Senior Training Programme Director

Key Elements Of This AreSupporting the Lead Training Programme Director as required to fulfil the GP School’s agreed functions, including contributing to the annual report, QIP and SAR.Ensure a strong partnership with fellow STPD to allow a succinct approach to Regional Teaching. Working collaboratively towards the common goal of recruiting, training, nurturing and retaining sufficient good doctors for a career in primary care, both locally and nationally.Oversee development and management of TPD’s within the Trainee Directorate.Training Programme Support (TPS) – Lead link TPD for trainees, offering help and support as and when required, including panel outcome meetings, review meetings and remote monitoring via the ePortfolio.To lead on the development and implementation of SMART educational plans.Attend ARCP Panels as a TPD representative when requested or to delegate appropriately.Ensure designated TPDs deliver additional teaching supportParticipate in the annual quality meetings, team meetings and TPS meetings when requested and stand in for LTPD when required at meetings/events, such as STC.Training Programme Directors have specific responsibilities as agreed in their job plans but retain corporate responsibility with the LTPD for the organisation and supervision of specialty training programmes for general practice within NHS England in line with the national curriculum. 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 ByEnabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalitiesMaking the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potentialWorking collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate careOptimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovationDelivering value for moneyEarlier 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.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rubi Vijayakumar Job title: Lead Training Programme Director Email address: rubi.vijayakumar@nhs.net Telephone number: 0191 275 4743