NHS England

Associate Dean (Individual Support)

The closing date is 29 December 2025

Job summary

The Professional Support Unit (PSU) in London provides specialist multi professional individual and group support for eligible Postgraduate Doctors and Dentists in training along with a smaller number of additional healthcare practitioners in supervised posts. The support offered is in addition to that available through training programmes, employers and local services. A key remit of the PSU is to support clients who are experiencing difficulties in progression through training.

Client support is currently provided through a number of PSU services namely PSU Advisor or Single Point of Contact (SPOC) service, Coaching & Careers, Neurodiversity and Specialist Clinical Communication & Linguistics.

This post is for an experienced clinical educator to join the team as a lead for PSU Advisor/Single Point of Contact team.

Main duties of the job

The current vacancy is for an experienced clinical educator to join asan Associate Dean for the PSU Advisor/Single Point of Contact serviceon a fixed term basis until Until March 2027. It is currently expected thePSU service will continue after March 2027 by which time theposition on longer term employment opportunities is expected to beclarified.

  • The Associate Dean role is for an experienced clinical educator incurrent or very recent clinical practice. They should have heldeducational and/or educational leadership roles in addition to otherformal training and experience in supporting postgraduate doctors in training.
  • The post includes a combination of individual support meetings withclients of the PSU managing complex cases, supporting PSU advisors in the team, operational management and administrative liaison,strategic planning and service improvement, chairing MDT andsupervision meetings as well as facilitating groups and workshops for the PSU.

About us

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 visithttps://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.

Details

Date posted

15 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£131,321 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

990-LDN-19136-E

Job locations

10 South Colonade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5EA


Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Primary medical training qualification

Desirable

  • Leadership qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experienced senior clinician of good standing with no restrictions on licence to practice
  • Recognised qualification in coaching, mentoring or supervision

Desirable

  • Qualification and/or additional training in advanced communication, support, appraisals and/or therapeutic interventions
  • PGCert, Diploma or Masters in Clinical or Medical Education

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to make decisions autonomously on difficult issues
  • A positive attitude to change and doing things differently
  • Calm and analytical under pressure

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Highly developed communication and networking skills
  • Proven track record of influencing and motivating others and leading change

Desirable

  • Demonstrates NHS values
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Primary medical training qualification

Desirable

  • Leadership qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experienced senior clinician of good standing with no restrictions on licence to practice
  • Recognised qualification in coaching, mentoring or supervision

Desirable

  • Qualification and/or additional training in advanced communication, support, appraisals and/or therapeutic interventions
  • PGCert, Diploma or Masters in Clinical or Medical Education

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to make decisions autonomously on difficult issues
  • A positive attitude to change and doing things differently
  • Calm and analytical under pressure

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Highly developed communication and networking skills
  • Proven track record of influencing and motivating others and leading change

Desirable

  • Demonstrates NHS values

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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

10 South Colonade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5EA


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

10 South Colonade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5EA


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Dean

Dr Ali Hassas

a.hassas@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

15 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£131,321 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

990-LDN-19136-E

Job locations

10 South Colonade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5EA


Supporting documents

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