Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and organised individual to lead the operational, financial, and workforce aspects of undergraduate medical education. You will join our placement team and work at the intersection of education and workforce planning, ensuring sustainable teaching capacity and supporting consultant engagement.
Main duties of the job
MAIN DUTIES
Education Administration
Facilitate undergraduate placements with the Whittington Undergraduate Placement office in line with UCL SLA requirements
Liaise with clinical and academic staff to ensure high-quality teaching delivery
Contribute to student induction, scheduling, records management, and feedback systems
Support quality assurance and reporting for placements and educational delivery
Lead on the coordination and development of programmes to enhance local teaching such as clinical teaching fellows, midwifery tutors and inter professional teaching activities
Financial Management
Monitor and manage the undergraduate placement tariff income and expenditure
Prepare financial reports and forecasts in collaboration with Trust finance teams
Oversee budgets related to teaching delivery, staffing, and student support activities
Ensure compliance with financial controls and audit processes
Actively explore and increase income from teaching opportunities
Medical Workforce and Engagement
Work with medical workforce teams to align consultant job plans with undergraduate teaching commitments
Maintain records of consultant teaching activity and input to annual job planning cycles
Support recognition of educational activity in consultant appraisals and job plans
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Details
Date posted
26 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
46,419 to 55,046 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
220-WHT-3655
Job locations
Whittington Health
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will play a crucial role in coordinating the operational, educational, financial, and workforce-related aspects of the Trusts undergraduate education delivery under the UCL Service Level Agreement (SLA). This role sits at the intersection of medical education and strategic workforce planning, supporting consultant engagement and job planning around teaching activity.
MAIN DUTIES
Education Administration
Facilitate undergraduate placements with the Whittington Undergraduate Placement office in line with UCL SLA requirements
Liaise with clinical and academic staff to ensure high-quality teaching delivery
Contribute to student induction, scheduling, records management, and feedback systems
Support quality assurance and reporting for placements and educational delivery
Lead on the coordination and development of programmes to enhance local teaching such as clinical teaching fellows, midwifery tutors and inter professional teaching activities
Financial Management
Monitor and manage the undergraduate placement tariff income and expenditure
Prepare financial reports and forecasts in collaboration with Trust finance teams
Oversee budgets related to teaching delivery, staffing, and student support activities
Ensure compliance with financial controls and audit processes
Actively explore and increase income from teaching opportunities
Medical Workforce and Engagement
Work with medical workforce teams to align consultant job plans with undergraduate teaching commitments
Maintain records of consultant teaching activity and input to annual job planning cycles
Support recognition of educational activity in consultant appraisals and job plans
Coordinate with Clinical Directors and Medical Education leads to ensure sustainable teaching capacity
Provide data and analytics on teaching workload across specialties Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will play a crucial role in coordinating the operational, educational, financial, and workforce-related aspects of the Trusts undergraduate education delivery under the UCL Service Level Agreement (SLA). This role sits at the intersection of medical education and strategic workforce planning, supporting consultant engagement and job planning around teaching activity.
MAIN DUTIES
Education Administration
Facilitate undergraduate placements with the Whittington Undergraduate Placement office in line with UCL SLA requirements
Liaise with clinical and academic staff to ensure high-quality teaching delivery
Contribute to student induction, scheduling, records management, and feedback systems
Support quality assurance and reporting for placements and educational delivery
Lead on the coordination and development of programmes to enhance local teaching such as clinical teaching fellows, midwifery tutors and inter professional teaching activities
Financial Management
Monitor and manage the undergraduate placement tariff income and expenditure
Prepare financial reports and forecasts in collaboration with Trust finance teams
Oversee budgets related to teaching delivery, staffing, and student support activities
Ensure compliance with financial controls and audit processes
Actively explore and increase income from teaching opportunities
Medical Workforce and Engagement
Work with medical workforce teams to align consultant job plans with undergraduate teaching commitments
Maintain records of consultant teaching activity and input to annual job planning cycles
Support recognition of educational activity in consultant appraisals and job plans
Coordinate with Clinical Directors and Medical Education leads to ensure sustainable teaching capacity
Provide data and analytics on teaching workload across specialties
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or equivalent level of education or experience
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

• Management or finance qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, AAT, CIPD, etc.)
• Education-related training or qualification

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to analyse and present data and reports
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing demands
• Attention to detail and high degree of accuracy

Desirable

• Experience of using ESR, Health Roster or finance systems
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Experience in managing or coordinating administrative services, preferably in an education, NHS, or similar setting
• Experience working with financial or budgetary processes
• Understanding of workforce planning and job planning processes
• Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of data management and report production

Desirable

• Knowledge of undergraduate medical education frameworks
• Understanding of NHS education tariffs and funding

Personal qualities
Essential

• Professional and proactive approach
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexible and adaptable
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Approachable and diplomatic in communication

Desirable

• Interest in medical education and service development

Other
Essential

• Commitment to personal and professional development

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or equivalent level of education or experience
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

• Management or finance qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, AAT, CIPD, etc.)
• Education-related training or qualification

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to analyse and present data and reports
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing demands
• Attention to detail and high degree of accuracy

Desirable

• Experience of using ESR, Health Roster or finance systems
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Experience in managing or coordinating administrative services, preferably in an education, NHS, or similar setting
• Experience working with financial or budgetary processes
• Understanding of workforce planning and job planning processes
• Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of data management and report production

Desirable

• Knowledge of undergraduate medical education frameworks
• Understanding of NHS education tariffs and funding

Personal qualities
Essential

• Professional and proactive approach
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexible and adaptable
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Approachable and diplomatic in communication

Desirable

• Interest in medical education and service development

Other
Essential

• Commitment to personal and professional development

Skills Required