KSS Deanery BSMS Leadership and Education Fellowship

Job overview

KSS Deanery BSMS Leadership and Education Fellowship

Division: Women, Children & Young People

Care Group: Medway Fetal & Maternal Medicine

This is a Fixed Term Appointment for 12 months

We are recruiting for a KSS Deanery BSMS Leadership and Education Fellowship who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the  Best of Care by the Best People  and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The role has a key focus on developing the postholder’s own leadership and education capability.  This will be achieved through the work-based project(s) and a bespoke development programme including the Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership and Commissioning at BSMS.

The role includes a clinical component to enable the postholder to maintain and develop their clinical skills. This includes learning skills in obstetric ultrasound and high-risk pregnancy in a tertiary level Fetal Medicine Unit.

The post holder will be part of our multidisciplinary team at the Medway Fetal and Maternal Medicine Centre and will carry out various projects / roles to support the education, training and improved experience of our junior doctors, research fellows and specialist midwives.

The role may include:

• Delivering education and training for trainees and / or multi-professional group
• Co-ordinating senior and junior leadership project
• Providing mentorship and assisting trainees with their quality improvement projects

• The role also provides the opportunity to gain insight into medical education processes and infrastructure at Trust and KSS Deanery level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Lead and contribute to agreed project(s): Service development to include Project 1: obstetric ultrasound-based clinical risk assessment in day assessment units or Project 2: Risk assessment of pregnancies based on NHS England recommendations as outlined in the Ockenden report.

To identify and scope project(s) work to deliver benefits in the above agreed area(s) based on investigation and diagnosis of need in collaboration with key stakeholders.

To provide leadership to the project(s) including: initiating, delivering, coordinating, communicating, engaging stakeholders, monitoring and reporting on progress.

To provide support and leadership to colleagues involved in the project work.

To lead, co-ordinate and participate in relevant meetings related to the project(s) and other agreed elements of the role.

To develop an understanding of and engagement with relevant decision-making and other processes related to the fellowship project, leadership, education, and change in the organisation and local system in order to be able to progress project work, increase its impact and enhance skills in working across traditional boundaries.

To attend BSMS, regional and national educational and other relevant meetings and liaise with the BSMS Programme Team and the local office of NHS England Workforce, Training and Education Directorate as required.

To complete the Post Graduate academic studies pathway (PG Cert in Healthcare Leadership and Commissioning) as agreed with BSMS.

To participate in learning events and other educational activities related to the programme.

To actively pursue options for sharing knowledge and learning arising from the project work and programme.  As a minimum, to present a poster for sharing learning with programme sponsors and stakeholders at the end of the year.