Director of Clinical Training (0.5FTE)
Position Description
Date: Feb 2020
Job Title
:
Director of Clinical Training (DCT)
Department
:
Office of the DCT
Location
:
Waitematā District Health Board – acute and community services
Reporting To
:
CMO
Direct Reports
:
N/A
Functional Relationships with
:
Internal
Waitematā DHB Senior Management Team
Executive Education Governance Committee
Direct oversight - Prevocational Educational Supervisors
Direct working - Clinical Directors and Clinical Supervisors
Direct working - Medical Education and Training Unit (METU) Team
External
Northern Regional Alliance (NRA)
Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
University of Auckland
Union representatives
DCTs at other DHBs
Our Purpose, Values and Standards
At the heart of Waitematā DHB is our promise of ‘best care for everyone’. This promise statement is the
articulation of our three-fold purpose to:
1. promote wellness,
2. prevent, cure and ameliorate ill health and
3. relieve the suffering of those entrusted to our care
At the heart of our values is the need for all of us to reflect on the intrinsic dignity of every single person that
enters our care. It is a privilege to be able to care for patients, whānau and our community, a privilege that is
sometimes overlooked in our day to day work.
Our standards and behaviours serve as a reminder to us all about how we are with our patients and with each
other.
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Director of Clinical Training (0.5FTE)
Position Description
Purpose of the role
Director of Clinical Training role will focus on training, supervision, welfare, advocacy and support of
prevocational doctors optimising their hands on training experience. S/he will ensure that MCNZ standards are
met and ensure the strategic priorities of Waitematā DHB are supported. S/he is responsible for performance
against the medical training requirements stated in the contract between Waitematā DHB and HWNZ. This role
connect externally with aligned organizations who are involved in the medical workforce development and will
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actively contribute to relevant national and regional committees related to prevocational medical education.
Prevocational Doctors
Prevocational medical training spans the two years following graduation from medical school including both
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postgraduate year 1 (PGY1), postgraduate year 2 (PGY2) and applies to all graduates of New Zealand and
Australian accredited medical schools, and doctors who have sat and passed NZREX.
KEY TASKS
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Clinical Training leadership and quality Carries the oversight of clinical training of prevocational doctors to
assurance
meet MCNZ requirements and align with Waitematā DHB’s priorities
and values.
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Together with the METU Manager reports to the CMO on the
progress of prevocational medical training, including producing
monthly written reports.
In collaboration with the METU Manager prepares documentation
for and hosts MCNZ accreditation visits.
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Works with Clinical Directors and Operational Managers to ensure
the quality of attachments in hospital and community based
attachments.
the Champions continuous quality improvement in intern training and
works closely with the METU Manager to develop and deliver high-
quality medical education and training.
under Regularly connects with clinical leaders in both hospital and
community based attachments to ensure the wellbeing of interns
and to attend to individual performance concerns.
In line with Waitematā DHB policy, liaises with Director of Human
Resources and MCNZ to ensure the remediation of prevocational
doctor employment issues.
Oversees and supports career development and capability building
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strategies. Grows leadership skills in prevocational doctors.
Connects with medical school representatives to support final year
medical students as they transition to house officer roles.
Promotes Waitematā DHB as an employer of choice.
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Director of Clinical Training (0.5FTE)
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KEY TASKS
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Oversight of Prevocational Educational Leads and chairs the PES team and meetings to support and enable
Supervisors (PES)
the achievement of the DHB priorities and to meet MCNZ
standards.
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Oversees allocation of interns to supervisors and ensures that all
educational supervisor responsibilities are covered during times of
leave.
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Oversees Advisory Panel process to ensure that PES sign off training
records and MCNZ registration requirements are met.
Promotes NRA and MCNZ data and targets to the PES team to
inform quality improvement strategies.
Supports and mentors Prevocational Educational and Clinical
Supervisors.
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Trains new supervisors in the use of ePort.
Strategic relationship management
Actively builds and maintains relationships external organisations
involved in medical workforce and prevocational training.
Keeps abreast of HWFNZ data for labour market needs and
promotes Waitematā DHB as an employer of choice.
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Actively contributes to the work of the Northern Regional Alliance
(NRA) by attending and contributing to the work of the:
• OMG – Operational Management Group
the • PVTC - Pre-vocational Training Committee
• DiD - Doctors in Difficulty Committee
• NHOT – Northern House Officer Training Committee
• NRA selection and allocation processes
• RMO Unit / METU meeting
under Actively contributes to the work of the Waitematā DHB Executive
Education Governance Committee, specifically around quality
assurance for prevocational training.
Contributes to policy and guideline development for medical training
and welfare of prevocational doctors.
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Promotes interprofessional learning and the sharing of best practice.
Advocacy, mentoring and welfare
Advocates at the executive level for the needs of prevocational
doctors, including adequate resourcing to meet MCNZ requirements.
Provides counselling and pastoral care to interns. Supports and
monitors their progress by ensuring they have timely run meetings.
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Director of Clinical Training (0.5FTE)
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KEY TASKS
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Ensures that all prevocational doctors have named educational and
clinical supervisors who MCNZ fulfil requirements regarding
supervision, training and welfare.
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Mentors and provides ‘on call’ support to prevocational doctors.
Ensures early recognition of poor intern performance is addressed
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appropriately according to NRA and DHB guidelines.
Teaching
Ensures that individual clinical attachment goals for prevocational
doctors are agreed in discussion with their educational supervisor
and clinical supervisor at the start of each clinical attachment, and
reviewed during and at the conclusion of the attachment.
Provides teaching sessions for prevocational doctors programmes
from own area of specialty.
Supports development of SMO teaching skills to ensure high-quality
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training is provided.
Statutory & Treaty of Waitangi
Ensures the professional and political integrity of Waitematā DHB by
obligations
carrying out all functions in compliance of the Treaty of Waitangi
and by demonstrating a serious commitment to keeping the Treaty
alive.
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Shows sensitivity to cultural complexity in the workforce and patient
population
To recognise individual responsibility
All Employees
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for workplace Health & Safety under
Following & complying with H&S policies & processes & applying
the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 them to their own work activities, including using/wearing Personal
Protective Equipment as required.
Participating in activities directed at preventing harm & promoting
under well-being in the workplace.
Identifying, reporting & self-managing hazards where appropriate
Early and accurate reporting of incidents at work and raising issues
of concern when identified.
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Director of Clinical Training (0.5FTE)
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
Minimum
Preferred
Qualification
MBChB (or equivalent)
Diploma (or other higher 1982
Registration with MCNZ
qualification) in teaching
and/or Medical Education
(or equivalent) Act
Fellowship with a
professional College
Experience
Significant clinical experience & experience in
A practicing clinician
medical education/teaching & significant
familiarity with the health service
Values-based behavior
Models and champions the Waitemata DHB
Actively engages in own CME
values
Act as a role model to promote professional
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responsibility and ethics among prevocational
trainees and medical colleagues
Committed to medical education and training and
quality improvement, research and evidence-
based practice
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Committed to working in a connected way/as
part of a team
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Skills and knowledge
A capable advocate for junior doctors
Mentoring & coaching
competence
Skilled in conflict resolution strategies
Flexible, adaptable and innovative in the
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achievement of objectives
A skilled facilitator of learning in the context of
post-graduate medical training
Has excellent interpersonal, oral and written
communication skills, as well as an ability to
manage self and others
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