GP Training Programme Director

The East of England Primary Care School (part of the Workforce, Training and Education Directorate of NHS England) are looking for enthusiastic and innovative educators to join the team as GP Training Programme Directors.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join NHSE and make an impact working with Resident Doctors in GP training. The successful applicant will work with colleagues to delivered education and training to GP Resident Doctors in the Bedford Training Programme.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide professional educational support to all postgraduate clinical learners in primary and community care within the local programme. The team of GP programme directors will also share overall responsibility for the provision of educational support to the service.

About us

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

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.

Job 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.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training

• Primary clinical healthcare qualification
• Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
• Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development at appropriate level in the Trainer, etc.)
• Working towards higher professional qualification such as Diploma or Masters in Medical Education

Skills and Abilities

• A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate
• Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
• 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
• Demonstrates clinical and educational leadership skills
• Has strategic planning skills
• Has expertise in change management

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
• Has a thorough understanding of the work of the general practitioners and other health care practitioners and their challenges
• Knowledge of adult education, theory and delivery in service
• Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
• Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes
• Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory
• Demonstrates a proactive approach to personal CPD as a clinician in their professional role
• Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years
• Expertise in the support of doctors in difficulty

£113,917 a yearGP00 pro rata, GP01 after 12 months in post/previous experience