GP Training Programme Directors

The successful candidate will provide professional educational support to all postgraduate clinical learners in primary and community care within the local programme. The team of GP programme directors will also share overall responsibility for the provision of educational support to the service., You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. Job description, You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential

• Primary clinical healthcare qualification
• Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
• Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development at appropriate level in the Trainer, etc.
  
  Working towards higher professional qualification such as Diploma or Masters in Medical Education, A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate
• Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
• Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills
• Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrates clinical and educational leadership skills
Desirable
• Has strategic planning skills
• Has expertise in change management
Experience and Knowledge Essential
• Experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
• Has a thorough understanding of the work of the general practitioners and other health care practitioners and their challenges
• Knowledge of adult education, theory and delivery in service
• Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
• Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes
• Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory
• Demonstrates a proactive approach to personal CPD as a clinician in their professional role
Desirable
• Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years
• Expertise in the support of doctors in difficulty, Primary clinical healthcare qualification
• Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
• Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development at appropriate level in the Trainer, etc.)
Desirable
• Working towards higher professional qualification such as Diploma or Masters in Medical Education
Skills and Abilities Essential
• A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate
• Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
• Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills
• Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrates clinical and educational leadership skills
Desirable
• Has strategic planning skills
• Has expertise in change management
Experience and Knowledge Essential
• Experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
• Has a thorough understanding of the work of the general practitioners and other health care practitioners and their challenges
• Knowledge of adult education, theory and delivery in service
• Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
• Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes
• Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory
• Demonstrates a proactive approach to personal CPD as a clinician in their professional role
Desirable
• Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years
• Expertise in the support of doctors in difficulty
  
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