Job summary
- Main area
- Training programme director - neurosurgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Secondment: 3 years
- Hours
- Part time - 1 session per week (4 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 990-MIDE-3b-22748
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 23 Stephenson Street
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- To be funded by the Education Contract
- Closing
- 01/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Training programme director - neurosurgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
As Training Programme Director, you will be responsible for coordinating the training across the region. You will ensure that national standards, determined by Royal Colleges, the GMC and NHS-E WT&E are implemented locally. Applicants must be currently working within the East Midlands area at consultant level or equivalent including SAS doctors in the specialty school area. Experience within the specialty at consultant or SAS doctor level is essential as is considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context.
Main duties of the job
You will work with the Head of School to produce doctors who will strive for the highest standards of patient-centred care and commit themselves to a lifetime of professional development.
Working for our organisation
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose 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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Primary clinical healthcare qualification and currently working at consultant level or equivalent (e.g. SAS doctor) in the specialty school area.
Desirable
Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development.
Behaviours and Values
Essential
An academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context including training delivery in service and education.
Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.
Desirable
Knowledge of the NHS and understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Primary clinical healthcare qualification and currently working at consultant level or equivalent in the specialty school area.
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development.
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- An academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context including training delivery in service and education.
- Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS and understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Garnham
- Job title
- Head of School
- Email address
- [email protected]
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