Training Programme Director - Anaesthesia | NHS England
| Posting date: | 17 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | In line with TPD sessional payments |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 December 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L3 4BL |
| Company: | NHS England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7616095/990-NW-18642-E |
Summary
The Anaesthesia Training Programme Director for Teaching for the North West (Mersey) Rotation will support the Head of School/Associate Head of School in delivering excellence in teaching and training courses.
The post holder will lead on the development of the School’s Teaching Programme and collate and act on feedback from courses.
The post holder will be a member of the School Speciality Training Committee.
Work in collaboration with Head of School of Anaesthesia/AssociateHead of Anaesthesia and local trainers and trainees to ensure highquality teaching and training for trainees on the North West (Mersey)rotation.
To work with the Head of School of Anaesthesia/ Associate Head of Anaesthesia to support all trainers and trainees leading teaching and training courses on the North West (Mersey) rotation to arrange and review feedback for courses and aid in looking for positive changes in response.
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.
The Programme Director will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College, and guidelines and standards established within Anaesthesia are met.
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.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025