Training Programme Director for Anaesthetics - North London

at  NHS England

An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Training Programme Director for Anaesthetics for the London region North West.
This is a NW London Stage 2 TPD role with 1.5 PAs renumeration.
The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions within their specialty, aligned to the NHS England (NHS E) mandate. The Programme Director will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College and guidelines and standards established within London are met.
The successful applicant will work closely with the Head of School, other Anaesthetics TPD’s, LaSE team including; PGMDE Business Manager, the Healthcare Education Team, Postgraduate Dean, and other key departments including Quality.
They will work with the Postgraduate Dean to produce doctors who will strive for the highest standards of patient-centred care and commit themselves to a lifetime of professional development.
The Programme Director will ensure that both national standards, determined by the faculty, and guidelines and standards established within London 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 (specialty) 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.
The Healthcare Education Team in HEE London and South East is responsible for planning the delivery and ensuring the quality of postgraduate medical and dental education and training. NHS E is committed to the development of a medical and dental workforce that will support high quality patient care in London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
Our work is set within the Five Year forward view and is defined by the NHS E Mandate. It is part of the consensus on how the NHS needs to change, with a key focus on prevention and a commitment to reducing health inequalities.
On 1 April 2023 Health Education England became part of the new NHS England. Our people are our most important asset; recruiting and retaining the best talent remains crucial to our success. We continue to recruit externally where we cannot fill vacancies internally. We hope you choose to join us but please be aware that some roles may be subject to change in the future. We want to attract and retain highly skilled people to enable us to work with our partners to plan, recruit, educate and train the health workforce. Please note, some supporting documentation attached to this vacancy refers to the legacy organisation, previously known as Health Education England, now NHS England. Work is continuing to harmonise the new NHS England recruitment service and any reference to Health Education England will be updated in due course. More information about the transition to the new NHS England is available here.
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.
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

Please refer the Job description for details