Job summary
- Main area
- Imaging Academy
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental Consultant
- Contract
- 9 months (Secondment only for current NHS employees. Current end date of 31 March 2026 (Subject to further extension if funding continues))
- Hours
- Part time - 1 session per week (4 hours/ 1 session per week (5 x 1 PAs roles being advertised))
- Job ref
- 990-EE-15065-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Victoria
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- In line with TPD sessional payments
- Closing
- 26/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Training Programme Director - Virtual Imaging Academy
NHS Medical & Dental Consultant
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage. We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage.
Job overview
NHS England in East of England is committed to providing outstanding regional training, ensuring it is accessible to all trainees. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of the East of England region’s Virtual Imaging Academy, working to create learning material, courses and assessments in the field of Imaging.
The East of England Imaging Academy is keen to develop the capacity in region to provide medical trainee learning for imaging and look to expand the region’s capacity for service delivery in this area; also equipping nurses and AHPs with the required skills to support the medical workforce.
The consultant leads will work closely with the Academy Development Lead and the Virtual Imaging Academy faculty in leading the delivery of the Virtual Imaging Academy structure and operating model, to develop learning materials and assessments in a variety of subspecialties within imaging, utilising our iCode and DetectedX learning platforms as well as other learning resources available to the Academy.
To this aim we plan to appoint consultants into 5 roles (1PA each) to support the development and delivery of learning materials for the East of England Virtual Imaging Academy. The sub-specialty areas of need are:
• Paediatrics
• Cardiovascular
• Musculoskeletal
• Head & Neck
• Genito-urinary
Main duties of the job
- Work with Academy faculty to identify areas of learning need within imaging across the East of England region and how these can best be supported using the Academy’s learning platforms and resources.
- Upload high quality teaching cases to the Academy’s iCode and DetectedX learning platforms for use in learning modules and assessments.
- Assess the quality of teaching cases uploaded to iCode by other PACS users across the region, and incorporate the best of these cases into formal learning modules and assessments.
- Create learning modules and assessments appropriate for radiology trainees, radiographers, sonographers, junior doctors, medical students and other health professionals with an imaging learning need.
- Work with the NHS England WTE regional team and the Academy’s leadership to develop and promote the Academy across the region’s Trusts.
- Roll out delivery of your teaching and assessment projects across the East of England.
- Use and promote simulation techniques to improve imaging and procedural training across the East of England.
Working for our organisation
The 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.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role of Sub-Speciality Training Programme Lead is to work with and support the Academy Development Lead, the Postgraduate Dean and the Regional Team in leading the delivery of the Virtual Imaging Academy structure and operating model. The successful candidate will be passionate about the delivery and management of imaging education and training in the East of England and a leading expert in the field.
The post holder will promote and strengthen the practice of lifelong learning along the professional development continuum from qualification to retirement.
The successful candidate will show an understanding of important contribution made by all members of the multi-professional health care team, including support staff as well as clinicians. They will be committed to the development of the current and future imaging workforce and demonstrate strategic thinking and innovative problem solving when approaching the complex challenge of delivering multi-professional education. This will need to be done in partnership with colleagues from the NHSE East of England Diagnostics team, particularly their Clinical and Transformational Imaging Leads.
The successful candidate will support and provide guidance to a number of different groups to ensure high quality delivery of imaging training, both medical and clinical.
A Sub-Speciality Training Lead / speciality Training Programme Director (TPD) is a member of the Speciality Training Committee (STC) who is managerially responsible to the Postgraduate Dean for the delivery of training in that speciality according to the standards set by the GMC and the Royal College of Radiologists. The demands on TPDs are likely to vary at times and the guidance below should be interpreted flexibly.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Primary clinical healthcare qualification
- Membership/Fellowship of a Royal College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the Trainer, etc.)
Desirable criteria
- Educational qualification such as a Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Masters in Medical Education.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
- Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team
- Understanding of developments involving the relevant Royal Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
- Trained in Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years
- Have up to date knowledge of the radiology specialty’s curriculum, portfolio, examinations and other assessment methods.
- Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters
Desirable criteria
- Previous or current appointment as a leader in healthcare education
- Awareness of funding streams for healthcare education
- Understanding of current health, social care and education policy
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
- Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty
- Excellent communication, counselling and liaison skills – a readiness to listen and empathise
- Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
Desirable criteria
- Ability to rapidly establish academic credibility
- Ability to attend relevant national and local College and NHSE EoE meetings
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- Working together for patients
- Everyone counts
- Compassion
- Improving lives
- Respect and dignity
- Commitment to quality of care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rowan Burnstein
- Job title
- Deputy Postgraduate Dean
- Email address
- [email protected]
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