Foundation Administrator

Medical Education is an integral part of Barnsley NHS FT, Medical Education works to ensure that Students, Trainees and Medical Staff are supported in delivering safe and efficient patient care through quality placements.

The department is responsible for developing, managing and delivering a range of high quality and cost effective medical educational services within the Trust to specifications required by the General Medical Council, Health Education England, Yorkshire and Humber, Sheffield Medical School and the Trusts Strategic and Operational Framework.

Medical Education has a key role in ensuring the Trust achieves the highest clinical standards. High quality Medical Education supports patient safety, service delivery and the maintenance of up-to-date clinical practice.

Medical Education is regulated by the General Medical Council and Health Education England. The Trust is required to engage with the national quality assurance stipulations via regular quality visits and reports.

To provide full and efficient administrative and data management support to the Foundation Programme Director, Director of Post Graduate Medical Education and Medical Education Manager for the delivery of the Foundation Training Curriculum and management of trainee rotations, with particular emphasis on co-ordination, collection, monitoring and analysis of assessment documentation required for the accreditation of F1 and F2 doctors as required in the Operational Framework for Foundation Training.

Barnsley is a place of real warmth and community spirit. With a proud industrial past, the town offers affordable living, great transport links, rich culture and many green spaces. Barnsley punches above itsweight and has recently seen economic growth, substantial regeneration and digital ambition, whilst leading the way in healthcare innovation and employability.

At Barnsley Hospital, we are a close-knit,ambitious team delivering outstanding care in the heart of South Yorkshire. Ouraim is to be the best place to work and we have been consistently rated by ourpeople as being amongst the very best Trusts in the country in areas such as compassionate leadership, teamwork and supporting colleague wellbeing.

We offer a friendly working environment where youwill be recognised and valued for what you do, led with compassion and integrity and have your career and wellbeing supported.

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.

For individuals who require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health &care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advert tocheck your eligibility.

The cost ofthe DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met bythe successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Please notewe reserve the right to close positions early

Job Description for Foundation Administrator

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

• Understanding the principles of assessment.
• Detailed knowledge relating to medical training and education

• Computer literate and proficient in a wider range of software packages.
• Previous experience of working in the NHS
• Experience of working with Medical staff and other healthcare professionals.
• Experience of working closely with medical, nursing and other allied health professionals at all levels.
• Evidence of managing a large piece of work with minimal supervision

• NVQ Level III or working towards, OCR III, RSA III, ECDL or equivalent.
• Level 3 Counselling skills or willing to work towards

• Please describe in around 100 words:
  What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
• Please describe in around 100 words:
  What does compassion mean to you?
• Please describe in around 100 words:
  What motivates you to do a good job?

• Ability to work under pressure
• Manages own workload
• Demonstrates initiative
• Ability to create summary reports
• Ability to work flexibly and effectively as a member of a cohesive team
• Counselling skills
• Ability to create forms and other documentation for use by all staff involved in medical training.