Medical Education Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
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Role summary
This role involves leading the delivery of the medical education work programme, including undergraduate and postgraduate medical training, rota compliance, and training for various medical staff. The manager will interpret and implement national policies, influence strategic development of medical education, and provide specialist advice. Key responsibilities include budget management, staff line management, and ensuring quality assurance for medical education across the Trust.
Essential criteria
- Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post
- Extensive experience working at middle/senior management level
- Experience of performance management
- Experience of budgetary management
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in the NHS
- Experienced in learning and development, with specialist knowledge in area of medical education and training
- Educated to degree level or equivalent operational experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Evidence of management and leadership development
- Teaching certificate or Certificate in Education or equivalent
- Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent operational experience in Medical Education or HR.
- Special Skills & Knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to motivate colleagues and staff
- Excellent organisational skills
- Analytical and strategic skills
- Able to take the lead and facilitate new initiatives/change
- Able to deal with conflict proactively
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Confident/assertive in own abilities
- Able to adapt to rapid change
- Able to work well under pressure and prioritise effectively
- Able to demonstrate resilience and tenacity when working under pressure
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- Ability to relate to a wide spectrum of NHS professionals with competing agendas and achieve organisation focused solutions to problems
- Ability to analyse, interpret and manage financial, service and workforce data and respond accordingly
- Adaptable and flexible and able to deal with unpredictable situations and work patterns
- Good report writing and presentation skills
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- Good knowledge of Microsoft packages, especially Word, Powerpoint and Excel
- Highly specialised knowledge of medical education
- Special Requirements
- Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post
- Extensive experience working at middle/senior management level
- Experience of performance management
- Experience of budgetary management
- Experience working in the NHS
- Experienced in learning and development, with specialist knowledge in area of medical education and training
- Educated to degree level or equivalent operational experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Evidence of management and leadership development
- Teaching certificate or Certificate in Education or equivalent
- Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent operational experience in Medical Education or HR.
- Special Skills & Knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to motivate colleagues and staff
- Excellent organisational skills
- Analytical and strategic skills
- Able to take the lead and facilitate new initiatives/change
- Able to deal with conflict proactively
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Confident/assertive in own abilities
- Able to adapt to rapid change
- Able to work well under pressure and prioritise effectively
- Able to demonstrate resilience and tenacity when working under pressure
- -
- Ability to relate to a wide spectrum of NHS professionals with competing agendas and achieve organisation focused solutions to problems
- Ability to analyse, interpret and manage financial, service and workforce data and respond accordingly
- Adaptable and flexible and able to deal with unpredictable situations and work patterns
- Good report writing and presentation skills
- -
- Good knowledge of Microsoft packages, especially Word, Powerpoint and Excel
- Highly specialised knowledge of medical education
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £57,528 – £64,750 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Education Manager
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
In conjunction with the Director of Medical Education (DME) and Director of Undergraduate Medical Education (DUME), lead the delivery of the medical education work programme, including the training, delivery and finance of:
- Undergraduate medical student and physician associate student placements
- Postgraduate medical training programmes Foundation & Specialty Training
- Rota compliance of Resident Medical Staff and Exception reporting
- Qualified physician associates
- SAS doctors
- Training of Trainers
Main duties of the job
To be
responsible for the interpretation and implementation of national policies
and current legislation relating to medical training and service level
agreements, ensuring the operational delivery and standards are met within the
Medical Education team.
To
influence and lead on the strategic development of Postgraduate and
Undergraduate medical education, supporting the Director of Medical Education
(DME), Director of Undergraduate medical education (DUME), Foundation Programme
Tutors and College Tutors.
To
influence and lead on the strategic development of Undergraduate medical
education, supporting the DUME, clinical education manager,
clinical educators and year Leads.
To
provide specialist knowledge,
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