Medical Education Senior Administrator

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 14 January 2026

The post holder is responsible for the administration of the Lead Employer training programmes and organisation of quality assurance and improvement for doctors in ensuring that all aspects of the Trust's Medical Education Programmes comply with NHSE requirements and that all assessments and documentation supporting training is produced and organised in a timely manner. The postholder is also required to ensure the timely & successful implementation, application, and reimbursement of Study Leave and Medical Work Experience.

The post holder will work with representatives from the Lead Employer and the Trust Human Resources team to plan and co‑coordinate the rotation of doctors in training across the Trust and delivery of associated training and education for trainees including Trust and speciality inductions.

Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

The Medical Education Senior Administrator will be part of a proactive team delivering effective high‑quality education and training programmes for junior doctors in training within the Trust.

The post holder will support the delivery, organisation, and quality assurance of core & speciality training programmes to ensure that thorough and high‑quality audit of medical educational activity takes place within the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for the planning and delivery of Trust & Speciality Inductions for junior doctors on placement at the Trust and to ensure the successful implementation and application of study leave for medical staff within the trust, along with administering the Medical Work Experience Programme for local students.

The post holder will support the Head of Medical Education, Library Services & Clinical Skills (HoME) in the development and implementation of medical education programmes, teaching programmes and planning and delivery of induction programmes for:

• Core and Speciality Trainees (CT/ST)
• General Practice Speciality Trainees (GPST)
• Internal Medicine Trainees (IMT)
• Medical Work Experience Programmes (MWEP)

The post holder will ensure that the programmes are in line with local and national standards. This will involve working with, and providing advanced administrative support to, the HoME, Programme Leads, Training Programme Directors and other senior members of the Medical Education team.

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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.

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WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Provide quality assurance to support the delivery, organisation, and audit of specialty training programmes Provide administrative support to the Head of Medical Education in respect of speciality training programmes and lead employer trainees including (but not limited to) maintaining databases, collating information, and the delivery & evaluation of teaching Work with Head of Medical Education, Programme Leads, Training Programme Directors and other senior members of the Medical Education team and implement robust systems and processes for assuring the Trusts medical education programmes for CT/ST comply with the requirements of the General Medical Council (GMC), NHS England and Royal Colleges Assemble &…