Clinical Director- Malaysia-Ireland Training Programme for Family Medicine

Job Title: Clinical Director - Malaysia-Ireland Training Programme for Family Medicine (MInTFM)Reporting to: CEO of ICGP, CEO of Iheed and President of RUMC (or nominees)Location: RUMC, Penang plus extensive monthly travel within Malaysia.Contract: 3 years Time Commitment: 5 days per weekDirect Reports: 7 multi-disciplinary, professionals including a Deputy Clinical DirectorIndirect report: 5 Scheme Directors / 17 Assistant Scheme Directors Closing date: 17th July 2023About MINTFMRecognising the need for strong primary care and at the invitation of the Malaysian Ministry of Health, this programme for Family Medicine training is a collaboration between RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus (RUMC) – formerly Penang Medical College, Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) and iheed. The Programme commenced in October 2019 and consists of the ICGP curriculum for Family Medicine contextualised to Malaysia. The MInTFM Programme is delivered in a similar way to the Irish GP Training programme in a four-year training scheme, leading to registration on the National Specialist Register of Malaysia with family medicine being the cornerstone of all efficient health care systems. Evidence shows that primary care effectively helps prevent illness and death. The means by which primary care improves health includes increasing access to health services for relatively deprived population groups, improved quality of clinical care, its impact on prevention, its impact on the early management of health problems, and the contribution of primary care to more appropriate care, thereby reducing unnecessary or inappropriate specialty care. Further information on the Malaysian Training Programme can be found at the following link: MInTFMJob Purpose This prestigious, senior leadership role has the overall responsibility for the strategic and operational delivery, development, expansion and standards of GP Training, referred as Family Medicine, in Malaysia. This varied, dynamic, fast paced role involves continuous interaction with a range of diverse, multi-cultural stakeholders directly and indirectly involved in the delivery of the programme. The post holder is accountable for ensuring the quality of the programme and maintaining the same standards with its Irish equivalent and proactively developing the programme over the next 3 years.  The post holder must be up to date with all major developments in Family Medicine, education and training in Ireland and internationally in order to provide leadership and co-ordination of all activities related to Family Medicine at both an operational and strategic level in Malaysia.This prestigious, senior leadership role has the overall responsibility for the strategic and operational delivery, development, expansion and standards of GP Training, referred as Family Medicine, in Malaysia. This varied, dynamic, fast paced role involves continuous interaction with a range of diverse, multi-cultural stakeholders directly and indirectly involved in the delivery of the programme. The post holder is accountable for ensuring the quality of the programme and maintaining the same standards with its Irish equivalent and proactively developing the programme over the next 3 years.  The post holder must be up to date with all major developments in Family Medicine, education and training in Ireland and internationally in order to provide leadership and co-ordination of all activities related to Family Medicine at both an operational and strategic level in Malaysia.Key Result Areas Lead and manage the Scheme Directors and facilitate to deliver MInTFM Programme. This involves directly supporting, training and mentoring them as per their needs. Ensure that all direct and indirect reports are motivated, encouraged, developed, and engaged.Promote the Family Medicine Training and shape related policy through interaction with key multi-cultural stakeholders in Malaysia and Ireland. Be the face of MInTFM and advocate the promotion of Family Medicine when the opportunities arise.Lead and work closely with the RUMC marketing department and actively get involved with the annual recruitment of doctors to the MInTFM Programme. This will include reviewing the Application Form, candidate selection criteria, preparing interview questions and generally ensuring all the project milestones are achieved on time and within budget.In keeping with the ICGP established standards, ensure the CSCT requirements are developed and fulfilled to the MInTFM Programme standards.Lead and advise the MInTFM Programme financials, this involves close liaison with the CFO in RUMC and the Finance department. Oversee all budgets, expenditure and cost controls. Report as required.Proactively develop and build relationships with a range of countrywide Family Medicine stakeholders, external agencies, national, international and Government departments such as Ministry of Health. Represent the MInTFM Programme at external events and stakeholder engagements. Review, identify and support as required and within the governance and compliance requirements, local research projects related to Family Medicine. Encourage innovation and development at all levels.Promoting a continuous standard of excellence, project lead the recruitment, selection, Induction and training programme of the all the trainers (circa 150 with a further 50 due to be recruited).Oversee the course curriculum / material for Family Medicine in conjunction with the Programme Advisory Board and in collaboration with the ICGP and iheed, facilitate delivery of the eLearning modules at a national level.Project lead the facilitation of the examinations and liaise with the Exam committees as required.Foster a growth oriented, positive, and encouraging environment while keeping all employees accountable to the MInTFM Programme’s policies and procedures and seek to nurture a high performing cohesive team. Person Specification Qualifications & experience Qualifications: Must hold the MICGP qualification, be registered with the Medical Council of Ireland on the Specialist Division for general practice, be a current College member in good standing and be in compliance with PCS, have no less than 5 – 8 years of postgraduate medical experience in General Practice.Clinical: Currently hold a part time clinical appointment equivalent to a minimum of four sessions of clinical general practice per week.Teaching: Experience of specialist training in General Practice, Irish or otherwise, release course teaching, research and programme administration, and/or recent experience as a G.P. Trainer.Leadership: Minimum of 10 years’ leadership and management experience ideally in the medical education or equivalent sectors, along with business acumen and ability to effectively manage, lead and supervise a multidisciplinary, multi- cultural team.Strategy: Must excel at strategic thinking, be open to new perspectives and better ways to do things; and be creative, a visionary, and manage innovation well.Completion-oriented: Must be results-driven and have evidence managing training programmes that have tight deadlines.Finance: A liking and understanding of financial & budgetary management with a good understanding of financial income streams. Technical competencies Advanced user of all Microsoft Office packages.Must have a good understanding of eLearning platforms.Behavioural competencies Decision-making skills: Must display superior decision-making skills.Delegation: Must have the ability to delegate effectively, mentor and grow high performing teams.Communication: Must possess executive-level, multi-cultural communication and influencing skills with the ability to resolve issues, build consensus among groups of diverse internal/external stakeholders, and have proven skill in negotiating and mediating conflict.Self-Starter: Must enjoy working with high performing professional teams, be a team player that displays well developed emotional intelligence attributes.Adaptability:   Must enjoy working in a dynamic, fast paced, multitasking environment.