GP Educator / Training Programme Director
- NHS
- Part Time
- Manchester
- 122819.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
The Training Programme Director (TPD) role is responsible for leading and co-ordinating the training of GP Specialty Resident Doctors across the Pennine training programme.
This will include managing the programme for the future and ensuring it can adapt to meet the future needs of the NHS. The post holder will work with the Head of School, local Associate Dean (GP) and other local educators to ensure each post within the programme meets the standards defined by the GMC, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and NHS England.
They will ensure each post enables Resident Doctors to access a comprehensive range of experiences which will enable them to meet the requirements of the curriculum during their participation in the programme.
The post holder must be on the GMC GP Register with a minimum of one year's post-CCT experience in the specialty. They must also meet the GMC standards for educational supervisors, engaged in the revalidation process and ideally in active clinical practice.
Main duties of the job
To oversee programme management in the programme area and advise Postgraduate Deans on the following matters:
- Specialty-specific matters and Resident Doctor and/or trainer concerns;
- Recruitment to training posts and programmes
- Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, structured teaching programme and associated budget, progression, rotations, support and remediation, OOP
- Management, Resident Doctor management, careers support, less than full time training, inter-deanery transfers, Annual Development planning, study leave and academic training and other related work-streams.
- Assist in the development and application of quality processes which are complementary across the healthcare workforce in the county.
- To support the use of clinical skills training and simulation (where appropriate/applicable), stressing the importance of teamwork and human factors
About us
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
If you currently work within the NHS and 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 process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary medical degree
- On GMC GP Register with a minimum of one year's post-CCT experience in the specialty
- Current licence to practice and fully engaged in annual appraisal and revalidation
- Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the Trainer, etc.)
Skills
Essential
- A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate
- Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty
- Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
- Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills
- Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with learners or Resident Doctors in an educational context
- Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team
- Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education
- Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
- Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory
- Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
3 Piccadilly Place
London Road
Manchester
M1 3BN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
