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NHS England leads the NHS in England to deliver high quality care for all. We support NHS organisations to deliver better outcomes for our patients and communities, work to get the best possible value for taxpayers, and drive improvement across the NHS.

Through our seven regional teams, NHS England supports local integrated care systems, made up of public services that provide health and care – NHS organisations, primary care professionals, local councils, social care providers and the community, voluntary and social enterprise sector – to improve the health of the population, improve the quality of care, tackle inequalities and deliver care more efficiently.

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Ref: 990-NEY-18149-E Vacancy ID: 7551728

Training Programme Director

Accepting applications until: 09-Nov-2025 23:59

Open

Accepting applications until: 09-Nov-2025 23:59

Location

Manor House, Northumbria University
Coach Lane Campus East
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7TR
West Yorkshire

Contract type & working pattern

Fixed term: 9 months (until 31/10/26)
Part time - 2 sessions per week (2 sessions per week / 8 hours)

Salary

£118,665 pro rata
Yearly

(NHS Medical & Dental: GP Educator GP01)

Specialty

General Practice Educator

Our Organisation

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.

As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.

As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage.  We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage.

Job overview

Training Programme Directors have specific responsibilities as agreed in their job plans but retain corporate responsibility with the LTPD for the organisation and supervision of specialty training programmes for general practice within NHSE in line with the national curriculum. 

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·       Organising and delivering the taught course to doctors in GP training

·       Advising and supporting hospital and GP trainers

·       Resourcing the assessment systems (ARCP)

·       Support to doctors in difficulty, including early warning, needs assessment and support to trainers of such doctors

·       Training the workforce (GP Educationalists, admin, GP and hospital trainers, educational and clinical supervisors)

·       Supporting the Lead Training Programme Director as required to fulfil the School’s agreed functions

Working for our organisation

Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.

Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms — including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

We lead the NHS in England by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money

Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.

If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work closely with the Head of School and stakeholders to:

  • Deliver specialty specific curriculum advice to trainees, trainers, Local Education Providers, etc.
  • Support recruitment to training posts and programmes.
  • Contribute to the organisation, development and evaluation of specialty training teaching such that learners within the programme are supported to fulfil their full potential.
  • Support the use of clinical skills training and simulation (where appropriate/applicable), stressing the importance of teamwork and human factors.
  • Actively engaging in processes pertinent to specialty training including:
  • Management of rotations, out of programme management, less than full-time training, inter-deanery and inter-programme transfer.
  •     Support, monitor and enable trainee progression through the early identification of trainees requiring additional support and escalation as required and referral to appropriate services.
  •           Engagement with assessment processes and delivery of ARCPs.
  •         Assisting with trainee support and remediation.
  •     Contribute to meeting Code of Practice requirements, ensuring that rotational information is available to meet deadlines, and to support information sharing to track exceptions.
  •    Facilitate career advice or be able to provide access to career management skills or provision

        Quality and Safety:

  • Emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners.
  •    Support the implementation and delivery of the NHSE Quality Framework across all placements.

       Professional Responsibilities

  •      To attend such meetings as advised, within NHSE Local Office / School structure
  •   To undertake professional development identified for the role (mandatory training, attendance at required training days, on-line e-learning packages, etc)
  • To actively engage in appraisal pertinent to the role.
  • To actively contribute to workstreams/programmes as may be required (and agreed) to assist national /local office/School delivery of strategy.
  • To adapt to changes including undertaking other such duties as are required to meet the needs and requirements of NHS

 

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents

 

 

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Person specification

Behaviours and Values

Essential criteria
  • Able to demonstrate NHSE’s values and commitment to the values described in the NHS Constitution.
  • Commitment to own personal development.
  • Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
  • Commitment and enthusiasm for education and training.
  • Adaptable in approach including the flexibility to work in changing environments.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • A strong sense of vision, leadership and ability to innovate.
  • Proven negotiation skills.
  • Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty.
  • Ability to critically appraise and problem solve whilst maintaining objectivity.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills.
  • Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders.
  • Proven organisational and time management skills.
  • Ability to support others (pastoral skills) and to help others develop and progress.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good working knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes.
  • Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education.
  • Experience of working with learners and doctors in training in an educational context.
  • Experience of clinical and educational leadership including across multi-professional teams.
  • Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, National Institute for Health Research and academic training, NHS organisations and regulatory bodies.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous or current appointment as a leader in healthcare education.
  • Previous experience in the recruitment and selection of doctors / learners to educational programmes.
  • Awareness of funding streams for healthcare education.
  • Understanding of current health, social care and education policy.
  • An understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters.

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Registered Medical or Dental Practitioner with a current licence to practise or hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (or equivalent) in Public Health (for roles in School of Public Health).
  • Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty or professional association relevant to the advertised role’s Specialty.
  • Applicants should either work in NHS clinical practice (or similar setting) or should have previously undertaken clinical practice within the last 2 years prior to the intended start date of the role.
  • Applicants should either work in NHS clinical practice (or similar setting) or should have previously undertaken clinical practice within the last 2 years prior to the intended start date of the role.
  • Applicants, regardless of professional background, must have a track record of professionalism in line with the principles set out in Good Medical Practice and compatible with appointment in a senior clinical educator role.
  • Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development.
  • Active involvement in, and up to date with, NHS appraisal processes.
  • Applicants who are GPs are normally required to be on the National Performer’s List (unless they are solely undertaking an educational management role).
Desirable criteria
  • Higher educational qualification such as a postgraduate certificate, diploma or Master’s in education.

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Steve Proctor
Job title
Lead Training Programme Director
Email address
[email protected]
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