Deputy Postgraduate Dean - South West | NHS England

NHS England; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is inviting applications for the role of Deputy Postgraduate Dean in Bristol. This part-time position involves leading high-quality multi-professional training initiatives and providing support to resident doctors and specialty schools. Applicants should be experienced clinicians with excellent leadership skills. The role requires active involvement in national programs aimed at improving healthcare delivery. Applications close on 24th September 2025.

Qualifications

• Experienced clinician with strong leadership and communication skills.
• Thorough understanding of education and training across the region.

Responsibilities

• Direct management and support of the Heads of Specialty Schools.
• Engagement with national workstreams including medical training review.
• Leading on local delivery of national programmes.

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited for the role of Deputy Postgraduate Dean within NHSE South West. The Deputy Postgraduate Dean will provide local and regional leadership for the delivery of high-quality cross-specialty and multi-professional training. The role supports the Regional Postgraduate Dean in delivering corporate, statutory and non-statutory functions. It focuses on improving patient and learner safety and experience and ensuring effective educational outcomes.

The appointment is on a part-time secondment to NHS England, alongside current employment with an NHS Trust in the South West geographical footprint. The contract is initially up to 31 October 2026, aligned with the transformation programme as NHS England integrates into the Department of Health and Social Care.

Key dates

Candidates invited to interview will participate in a 30-minute session with a stakeholder panel on Monday 20 October and a formal interview on Tuesday 21 October.

Responsibilities

• Direct management and support of the Heads of Specialty Schools.
• Direct management of resident doctors with professional standards, complex training and performance issues, and support of the Heads of Schools in managing doctors in training experiencing difficulties.
• Engagement with national workstreams including medical training review.
• Support of the Integrated academic training programme.
• Leading on local delivery of national programmes such as the 10 year health plan and the "three shifts" from analogue to digital; sickness to prevention; and hospital to community.
• Leading on regional priorities including specialty training programme configuration.

Ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician with a thorough understanding of education and training across the region. They will have strong leadership and communication skills and be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.

Organisation context and expectations

The NHS England board has set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all. This 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 the 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.

Additional information

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. Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

If you are successful at interview, an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR) will be conducted to gather information from a previous or current NHS employer to support onboarding, including statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates, and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity during the recruitment process to indicate if you do not consent.

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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025.