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About
NHS England’s purpose is to create the conditions for an ambitious and high quality NHS. We empower our people and partners to solve problems, provide outstanding care for every patient and improve the nation's health.
Our 7 regional teams work directly with systems and NHS providers across the country. Each region acts as the interface between national strategy and local delivery, overseeing performance, supporting improvement and enabling transformation at scale.
Specialty Training Programme Director for Haematology
Closed for applications on: 2-Dec-2025 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 2-Dec-2025 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- 100 Temple Street
- Town
- Bristol
- Postcode
- BS1 6AG
- Major / Minor Region
- West Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 15 months (until 31 March 2027 (Secondment only for current NHS employees))
- Hours
- Part time - 0.75 session per week (3 hours per week (flexible working)
Salary
- Grade
- Training Programme Director (TPD)
Specialty
- Main area
- Haematology
Our Organisation
We share the core values set out in the NHS Constitution, which all colleagues are expected to demonstrate.
We support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you and your colleagues. 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.
Job overview
The role of Specialty Training Programme Director for Haematology within the School of Medicine and will work with and support the Head of School for Medicine in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate and long-term workforce plan.
The role will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future.
The appointment will be made on the basis of a part-time secondment to NHS England, alongside existing employment with an NHS Trust in the South West geographical footprint.
This is a senior educator position appointed on a secondment basis until 31st March 2027.
Advert
The ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician with a thorough understanding of education and training across the region. They will also have strong leadership and communication skills and be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose 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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Primary clinical healthcare qualification
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc)
- Consultant currently working in the South West
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
- Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
- Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
Documents
- Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 752.3KB)
- Occupational Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 69.8KB)
- NHSE - Verification of ID and RTW Guide (PDF, 306.6KB)
- Guide to Completing Your Application (DOCX, 42.7KB)
- Note for Existing NHS Employees applying for Fixed Term vacancies (DOCX, 26.2KB)
- Redundancy Clawback (PDF, 16.7KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Carolyn Mackinlay
- Job title
- Head of School, Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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