GP Patch Associate Dean | NHS England
| Posting date: | 30 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £127,369 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 March 2026 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO16 0AS |
| Company: | NHS England |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7770234/990-SE-19756-E |
Summary
GP Patch Associate Dean
Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2027
The GP Patch Associate Dean will assist and work with the Primary Care Dean , Head of School and Deputy Head of School for General Practice to ensure the delivery of safe and compassionate care to patients through the delivery of high-quality GP specialty training. The postholder will have local responsibility for the co-ordination, provision and management of postgraduate general practice training activities within the Southampton, New Forest and Jersey.
In addtion to the Patch responsibilities this role also leads on GP Return to Practice across Wessex.
The successful applicant will be expected to have a medical background and experience of education in a community or primary care setting and remain registered with a license to practice.
This role will also work with our Educational and Clinical Supervisors to support and help them provide good quality supervision for GP resident doctors.
GP Patch Associate Deans will work across the spectrum of health and where relevant, social care, within the context of a team, so that the provision of education reflects changing service models. This will deliver an integrated workforce comprising individuals from a spectrum of professional and other backgrounds.
This will involve working with the Head of School and Primary Care Dean, and also doing strategy work in the Wessex region with the Primary Care Dean, Head and Deputy Head of School.
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.
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 people can develop and make a difference
• 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, to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and 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 process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
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 Tuesday 17 Feb 2026