Training Programme Director; TPD

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.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer – every colleague working for our organisation and third‑party contractors will earn a real Living Wage.

• Recruit and place trainees with Local Education Providers to ensure that their curriculum needs are met in a high quality learning environment.
• Assess the progress of trainees towards their curriculum requirements.
• Organise a teaching and training programme to enhance curriculum delivery.
• Support trainees in difficulty and provide career guidance.
• To emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners.
• Ensure all learners have equity of access to learning opportunities in an environment free from negative workplace behaviours.
• Support Postgraduate Deans in meeting all NHSE statutory requirements.

• Assist in the development of quality processes which are complementary across the healthcare workforce.
• Support the use of clinical skills training and simulation (where appropriate/applicable), stressing the importance of teamwork and human factors.

• Oversee the Specialty's Regional Training Programme and advise Postgraduate Deans and Heads of School on the following matters:
  • Specialty‑specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns.
  • Recruitment to training posts and programmes.
  • Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression, rotations, support and remediation, OOP management, trainee management, careers support, less than full‑time training, inter‑deanery transfer, academic training and other related work‑streams.
• Provide reports to the Specialty Training Committee and School Board.
• Complete the annual school development plan.

• Advise and support the Postgraduate Dean in educational and workforce development elements, including professional development of the educational faculty.
• Support compliance with requirements particularly with regard to the supervision and support for trainees and learners.
• Identify learning needs and support provision of educational appraisal, educator development and resource for faculty, trainees and learners.
• Create and promote shared learning opportunities to increase effective inter‑professional working across the School.

• Ensure local intelligence processes inform quality management processes.
• Engage with information systems (trainee database, post establishments).

• Contribute to workforce planning, ensuring clinical engagement with local and national workforce planning processes.
• Develop educational programmes where needed to support achievement of curriculum competencies, engaging with commissioning processes as required.
• Identify and support the implementation of alternative workforce solutions within the School.
• Advise the Postgraduate Dean on commissioning and decommissioning activities.

• Engage with financial business planning processes and associated School budgets as needed.
• Ensure compliance with procurement requirements.

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered the position on a secondment basis only. Agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and provide reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities and/or who are neuro‑divergent. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently throughout the recruitment process.

We do not accept applications via recruitment agencies and do not offer visa sponsorship for any of our vacancies.