Job summary
- Main area
- Dental Educators
- Grade
- Training Programme Director (TPD)
- Contract
- 6 months (‘Secondment only for current NHS employees. Until 31/03/2027)
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 990-NW-EC4934-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 3 Piccadilly Place
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- In line with TPD sessional payments
- Closing
- 01/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Training Programme Director: Dental Core Training
Training Programme Director (TPD)
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
An opportunity has arisen for appointment to the role of Training Programme Director in Dental Core Training within the North West. The successful applicant will support the Associate Dental Dean in Strategic Development.
The post holder will support the development for the Recruitment and Retention Strategy and contribute to supporting the Operational Programme. The post holder will be a member of the Dental Core Training Executive Committee.
The post holder will be one of a team of 5 TPDs, their particular area of responsibility will be DCT within OMFS units.
The post holder will be tasked with delivery of the objectives set out in the Dental Education Reform Programme (DERP) by COPDEND through the DCT Advisory Group.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
· To support the ADD in managing trainee underperformance with the support of the Lead Associate Dean for performance and conduct in line with the NHSE North West Office (TRES) framework.
· To liaise with the NHSE North West Office training programmes in Dental Foundation, Core and specialty as requested by the ADD, to support the development and provision of training opportunities.
· To attend the Dental Core Training Executive Committee and support the Associate Dental Dean and Postgraduate Dental Dean in facilitating appropriate engagement from Training Programme Directors and other stakeholders.
· To provide expert advice on Speciality specific matters to the Scheme.
· To support the Postgraduate Dental Dean and Associate Dental Dean to ensure appropriate systems for Assessment, Rotational Management, Trainee Supervision & Support and other functions within the programme.
· To promote or lead work programmes on behalf of the dept.
· To create and promote shared learning opportunities to increase effective inter-professional working across the faculty.
· To contribute to Workforce Planning.
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.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working with the Associate Dental Dean you will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality training programmes in Dental Core Training, managing and working with a motivated team of educators and administrative staff.
Working at a senior level, you will have the scope and independence to work with senior colleagues on workforce and education developments in Dental Core Training making a positive impact on training in the North West.
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.
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
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable Leadership skills and an ability to motivate others
- A strong sense of vision and an ability to innovate
- Strong interpersonal skills, excellent written and oral presentation skills
- Committed to own professional development
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Senior clinician or consultant on the Dental Register
- Membership or Fellowship of a Medical or Dental Royal College
- Educational Qualification and experience in line with Dental Gold Guide/GDC Standards for Dental Educators
- Formal educational qualification PGCert/FHEA accreditation or equivalent
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience of working with dentists in an educational context
- Experience as an educational supervisor in an educational role
- Understanding the Workforce Transformation agenda
- Experience in Recruitment
- Clinical Manager Experience
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- Identifies the processes and systems that will promote health, safety and security in the organisation
- Promotes a safe environment for exchange of views and ideas and takes appropriate action when there are issues with health, safety and security
- Investigates any actual or potential health, safety or security incidents and takes the required action
- Uses clear, plain language and communicates in a way that supports openness, understanding and collaboration.
- Interprets equality, diversity and rights in accordance with legislation, policies, procedures and good practice and will act in support of this
- Constructively challenges and accepts constructive challenge from others
- Recognises that improved patient care is at the heart of all decision making
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Donna Holden
- Job title
- Regional Dental Dean
- Email address
- [email protected]
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