Responsibilities of the International Accreditation Officer include promoting and ensuring educational programme quality, ensuring high quality medical education to meet the GMC standards and meeting the requirements of the curriculum.
The International accreditation of O&G training programmes (IATP) Board is responsible for taking overall accountability for the effective running of the project, assuring the delivery of objectives for Education Board and aims to deliver accreditation of overseas training in up to five pilot programmes and meets four times a year remotely.
This appointment is for a three-year term beginning in September and will be appointed by Interview.
UK Fellows and Members are eligible to apply for this position.
Please see the role description, person specifications and other information at the bottom of the page.
How to apply
To apply, please complete the form via the button below.
Should you have any additional enquiries please email accreditation@rcog.org.uk.
Application deadline: Friday 8 November 2024
Interview date: tbc
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Role description
International
Education Board
Three years
The role of the International Accreditation Officer is to deliver the international accreditation framework to meet the standards and deliver educational support to RCOG’s international partners.
Its purpose is to promote and ensure educational programme quality, ensuring high quality medical education to meet the GMC standards and meet the requirements of the curriculum.
The Accreditation Officer leads face-to-face accreditation site visits overseas and online training sessions to Faculty and trainees.
- Work in partnership with the Head of Specialty Education Executive Director and Business Development Manager to deliver high quality programme activities to new and current partner organisations/hospitals overseas.
- Oversee the partners’ progress to develop and deliver the curriculum from Stage One, Two or Three, including the assessment delivery across a range of SITM and SIPMs through self-assessments submitted by partners and accreditation visits overseas.
- Chair Faculty Development meetings to overseas partners’ clinicians and trainees, delivering presentations on educational topics ensuring they meet the standards to deliver the curriculum. This requires close liaison with the Head of Specialty Education & International in the preparation of educational topics and post meeting action points. Partners are met with 4-6 weekly.
- Review Self-Assessment submissions, contribute to Accreditation reports and actions, working with the Head of Specialty Education and International.
- Review partner trainees’ ePortfolios, attending ARCPs (online or overseas) with partner faculty, applying the Curriculum Matrix, ensuring trainees are meeting the curriculum requirements.
- Liaise with the Vice President for Education, Executive Director and the Business Development Manager updating them on partner progress, highlighting areas that have not been met by the standards.
- Attend meetings of the International Accreditation Project Board, and upon request the Education Board.
- Liaise with the Business Development Manager to set criteria for new partners and review submitted applications, making decisions and recommendations.
- Review the Training Evaluation Form (TEF) survey results from international partner submissions, ensuring areas are addressed.
- Present the International Accreditation work at Development Days, other College committees and relevant events.
- Specialty Education Department
- Business Development Department
- Vice President, Education
- International faculty
- International trainees
- Senior officials from international organisations and ministries
This is a busy and active post and requires overseas travel to a variety of different destinations to deliver face-to-face programmes in a condensed period of time.
The postholder will be assigned a range of international partners to work with to deliver RCOG’s Faculty Development programme(s), programme meetings, ARCPs and Accreditation Assessment visits. This comprises of:
- Annual visits to 3-6 partners, with a duration of 3-5 days depending upon the partners’ location overseas, to deliver Accreditation assessments, Faculty Development and ARCPs.
- Virtual programme meetings/Faculty Development sessions (90mins in duration) per 4-6 weeks, per partner
- Bi monthly International Accreditation Project Boards
- Regular contact meetings with RCOG staff
This role reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change and develop the role description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder. The role description will be re-evaluated at the end of the term.
Person specification
Essential
- FRCOG/MRCOG
- Registered with a licence to practice with GMC in good standing
- Substantive consultant in obstetrics and/or gynaecology in UK NHS Practice or recently retired from
- Evidence of equal opportunities and diversity training within previous three years
Desirable
- Experience as a current or previous member of an Educational College Committee
- Evidence of appropriate PG experience as a senior educator (minimum of Tier 3 and preferably Tier 4 on the RCOG Faculty Development Framework)
- Evidence of current or previous annual appraisal(s), if retired
- Experience working with overseas partners or doctors
Essential
- Significant involvement in the School/Deanery/NHSE structure
- Experience in leading work with a wide remit and complex processes
- Experience of ARCP processes
Desirable
- Management of education at regional level
Essential
- Ability to communicate with overseas partners, doctors in training and College Committees
- Good knowledge of UK postgraduate medical education environment and policies
CPD information
The 2019 RCOG CPD Guide can be found here.
Committee Chair/Member/Course Convenors and Organisers
If within your committee role or work as course convenor or organiser you gain knowledge which enhances patient care or leadership and technical skills (including for example, giving presentations, teaching sessions or mock examining) credits can be claimed as an ‘Experiential Learning Event’.
Reflection is required to claim credits for an Experiential Learning Event. 2 CPD credits are claimable following reflection. In addition 1 or 2 credits are claimable for an action following the learning (1 credit for a simple action, 2 credits for a complex action). To claim credits for an action, the individual needs to demonstrate how they have applied their learning to their practice, the service they provide and/or the potential impact of the learning.
If you are still using the previous CPD ePortfolio, you can record any new learning that you gain within this role under ‘Reflective Learning’ in the personal/professional CPD category. For some specific activities, credits can be claimed without reflection.
Terms of reference
The role of the International Accreditation Officer is to deliver the international accreditation framework to meet the standards and deliver educational support to RCOG’s international partners.
Its purpose is to promote and ensure educational programme quality, ensuring high quality medical education to meet the GMC standards and meet the requirements of the curriculum.
The Accreditation Officer leads face-to-face accreditation site visits overseas and online training sessions to Faculty and trainees.
- Annual visits to 3-6 partners, with a duration of 3-5 days depending upon the partners’ location overseas, to deliver Accreditation assessments, Faculty Development and ARCPs.
- Virtual programme meetings/Faculty Development sessions (90mins in duration) per 4-6 weeks, per partner
- Bi monthly International Accreditation Project Boards
- Bi monthly International Accreditation Project Boards
- Kate Jacklin – Project Manager
- Kemi Ajanlekoko – Accreditation programme administrator
Clinicians
- Susan Ward – Accreditation Officer – Member
- Ben Peyton-Jones – Member
- Alec McEwen – Member
- Marina Flynn – Member
- William Dudill – Member
- Sankaran Srividhya – Member
- Melanie Tipples – Member
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