Department Manager

Department Manager

Posted 1 day ago by Signature Recruitment on Reed

£56,500 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
East London, London

Summary: The Department Manager role at a prestigious London university involves overseeing the planning, implementation, and evaluation of faculty development programs in medical education. The position requires strong leadership and organizational skills to manage a team and collaborate with internal and external partners. This full-time role is offered on a two-year fixed-term contract with a flexible hybrid working structure. The ideal candidate will have experience in management within the NHS or higher education and a passion for enhancing the learning experience in primary care education.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Acting as a first point of contact with GP teachers, maintaining relationships, recruiting, and visiting new GP practices.
  • Managing a database of Tutors and assisting with GP teacher performance and quality assurance processes.
  • Providing administrative and management support for development programs, webinars, workshops, and conferences.
  • Developing evaluation tools, tracking faculty development activities, and reporting on high-performing GPs.
  • Collaborating with training hubs and stakeholders to stay updated on best practices in primary care education.
  • Managing GP trainee posts, including leading aspects of recruitment.
  • Undertaking general duties to assist the team, including attending meetings and carrying out administrative tasks.

Key Skills:

  • Experience in a management role within an NHS or Higher Education setting.
  • Good understanding of general practice organization and current developments in primary care.
  • Passion for medical education with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proactive, highly organized with a process-driven approach and solution-focused mindset.
  • Highly proficient IT skills.

Salary (Rate): 56500

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Education