Job summary
- Main area
- General Practice
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: GP Educator GP01
- Contract
- Fixed term: 7 months (until 31st March 2027)
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 990-NEY-EC3897-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stella House
- Town
- Newcastle
- Salary
- £122,819 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
GP Training Programme Director
NHS Medical & Dental: GP Educator GP01
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
Training Programme Directors have specific responsibilities as agreed in their job plans but retain corporate responsibility with the LTPD for the organisation and supervision of specialty training programmes for general practice within NHSE in line with the national curriculum.
This appointment is to the Postgraduate School of Primary Care. The post will be based at Durham & Tees Valley GP Training Programme in Stockton-on-Tees.
There are 3 sessions available.
Main duties of the job
Training Programme Directors have specific responsibilities as agreed in their job plans but retain corporate responsibility with the LTPD for the organisation and supervision of specialty training programmes for general practice within NHS England in line with the national curriculum.
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.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Organising and delivering the taught course to doctors in GP training
- Advising and supporting hospital and GP trainers
- Resourcing the assessment systems (ARCP)
- Support to doctors in difficulty, including early warning, needs assessment and support to trainers of such doctors
- Training the workforce (GP Educationalists, admin, GP and hospital trainers, educational and clinical supervisors)
- Supporting the Lead Training Programme Director as required to fulfil the School’s agreed functions
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.
Person specification
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- Commitment to own personal development
- Commitment and enthusiasm for education and training
- Adaptable in approach including the flexibility to work in changing environments
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good working knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes
- Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education
- Experience of clinical and educational leadership including across multi-professional teams
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Medical or Dental Practitioner with a current licence to practise or hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (or equivalent)
- Applicants, regardless of professional background, must have a track record of professionalism in line with the principles set out in Good Medical Practice and compatible with appointment in a senior clinical educator role
Desirable criteria
- Higher educational qualification such as a postgraduate certificate, diploma or Master’s in education
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills
- Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
- Proven organisational and time management skills
- Ability to support others (inc pastoral skills) and to help others develop and progress
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Rubi Vijayakumar
- Job title
- Lead Training Programme Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 275 4743
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