Post Graduate Team

I provide leadership in the development and implementation of the Trust’s undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education programmes in line with local and national professional standards.

I deliver a range of high quality and cost effective educational services within the Trust, analysing and evaluating activity and performance, in order to continually improve the quality of medical education in all service areas.

Heather manages the Postgraduate Education Centre and has line management responsibility for Centre staff.

I support the Strategic MEM and the work of the College Tutors in running and managing the SaSH Doctors in training educational programmes.

I oversee the management of our governance processes to assess the educational and clinical progress of our Doctors in Training.

I manage the PGEC and have responsibility for the facilities that we provide.

I also support the dental students at the Trust and arrange regional dental courses and provide administrative support to the Dental Faculty including Mouth Care Matters and the simulation suite.

I ensure that registers are available for each educational event and I record attendance for Consultants and Drs in training appraisals.

I provide administrative and organisational support to the Specialty Drs at core and higher level across eight College specialties.

I support the implementation of their College curriculum requirements, by assisting with the organisation of their teaching programmes and providing support to their college tutors. I support any portfolio and study leave queries.

I ensure feedback is monitored and improvement plans are put in place.

I provide administrative and organisational support to the GP Programme Directors and GP trainees who are on the GP programme at the Trust for three years, as well as the GP Tutor who provides continuing professional Development for all GPs in the Crawley and East Surrey CCG areas.

I support the implementation of the national requirements for the delivery of the GP curriculum by The Royal College of GP, HEKSS and the GMC.

I provide pastoral support to the trainees and organise their teaching programmes, hospital rotations and placements in local training GP practices.

I support the delivery of high quality simulation sessions in the Newman Simulation Suite here in the PGEC. 

I also assist with in situ Simulation training on the wards.

These learning events will include curriculum teaching for both Trust Doctors in Training and also regional specialty events for HEKSS and the Royal Colleges.

I support the Postgraduate Education Centre by ensuring the teaching facilities are kept clean and set up rooms for teaching and events.