Postgraduate Medical Education Co-ordinator - Hereford, United Kingdom - Wye Valley NHS Trust

Wye Valley NHS Trust
Wye Valley NHS Trust
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Hereford, United Kingdom

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The Postgraduate Medical Education Co-Ordinator is an integral part of a small friendly administration team based at the Postgraduate Medical Centre.

The team support doctors rotating into training placements, particularly foundation doctors and share the responsibility of maintaining a professional educational environment.


We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic person to provide a comprehensive and varied administrative and secretarial service and someone who is keen to expand their knowledge in the field of medical education.


You will need to be able to focus on your work in a busy environment and be able to multi-task and re-prioritise work regularly.


Besides excellent communication, diplomacy and administration skills, you will be expected to help prepare teaching rooms, move furniture and check equipment to ensure the smooth running of teaching sessions and educational events.

If you require further information please contact the Medical Education/

Centre Manager:
Helen Pryce,

  • The post holder will need to have specialist knowledge of medical education, particularly the Foundation Training Programme which will be acquired when working within the role
  • Coordination of various teaching programmes and events held within the centre.
  • Maintaining registration and attendance records for those attending teaching.
  • Ensure certification and summarize feedback from teaching sessions.
  • Administer the Horus ePortfolio for all Foundation trainees and nontraining grade doctors who require a portfolio.
  • To provide secretarial and administrative support to the Medical Education Manager, Foundation Programme Directors and other Medical Education Leads.
  • To coordinate interviews for incoming Foundation Doctors.
  • To coordinate the annual induction and shadowing arrangements for Foundation Doctors.
  • To support all Foundation Doctors and ensure the smooth running of all aspects of the Foundation Programme, whilst in placement at Wye Valley NHS Trust.
  • To organize and take minutes of meetings and forums.
  • To prepare all materials and records in line with quality assurance processes for the Foundation Training Programme.
  • To operate the Centre's diary and room booking system in line with policies and procedures.
  • To ensure that all equipment, including audio visual equipment meets the needs of individual speakers, teachers and tutors who are facilitating teaching sessions.


Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.


Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.


We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.


More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.


We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.


Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman:
"The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
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