General Practice Training Programme Director | NHS England
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £97,487 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB21 5XB |
| Company: | Health Education England |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6051757/990-EOE-3-22437 |
Summary
NHS England are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative GP educator to join the East of England School of Primary Care as a Training Programme Director for the Bedford Programme.
The successful applicant will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring the posts in both hospital and general practice to construct GPST programmes meeting the criteria set out by the RCGP and COGPED. Working with NHSE to record programmes and facilitate appropriate trainee placements.
The successful applicant will work with other local TPDs and administrators to facilitate the provision of the half day release course for GPSTs, including managing available funds and resources.
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 programme directors will also share overall responsibility for the provision of educational support to the service.
Individuals will have shared responsibility for providing:
• Advice with regard to training environments in primary care for Foundation doctors.
• Management and provision of the GP specialty training programme locally.
• Support to GPs across the transition from specialty training to independent practice.
• Support to GPs and their teams in undertaking CPD.
• Advice about general educational matters to primary care organisations.
• Advice and support for appraisal processes in primary care.
• Support to doctors and service commissioners with performance concerns in specialty training and post CCT.
On 1 April 2023 Health Education England became part of the new NHS England. Our people are our most important asset; recruiting and retaining the best talent remains crucial to our success. We continue to recruit externally where we cannot fill vacancies internally. We hope you choose to join us but please be aware that some roles may be subject to change in the future. We want to attract and retain highly skilled people to enable us to work with our partners to plan, recruit, educate and train the health workforce. Please note, some supporting documentation attached to this vacancy refers to the legacy organisation, previously known as Health Education England, now NHS England. Work is continuing to harmonise the new NHS England recruitment service and any reference to Health Education England will be updated in due course. More information about the transition to the new NHS England is available here.
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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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024