NHS England

Training Programme Director - Public Health

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the NHS England North East for a Training Programme Director (TPD) / Educational Lead within the School of Public Health. The School brings local Faculty of Public Health officers, NHS England North East staff and Trusts together to ensure the effective organisation and delivery of Postgraduate Medical Education.

NHS England North East is inviting applicants for the above role. The TPD will be accountable to the Head of School and the Deputy Dean for Specialty Training and hence to the Postgraduate Dean. They will have defined responsibility for the management of doctors in training and the training programme within the School.

Start date: 1st April 2024

Hours per week: 2 PAs (notional) per week

Remuneration: £20,500 per annum (fixed rate).

If you are interested in this role and would like to find out more, please contact Julie Khan, Business Manager for Specialty Training, Julie.khan@nhs.net Tel no:0191 275 4742Interviews for this post will take place in April 2024

Main duties of the job

TPD responsibilities include:

Manage the recruitment of trainees (including calculating vacancies, website information, participating in local / national career fairs, analysis of recruitment data)
Manage the review process for trainees (including review panels, drafting paperwork / management reports for review appeals and presenting the specialty case at any appeal panels)
Organisation of trainee rotations
Ensure that the curriculum can be delivered within the local training programme.
Develop a network of educational supervisors who may need to be trained in the necessary tools for reviewing trainees.
Ensure completion of an annual specialty quality management report
Provide careers information, guidance, and advice to trainees.
Support doctors with differing/individual training needs
Ensure that the interests of less than full time and academic trainees are accommodated.
Attend regional and national meetings (potentially including School Board / STC / SAC)

Potentially arrange and participate in specialty / School visits to Local Education Providers

About us

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 agreat 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.

Date posted

11 March 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience To be funded by the Education Contract

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

36 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

990-N-NEY-3-22483

Job locations

Stella House

Goldcrest Way

Newcastle

NE15 8NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 theapplication.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 theapplication.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Primary Public Health qualification (GMC/UKPHR)
Membership/Fellowship of a Faculty of Public Health, professional association and/or regulatory body
Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc)

Knowledge

Essential

Attendance at appropriate courses on assessment and appraisal.
Willingness to develop training programmes in line with Department of Health/College or Faculty guidelines and/or GMC Evidence of teaching and training to high standard.
Demonstrable 'hands on' experience of delivering high quality public health training.
Supervise and support the development of StRs by demonstrating the ability to carry out educational review and appraisal Evidence of fulfilling the requirements of revalidation

Skills

Essential

Experience within the specialty at consultant level for a minimum of one year
Excellent communication skills
Careers counselling training and trainers course of College equivalent and other courses deemed necessary by the Postgraduate Dean in order to fulfil the duties effectively

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Primary Public Health qualification (GMC/UKPHR)
Membership/Fellowship of a Faculty of Public Health, professional association and/or regulatory body
Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc)

Knowledge

Essential

Attendance at appropriate courses on assessment and appraisal.
Willingness to develop training programmes in line with Department of Health/College or Faculty guidelines and/or GMC Evidence of teaching and training to high standard.
Demonstrable 'hands on' experience of delivering high quality public health training.
Supervise and support the development of StRs by demonstrating the ability to carry out educational review and appraisal Evidence of fulfilling the requirements of revalidation

Skills

Essential

Experience within the specialty at consultant level for a minimum of one year
Excellent communication skills
Careers counselling training and trainers course of College equivalent and other courses deemed necessary by the Postgraduate Dean in order to fulfil the duties effectively

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Stella House

Goldcrest Way

Newcastle

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Stella House

Goldcrest Way

Newcastle

NE15 8NY

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)