Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- Head of School (HoS)
- Contract
- Secondment: 11 months (until 31 March 2027)
- Hours
- Part time - 2.25 sessions per week (2x roles available at 2.25 sessions per week (5 hours))
- Job ref
- 990-LDN-EC1998-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 10 South Colonnade
- Town
- London
- Salary
- In line with HoS sessional payments
- Closing
- 29/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Head of School for Medicine London
Head of School (HoS)
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
Two outstanding individuals is sought to fulfil the role of Deputy Head of School for Medicine London.
The Deputy Heads of School are responsible for assisting the Head of School in managing the Medicine Training programme across NHS England (NHSE) London Local Office
The Deputy Heads of School for Medicine Training programme will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College of Physicians, and also guidelines and standards established within London are met.
The Deputy Heads of School will be expected to assist the Head of School in implementing national and NHS E policies in relation to the education and training of resident doctors within Medicine on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links.
They will work with the Postgraduate Dean to produce doctors who will strive for the highest standards of patient-centred care and commit themselves to a lifetime of professional development.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Head of School will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College, and guidelines and standards established within Medicine are met. Responsibilities will include:
- To oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme
- To support compliance with requirements particularly with regard to the supervision and support for trainees and learners.
- Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns.
- To manage the work of Training Programme Director(s) and other clinical faculty to ensure appropriate systems for assessment, rotational management, revalidation, trainee supervision and support and other functions within the School.
- To contribute to workforce planning, ensuring clinical engagement with local and national workforce planning processes.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced NHS Consultant with a thorough understanding of Medicine 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
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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
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
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- A transformation leadership style
- A continuing quest for personal and professional development
- An academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others.
- Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity.
- Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders.
- Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Previous or current appointment as a leader in healthcare education
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of current health, social care, and education policy
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
- Registered Medical or Dental Practitioner with a current licence to practise
Desirable criteria
- • Higher educational qualification such as a postgraduate certificate, diploma or Master’s in education
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clifford Lisk
- Job title
- Head of School
- Email address
- [email protected]
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