GP Training Programme Director | NHS England
| Posting date: | 06 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £113,917 - £118,665 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | Flexible across East Midlands Region, LE3 8RA |
| Company: | NHS England |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7819658/990-MID-EC839-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 teamwithin the ST3 team in Leicester GP Training programme , working on a Wednesday.
We are looking to recruitone TPD on 2 sessions until31 March 2027.
Please note although based in the local programme there will be regular travel around the East Midlands. 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.
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.
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and any other supporting documents.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Mar 2026