Senior Training Programme Director

Key elements of this are:

Supporting the Lead Training Programme Director as required to fulfil the GP School's agreed functions, including contributing to the annual report, QIP and SAR.

Ensure a strong partnership with fellow STPD to allow a succinct approach to Regional Teaching. Working collaboratively towards the common goal of recruiting, training, nurturing and retaining sufficient good doctors for a career in primary care, both locally and nationally.

Oversee development and management of TPD's within the Trainee Directorate.

Training Programme Support (TPS) – Lead link TPD for trainees, offering help and support as and when required, including panel outcome meetings, review meetings and remote monitoring via the ePortfolio.

To lead on the development and implementation of SMART educational plans.

Attend ARCP Panels as a TPD representative when requested or to delegate appropriately.

Ensure designated TPDs deliver additional teaching support

Participate in the annual quality meetings, team meetings and TPS meetings when requested and stand in for LTPD when required at meetings/events, such as STC.

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 .

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.

Organising and delivering the taught course to doctors in GP training

Advising and supporting hospital and GP trainers

Assisting in recruitment and selection of doctors in GP training

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.