Job Description

Director of Education

The Role

From providing high quality integrated urgent and primary care for over six million people, to thinking of innovative solutions for our patients - every role at IC24 is made to be brave.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Education to lead our organization in the continued development and implementation of our Education and Research initiatives. The Director of Education will be instrumental in delivering our education strategy, thereby improving organisational efficiency and effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver the educational strategy for a sustainable workforce. Make sure the organisation is meeting essential learning and CPD requirements. Help colleagues understand the vision and objectives demonstrating visible leadership. Develop leadership at all levels to enable others to make a difference to the care we provide. Engage with internal and external stakeholders fostering collaborative working relationships. Providing the leadership required to triangulate research, evaluation, and education activities across the organisation. Work with the Director of Clinical Governance and the Head of Improvement on organisational improvement and learning.

Essential qualifications and experience:

Registered clinical professional with a degree level education. Teaching and mentoring experience or qualification. Leadership course, module, qualification, or equivalent experience. Evidence of continuing post graduate education & professional development. Significant post registration experience including experience gained at managerial level. Leading Quality Improvement and/or education programmes. Experience of system leadership and wide stakeholder engagement.

Desirable qualifications and experience:

Clinical Consultation and Minor Illness qualification. Independent Prescribing qualification. Project management qualification or experience. Lean or six sigma qualification. Experience of working within urgent care. Acute secondary care experience. Experience in research/educational funding. Understanding of apprenticeships.

Who are we?

We are Integrated Care 24 (IC24), the leading not for profit Social Enterprise providing innovative and patient focused primary care services. IC24 is committed to improving access to health and social care for our patients and reducing the demand on secondary care services. IC24 provides services to over 6 million patients, including GP led out-of-hours services, NHS 111, primary care and secondary care support services.

Location

Any IC24 site TBC

Hours Available

37.5 hours per week

Term

permanent

What's in it for you:-

Annual salary of up to 73,000 per annum, depending on experience Additional annual leave above statutory minimum based on service Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme Free 24/7 independent counselling service Learning and development opportunities Free membership to our reward and discount platform Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes


Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory basic DBS disclosure and two references.

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We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all people and we particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, applicants with a disability and those from other under-represented groups.
If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team on careers@ic24.nhs.uk.