Job Description

The Professional Support Unit (PSU) in London provides specialist multi professional individual and group support for eligible Postgraduate Doctors and Dentists in training along with a smaller number of additional healthcare practitioners in supervised posts. The support offered is in addition to that available through training programmes, employers and local services. A key remit of the PSU is to support clients who are experiencing difficulties in progression through training.



Client support is currently provided through a number of PSU services namely PSU Advisor or Single Point of Contact (SPOC) service, Coaching & Careers, Neurodiversity and Specialist Clinical Communication & Linguistics.



This post is for an experienced clinical educator to join the team as a lead for PSU Advisor/Single Point of Contact team.



The current vacancy is for an experienced clinical educator to join as

an Associate Dean for the PSU Advisor/Single Point of Contact service

on a fixed term basis until Until March 2027. It is currently expected the

PSU service will continue after March 2027 by which time the

position on longer term employment opportunities is expected to be

clarified.



The Associate Dean role is for an experienced clinical educator in

current or very recent clinical practice. They should have held

educational and/or educational leadership roles in addition to other

formal training and experience in supporting postgraduate doctors in training.

The post includes a combination of individual support meetings with

clients of the PSU managing complex cases, supporting PSU advisors in the team, operational management and administrative liaison,

strategic planning and service improvement, chairing MDT and

supervision meetings as well as facilitating groups and workshops for the PSU.



The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:



Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.



Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.



Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care



Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation



Delivering value for money.



If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.



Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.



If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.



You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities , alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached and other supporting documents.