Training Programme Director - General Internal Medicine (GIM) | NHS England
| Posting date: | 22 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | In line with TPD sessional payments |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 January 2026 |
| Location: | Flexible across North West Region, M1 3BN |
| Company: | NHS England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7693850/990-NW-19244-E |
Summary
The Training Programme Director in Internal Medicine and lead for quality for IM stage 2 will support the Head/Associate Heads of School in Strategic Development and quality assurance. The post holder will be a member of the School Board
As a result of NHS England's (NHSE) integration into the Department of Health, all educator recruitment activity either extensions to existing contracts or new appointments, will have an end date of 31 March 2027. We are currently reviewing the recruitment process beyond this date and will provide updates as soon as the new procedures
The job will have two key areas of focus:
1. TPD for IMS2
The post-holder will join the team of two existing TPDs who advise and support IMS2 training across the Deanery. The role will include leading on ARCPs with the two existing post-holders including penultimate year reviews. A key part of the role will be organising the IMS2 teaching sessions that are delivered by Teams/Zoom.
2. Quality Lead
The School of Medicine is keen to improve the experience of IM training. Currently, we are starting to develop quality panels to monitor satisfaction and feedback to Trusts.
The post-holder would work with the Flexible Portfolio Trainees developing the intervention and lead on/monitor data including the Annual Specialty Reports and GMC surveys.
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 GIM are met.
Responsibilities will include:
• To oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme
• Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns
• Recruitment to training posts and programmes
• Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression, rotations, support and remediation, OOP management, trainee management careers support, less than full-time training, inter-deanery transfer, academic training and other related work-streams.
• The ideal candidate will be an experienced NHS Consultant with a thorough understanding of GIM training across the region and who will also have strong leadership and communication skills and be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.
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 12 Jan 2026