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Main area
Anaesthesia
Grade
Training Programme Director (TPD)
Contract
Secondment: 10 months (until 31 October 2026)
Hours
Part time - 1 session per week (4 hours per week)
Job ref
990-NW-18544-E
Employer
NHS England
Employer type
NHS
Site
3 Piccadilly Place
Town
Manchester
Salary
In line with TPD sessional payments
Closing
01/12/2025 23:59

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Training Programme Director - Anaesthesia

Training Programme Director (TPD)

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

The Anaesthesia Training Programme Director for Study Leave for the North West (Mersey) Rotation will support the Head of School/Associate Head of School in the Strategic Development of the School of Anaesthesia.

The post holder will lead on the development of the School’s Study Leave strategy and contribute to supporting the Head of School/Associate Head of School around assuring the quality of courses, which are available, and administering the Study Leave budget for Stages 1, 2 and 3.

The post holder will be a member of the School Specialty Training Committee.

Main duties of the job

  • Work in collaboration with Head of School/Associate Head of School of Anaesthesia to administer the Study Leave budget for all Stages of training.
  • To work with interested trainers in the development of local courses.
  • To ensure that all trainees receive the best value for money from their study leave budget.

Working for our organisation

Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.

Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms — including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

We lead the NHS in England 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

Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.

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 recruitment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Programme Director will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College, and guidelines and standards established within Anaesthesia are met

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

Essential criteria
  • Consultant or Specialty Doctor in Anaesthesia currently working in NW England
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Desirable criteria
  • Education Qualification such as Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Masters in Medical Education

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of Quality Assurance in the School of Anaesthesia
  • Experience in the use of the Study Leave systems for NHSE
  • Experience as a panel member on ARCP
  • Applicants who are doctors require a Licence to Practise
Desirable criteria
  • Considerable experience of working with doctors in an educational context
  • Experience as an educational supervisor
  • Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education
  • Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years
  • Experience in Recruitment at a national level

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
  • 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
Desirable criteria
  • 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Geraint Briggs
Job title
Head of School Anaesthesia
Email address
[email protected]
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