Associate Director of Medical Education

Site East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Kent Salary £66,582 - £77,368 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Medical Education plays a vital role in supporting the Trust's ambition to be a leading teaching organisation and provider of outstanding patient care. As Associate Director of Medical Education, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Trust-wide medical education function, ensuring the delivery of high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate medical education across all East Kent Hospitals sites.

This is a highly influential senior leadership role, requiring the ability to work across organisational boundaries to shape the future of medical education, enhance learner experience and ensure the Trust remains an excellent environment for training and development.

• Overarching managerial responsibility for supporting postgraduate and undergraduate medical education services and delivery across East Kent Hospitals
• Lead the development, implementation and review of the Trust’s Medical Education Strategy, ensuring alignment with the Trust’s strategic objectives, workforce plans and external regulatory requirements.
• Accountability for the management of the Education Centres
• Responsibility for the quality assurance and review processes of postgraduate and undergraduate medical education
• Ensuring effective delivery of the NHSE Education Funding Agreement
• Responsibility for ensuring effective systems and processes are in place to ensure the Trust meets required regulatory and compliance standards, including those set by GMC, CQC, NHSE Workforce Training and Education (WTE), Medical Schools and the Royal Colleges.
• Accountability for developing new business, commercial partnerships and sponsorship opportunities to maximise income generation in line with EKHUFT financial targets
• Responsible manager for the development and provision of high-quality medical education and training, performance monitoring and development of effective and innovative learning environments.
• Overarching financial management responsibilities for the Medical Education Department

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'.

It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.

Refer to the job description for full job description and person specification.

• Oversee the development, implementation and monitoring of educational governance and quality assurance processes for postgraduate and undergraduate medical education in line with the regulator standards (GMC, NHSE WTE, Medical Schools)
• Lead the development and oversight of a clear business performance framework for Medical Education, translating strategic priorities into measurable objectives, deliverables and key performance indicators.
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