Band 5 Medical Induction and Events Lead

Job summary

The Postgraduate Medical Education Department is responsible for supporting the delivery and quality management of education and training for over 1,800 resident doctors, including doctors in training and locally employed doctors, across the Trust.

The post holder will take a lead role in the organisation, development, management and delivery of the Trust's monthly Resident Doctor Induction Programme, supporting all new resident doctors joining the Trust as well as trainees rotating internally.

This is a key role in ensuring resident doctors are appropriately prepared and supported to begin their roles safely and effectively. Through the delivery of a high-quality and responsive induction programme, the post holder will contribute to patient safety, workforce readiness and a positive experience for resident doctors, helping to ensure they are equipped to meet the clinical and professional challenges of working within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Lead and coordinate the Trust's monthly Resident Doctor Induction Programme, ensuring that new starters and doctors rotating internally receive a comprehensive and effective induction.

Plan and coordinate all aspects of induction, including face-to-face clinical training, virtual learning content, venues, speakers, communications, attendance and supporting resources.

Work closely with senior Postgraduate Medical Education colleagues, Medical Staffing, clinical educators, specialties and other key stakeholders to ensure induction meets educational, operational and patient safety requirements.

Monitor and report on induction attendance, completion and mandatory training compliance, proactively following up areas of non-compliance and escalating concerns where required.

Maintain accurate records and information systems, producing data, reports and assurance information to support performance monitoring, governance, quality assurance and regulatory requirements.

Analyse induction feedback, compliance information and other relevant data to identify risks, trends and opportunities for improvement, implementing changes where appropriate.

Act as a key point of contact for the medical induction workstream, communicating effectively with resident doctors, trainers, supervisors, specialties and internal and external stakeholders.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.