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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
271-PGME-7093788
Employer
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£30,039 - £31,088 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust logo

Assistant Education Officer

Band 3

Job overview

This role will provide strong administration support to the senior education team in the coordination and delivery of PGME programmes. This will include organising teaching events, booking venues, arranging catering and delegate bookings and publicising new events. The role will also involve providing administration support to programme management groups and will include creation and distribution of agendas, minute taking, action tracking.

The post holder will also be responsible for the marketing of education programmes internally and via social media.  

Main duties of the job

The postholder will ensure efficient day-to-day management of Medical and Dental Education Programmes under the direction of the Head of PGME. This may include programmes in: 

• Undergraduate Medical Education

• Postgraduate Medical Education

• Postgraduate Dental Education

 

The postholder will be expected to provide operational input into the design, delivery and evaluation of internal systems and processes, to ensure all Medical and Dental Education Training Programmes operate effectively.

They will have a responsibility for accurate collecting, recording, analysing, and reporting of data to allow the department to meet its internal and external compliance and reporting requirements. This role will provide strong administration support to the senior education team in the coordination and delivery of PGME programmes. This may include organising teaching events, booking venues, arranging catering and delegate bookings and publicising new events. 

The role will also involve providing administration support to programme management groups and will include creation and distribution of agendas, minute taking, action tracking.

The post holder will also be responsible for the marketing of education programmes internally and via social media. 

Working for our organisation

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions.


Together with our research partner, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, we form the UK’s only academic Biomedical Research Centre specialising in paediatrics.


Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site.

We believe our people are the head, the heart, the hands and the face of GOSH. Being part of our team is incredibly rewarding and you will be doing something extraordinary to the lives of the children and young people we care for.

GOSH is a challenging, complex and inspiring place to work. Each and every day our people come together to support each other to deliver excellent patient care, often working to help our patients and their families navigate through demanding processes and difficult decisions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential criteria
  • Our Always values

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Advanced computer skills including the use of word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentation, email, and the use of NHS computer systems
  • Excellent electronic diary management skills
  • Ability to communicate with staff in a multidisciplinary setting
  • Ability to work on own initiative, identifying and actively resolving problems, involving other teams as required.
  • Able to manage and analyse large amount of data and must have attention to detail
  • Customer service skills
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable criteria
  • Completion of a minute taking course (or willingness to undertake)

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in an NHS setting and representing a service within a Trust setting.
  • Experience of organising meetings and events
  • Excellent time management skills, able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of committee support and minute taking
  • Understanding of the applications of e-learning technologies – Microsoft, team, Zoom etc

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Farhana Khanom
Job title
PGME Business Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02074059200
Additional information

ext 1184

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