Medical Education Officer

Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

LHCH is committed to supporting the education and development of all staff and trainees. The post holder will provide support to the Education Centre, working closely with the Medical Education Facilitator, Clinical and Medical Education Lead, Director of Medical Education and Postgraduate Tutors. The role includes supporting educational governance, quality management of placements and programmes, and ensuring compliance with Trust objectives, Care Quality Commission requirements and other assurance standards.

The post holder will support delivery of the educational contract between LHCH and the Mersey Deanery, and the Learning Development Agreement with Health Education England to ensure students and trainees receive high quality education and training. The post holder will have operational responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate medical training programmes and associated educational activities, including study leave administration, evaluations and accreditation reporting.

Duties include maintaining educational databases, analysing information and producing reports to support quality improvement and programme management. The successful candidate will work effectively both independently and as part of a team, responding to changing priorities and resolving problems within their area of responsibility. Strong organisational skills, initiative and the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders are essential

• Lead the co-ordination of training programmes by liaising and communicating with key stakeholders e.g. within LHCH, NHS England and local HEIs
• Assist with the planning and organisation of Undergraduate, GMC and NHS England monitoring visits, action plans and responses in conjunction with senior Education team
• Ensure that the learning environment is appropriate for students, trainees and doctors with disabilities.
• Ensure all committees and meetings under the structure of education are organised and supported. Provide administrative support as required.
• Support the Head of Learning and Development/DME in planning and organising actions as a results of monitoring visits and recommendation in annual reports
• Provide support for and contribute to continual monitoring, audit and evaluation of all aspects of the education and training programmes including medical induction
• Undertake surveys as necessary for quality assurance/improvement purposes and development strategies within the Education Centre
• Interact with professionals and other colleagues both internally and external partner organisations to ensure smooth efficient operation of the Education service i.e. recruitment, interviews, conferences.
• Undertake delegated responsibility for PGME & Consultant Study leave budget.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites:
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.

Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and…