Job summary
- Main area
- Dental
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- 13 months (until 30 October 2026 - Secondment only for current NHS employees)
- Hours
- Part time - 12 sessions available, any individual to hold a maximum of 4 sessions. Sessions allocation will be advised as part of appointment process
- Job ref
- 990-LDN-15206-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 10 South Colonnade
- Town
- London
- Salary
- In line with TPD sessional payments
- Closing
- 14/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Training Programme Director Dental Core & Dental Specialties (London)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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
Outstanding individuals are sought to fulfil roles of Training Programme Director for Dental Core and Dental Specialty for the London programme
The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Associate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England (NHS E) mandate.
The Training Programme Director is professionally and managerially accountable to the Associate Dean. 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.
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.
Training Programme Director posts are being advertised in all Dental Specialties.
Main duties of the job
The Programme Director will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College, and guidelines and standards established within Dental Core and Specialty are met. Responsibilities will include:
- To provide effective clinical leadership, contributing to the strategic development of NHS England.
- 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.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced NHS Consultant with a thorough understanding of Dental Specialty specific (within chosen field) training across the region and who 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
Training Programme Roles being advertised in the below specialty areas, Dental Core Training, Orthodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Periodontics, Endodontics, Paediatric Dentistry, Special Care Dentistry, Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Dental Public Health
Please make it clear in your application which role you are applying for.
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.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered with the General Dental council with specialty registration
- Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
- Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team
- Knowledge and understanding of the relevant specialty curricula
Desirable criteria
- 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
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the most recent version of the Dental Gold Guide
- Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Graeme Muir
- Job title
- Service Delivery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3020 0622
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