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Training Programme Director - LEDs
Grade
Training Programme Director (TPD)
Contract
Secondment: 12 months (until 31 October 2026)
Hours
Part time - 1 session per week (4 hours per week)
Job ref
990-EOE-17226-E
Employer
NHS England
Employer type
NHS
Site
Victoria House
Town
Cambridge
Salary
In line with TPD sessional payments
Closing
10/09/2025 23:59

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Training Programme Director - LEDs

Training Programme Director (TPD)

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

A speciality Training Programme Director (TPD) is a member of the Speciality Training Committee (STC).

The TPD is managerially responsible to the Postgraduate Dean for the delivery of SAS educational programme in the Region according to the standards set by the Specialist Training Committee for SAS / LED.   

Main duties of the job

The TPD will manage and oversee LED development and support educational development programmes in the Region on behalf of the STC and the Associate Postgraduate Dean for SAS & LEDs. 

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

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
  • Registered Medical Practitioner with a current licence to practise
  • In a substantive NHS clinical practice
  • A proven track record of professionalism in line with the principles set out in Good Medical Practice and compatible with appointment in a senior clinical educator role
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate Leadership abilities for the LED workforce

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of key strategic national documents related to LED doctors
  • Experience of supporting LEDs development within own trust
  • Knowledge of career progression for LED and the CESR/Portfolio Pathway route. Understanding of the barriers and their solutions to achieving specialist registration.
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant PG certificate/Masters

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
  • Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key Stakeholders
  • Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
Desirable criteria
  • Experience as an LED/SAS doctor
  • Appointment in a leadership role supporting LED/SAS doctor development

Behaviours and Values

Essential criteria
  • To contribute to the vision of the local NHS and to enhance patient care by providing leadership and direction with respect to the quality of education and training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shahid Khan
Job title
Associate Postgraduate Dean for SAS & LED
Email address
[email protected]
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