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**** COVID-19 – Please note that during this time all interviews will be conducted remotely. If successful you will also initially be working remotely in line with guidance from Scottish Government***
Terms: Permenant
Base location: Centre for Health Science, Inverness
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is an education and training body and a special health board within NHS Scotland, with responsibility of developing and delivering education and training for the healthcare workforce in Scotland.
What you'll do
Key tasks will include but are not restricted to:
• The role is to be part of the educational team in the North Region responsible for the delivery of GP training. A distinctive role will be to take a lead within the team for our GPST Educational programme. A further role will be to support organisation of hospital rotation planning, and the setting-up/delivery of stage specific induction. In addition, there will be involvement in other AA roles such as practice visiting and ARCP panels.
What you'll bring
These will include but are not restricted to:
Essential Areas:
Education and Professional Qualifications
- GMC full registration
- Hold Specialist or General Practitioner registration
- Hold MRCGP and uphold college standards
Experience/Training (including research if appropriate)
- Currently involved in clinical General Practice
- Knowledge of management and governance structures in medical education and training and awareness of recent changes in the delivery of medical education and training nationally and locally.
- Interest and enthusiasm for improving delivery of medical education and training and continuing professional development
- Knowledge of assessment methods
Specific Skills & Knowledge
Effective leadership and communications skills, motivating and developing others, approachability, good interpersonal skills
Evidence of delivering well evaluated teaching sessions/tutorials
Evidence of personal development in medical education
Personal Attributes
Health standards applicable – Doctor
Adequate time within the working week to undertake responsibilities as outlined in the job description.
Desirable Areas:
Education and Professional Qualifications
- PG qualification in education
Experience/Training (including research if appropriate)
- Evidence of relevant research and/or publications.
- Evidence of experience at strategic level of national or international education organisations
Specific Skills & Knowledge
- Evidence of supporting trainees and trainers.
- Understand use of IT in education.
- Evidence of audit/research in medical education.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Rod Sampson – (rod.sampson@nhs.scot)
If you are interested in this vacancy and would like further information, please refer to the job information pack below which includes a copy of the Job Description, Person Specification and Conditions of Service.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.
CVs will not be accepted.
• Closing date: 8th April 2021
• Interview date: 30th April 2021