The Royal College of Anaesthetists
London
Full-time
Education Content Coordinator

Directorate:  Membership, Media and Development

Reports to:

Head of Content

Band:

B

1.1  Job purpose

The  Education  Content  Coordinator  organises  digital  educational  content  to  support  the
College’s  education  and  simulation  programme.  As  well  as  oversees  and  supports  the
development of the College’s e-Learning platform (e-LA), podcasts and video content.

This  role  collaborates  with  the  Education  and  Events  Team  to  coordinate  and  plan  event
content to populate digital delivery channels, which develops and educates anaesthetists at
every stage of their career.

1.2  Key tasks and responsibilities

Education and Learning Content

•  Develop,  maintain  and  evaluate  the  College’s  educational  resources  using  various
media  including  videos,  podcasts  and  e-learning  across  multiple  delivery  channels
targeting agreed audiences

•  Work  with  the  Education  and  Events  Team,  and  Education  and  Professional
Development  committee  to  integrate  the  College’s  education  content,  aiding  the
development of new courses and events, when required

•  Horizon scan for developments in medical education and e-learning, and feedback

to line manager for improvements within the College
Support the development of the College’s global education activities

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•  Evaluate  and  support  the  College’s  existing  face  to  face  and  digital  educational

resources

•  Manage digital content platforms including the RCoA website, Vimeo and Audioboom

to ensure employee and member usability, as well as reporting usage figures

•  Work  collaboratively  with  peers  at  partner  organisations,  funders  and  external
stakeholders such as other Royal Colleges, higher education institutions and industry
•  Work  collaboratively,  sharing  knowledge  and  supporting  employees,  committees,
faculties,  directors  and  council  members  to  develop  and  manage  world  class
educational content

•  Work  with  the  Membership  Engagement  Team  to  drive  the  development  and
promotion of the College’s education programmes to meet the needs of members
•  Work  collaboratively  with  the  College’s  Marketing  and  Communications  Team  to
ensure all digital resources are promoted and marketed to the relevant audience

Simulation

•  Coordinate  and  support  the  development  and  implementation  of  a  simulation

strategy, as well as the day-to-day work of the simulation committee

•  Contribute, monitor and maintain effective plans to implement the simulation strategy
•  Coordinate and maintain a list of regional simulation leads across the UK
•  Provide a support network and forum for sharing good practice for simulation leads

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•  Provide administrative help to the Simulation Working Group and regional simulation

leads

•  Plan, develop and support the delivery of meetings and events for simulation leads
•  Maintain  relationships  with  external  simulation  stakeholders  including  Association  for

Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) and other Royal Colleges

Coordinator of e-Learning Anaesthesia

•  Work  with  the  e-Learning  anaesthesia  leads  and  eLearning  for  HealthCare  Team  to

develop and maintain monthly system usage reports

•  Oversee the development, delivery and promotion of e-Learning anaesthesia
•  Provide advice and support to anaesthetists and junior doctors accessing e-Learning
anaesthesia, including communication, social media and end-to-end system support
•  Develop  proposals  and  ideas  for  furthering  the  use  and  promotion  of  e-Learning

anaesthesia as part of the wider RCoA education programme

•  Coordinate  and  document  contractual  agreements  with  instructional  designers,  as

well as Intellectual Property Rights agreements with authors and editors

•  Develop  effective  and  constructive  relationships  with  the  e-Learning  for  Healthcare
team,  eIntegrity,  Health  Education  England  and  eLearning  managers  in  other
institutions

Events and Other Educational Initiatives

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Take responsibility for the delivery of courses and projects within a designated portfolio
Support  and  develop  face  to  face  and  digital  educational  materials  that  aid  the
delivery of College events

•  Ensure regulatory compliance of all education activities and e-learning
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Investigate, monitor and evaluate projects and events against the education strategy

Other Duties

•  Deputise for members of the Education and Events Team, as and when required
•  Build excellent working relationships with relevant internal departments and employees

to support the organisational strategy and departmental plans
Support and assist the Education and Events Team members, as required

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•  Represent  the  College  at  external  meetings  (occasional  travel  and  overnight  stays

outside London may be required)

1.3  Qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

•  Proven experience of successfully working in a comparable education environment
•  Experience of committee servicing and administrative support
•  Experience of being self-motivated, whilst successfully working under pressure on more

than one project at once

•  Experience of successfully marketing educational content and events
•  Excellent communication skills; both verbal and written
•  Ability to manage time, including being able to work to deadlines
•  Excellent  IT  skills  including  Microsoft  Office,  databases,  online  content  editing  (video

and audio), and social media platforms

•  Knowledge of how to display educational content online using a variety of online tools
•  Excellent attention to detail and a hardworking, organised approach
•  Proven team player, who demonstrates a willingness to share information with an ability

to communicate positively and effectively with colleagues

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