Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Training Programme Director (TPD)
- Contract
- Secondment: 11 months (until 31 March 2027)
- Hours
- Part time - 1 session per week (4 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 990-SE-EC1833-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York House
- Town
- Horley
- Salary
- In line with TPD sessional payments
- Closing
- 22/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Training Programme Director for Paediatrics - KSS
Training Programme Director (TPD)
Our Organisation
We share the core values set out in the NHS Constitution, which all colleagues are expected to demonstrate.
We support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you and your colleagues. 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.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a new KSS Paediatrics Training Programme Director.
The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Head of School in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions,
aligned to the NHS England mandate.
To support the Postgraduate Dean, Training Programme Directors will work across the spectrum of health and where relevant, social care, within the context of a team, so that the provision of education reflects changing service models. This will deliver an integrated workforce comprising individuals from a spectrum of professional and other backgrounds.
Main duties of the job
The Training Programme Director is professionally and managerially accountable to the Head of School. The Training Programme Director will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links.
See job description for full details.
Working for our organisation
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
We lead the NHS in England 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 people can develop and make a difference
- 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
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and 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 process.
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
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
- Fellowship of College/Faculty, professional association and/or body
Desirable criteria
- Qualification such as PG Cert diploma or Master of Medical Education
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
- A strong sense of vision and an ability to innovate
- Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty
- Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
- Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
- Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
Desirable criteria
- Ability to rapidly establish academic credibility
Employment/Experience
Essential criteria
- Working with learners or doctors in training in educational context
- Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi professional team
- Demonstrable track record of delivery of service and education
- Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges / Faculties, professional bodies related NHS organisations
- Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and E&D in the last 3 years
- Active involvement in and up to date with appraisal process
- Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes including understanding workforce matters
- Understanding of the workforce transformation agenda
Desirable criteria
- Previous or current appointment as leader in healthcare education
- Awareness of funding streams for healthcare education
- Understanding of current health and social care and education policy
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Kermode
- Job title
- KSS Business & Education Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
[email protected] (Head of School, KSS Paediatrics)
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