GP Training Programme Director | NHS England
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,536 - £114,101 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 August 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE3 8RA |
| Company: | NHS England |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7301061/990-MID-15589-E |
Summary
The TPD role involves working with trainees and local educators to achieve the best outcomes for their trainees. It does involve some teaching and pastoral work, but is largely about managing education, including recruitment, rotations and assessment, working with other educators and staff in the GP School team.
We are looking to recruit a TPD on 2 sessions for maternity cover for 12 months for the Boston GP Training Programme.
Please note although based in the local programme there will be regular travel around the East Midlands. The programme day release is currently held on Wednesday and a Programme Director would be expected to be generally available on a Wednesday.
Remuneration will be at GP00-GP01 point of national GP educator pay scale.
• Working with teams to facilitate recruitment and induction of trainees
• Working with GP practices and other education providers to ensure that balanced and quality rotations are available to trainees
• Responsibility for organising the educational programme for trainees, including some face to face and virtual education delivery.
• Support for both trainees and local educators to ensure any developments are well-communicated and issues addressed.
• Ensuring that all trainees are assessed appropriately and that the ARCP processes are implemented
• Work with the senior educators and staff of the GP School to continue to be innovative and to develop the provision of education, both for GP trainees, and also other learners working in primary care settings, including collaboration with the local Training Hub, Trusts and other education providers.
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose 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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
This role isa great opportunityto join a dynamic team supporting the Primary Care Dean and GP Heads of School in improving learner experience and safety, andultimately thepatient experience in the East Midlands.
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description andanyother supporting documents.
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Jul 2025