TPD Microbiology (South)

The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Head of School in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate.

The Training Programme Director is professionally and managerially accountable to the Head of School. The Training Programme Director will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links.

Job description

You can find further details about the role,including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside theorganisational structureand person specificationin the attached Job Descriptionand other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS willbe offered on a secondment basis only, agreementshouldbeobtainedfromtheiremployerpriortosubmittingtheapplication.

To oversee School programme management and advise the Head of School on the following matters:

Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns;

Recruitment totraining postsand programmes;

To use our educational resources to support learners within programmes to fulfil their full potential.

Postgraduateprogramme management,includingassessments,progression,rotations,support

and remediation,OOP management,trainee management,careers support,less than full-time training,interdeanerytransfer,academic trainingand otherrelated work-streams.

To fulfil the followingresponsibilities:

ToattendSchool meetings within the structureand other relevant meetings.

To meet Code of Practice requirements, ensuring that rotational information is available to local teams to meet the 12 week deadline, and to support information sharing to track exceptions, noting the contribution to NHS England (WTE Directorate) metrics.

To undertake professional development identified for the role (attendanceatrequired training days, on-linee-learning packages,etc).

To assist the Head of School and Postgraduate Dean in the early identification of trainees requiring additional support through local monitoring, escalation as required and referral to appropriate services.

To facilitate career management or be able to provide access to career management skills or provision.

Person specification

Behaviours and Values

Essential

• oA transformation leadership style.
• oAbility to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult issues.
• oManagement of transformation and change.
• oSensitivity, tolerance and acceptance of criticism.
• oPerform all duties in a manner that supports and promotes NHS England (WTE Directorate) commitment to equal opportunities.
• oConduct all duties in a manner that safeguards the health and safety of yourself and your colleagues, trainees and staff. Note the special responsibility as a manager for assessing and minimising risks to staff.
• oA continuing quest for personal and professional development.
• oAn academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• oDemonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others.

Desirable

• oPolitically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty.
• oAbility to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• o Current clinical commitment in the School/specialty.
• oConsiderable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context.
• oExperience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team
• oDemonstrable track record of delivery in service and education.
• oTrained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years.

Desirable

• oUnderstanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies.
• oUnderstanding of the workforce transformation agenda.
• oKnowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• oPrimary clinical healthcare qualification.
• oCurrently working at consultant level or equivalent in the specialty school area.
• oExperience within the specialty at Consultant level.
• oMembership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and be registered with the regulatory body
• oMust hold a current Licence to Practise

Desirable

• oAttendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc)

About the employer

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.