Job summary
- Main area
- General Practice
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: GP Educator GP01
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Until 31st October 2026)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 990-NEY-17813-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wellington Place
- Town
- Leeds
- Salary
- £118,665 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
GP Training Programme Director
NHS Medical & Dental: GP Educator GP01
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
This is a TPD post within the GP School. This role will be part of the Bradford training scheme.- 2 sessions available overall.
Salary – GP Educator Pay Scale GP01
This is an exciting opportunity to take part in the development of Postgraduate General Practice and Primary Care Education. The postholder will work with the Bradford scheme Training Programme Directors, Senior Management Team and other colleagues in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions to ensure the quality of training within the scheme.
Main duties of the job
GP Training Programme Directors are commissioned and appointed by NHS England, working across Yorkshire and the Humber to direct and manage specialty training placements and rotations across Local Education Providers (LEPs) and General Practices (GP).
The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Head of School in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHSE mandate.
The Training Programme Director is professionally and managerially accountable to the Head of School. The Training Programme Director 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 role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links.
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.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support the Postgraduate Dean, Training Programme Directors will work across the spectrum of health and where relevant, social care, within the context of a team, so that the provision of education reflects changing service models. This will deliver an integrated workforce comprising individuals from a spectrum of professional and other backgrounds.
As a provider of medical education and training, Training Programme Directors should undergo an annual appraisal, with feedback on involvement in postgraduate education and training provided by the Deputy Head of School.
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Primary clinical healthcare qualification
- Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development at appropriate level in the Trainer, etc.)
Desirable criteria
- Working towards higher professional qualification such as Diploma or Masters in Medical Education
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate
- 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
- Demonstrates clinical and educational leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Has strategic planning skills
- Has expertise in change management
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
- Has a thorough understanding of the work of the general practitioners and other health care practitioners and their challenges
- Knowledge of adult education, theory and delivery in service
- Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
- Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes
- Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory
- Demonstrates a proactive approach to personal CPD as a clinician in their professional role
Desirable criteria
- Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years
- Expertise in the support of doctors in difficulty
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gareth Harrison
- Job title
- Deputy Head of School
- Email address
- [email protected]
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