Deputy Training Programme Director (IMT South) | NHS England

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Deputy Training Programme Director to support the Head of School in delivering comprehensive educational programmes. This role involves ensuring high standards of training, engaging with various healthcare stakeholders, and contributing to workforce transformation. Candidates should have relevant medical qualifications and experience in educational management. The position is part-time with a focus on achieving effective educational outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in medical education and training programs.
• Ability to lead and support faculty engagement.
• Strong understanding of healthcare workforce development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the training programme in alignment with NHS policies.
• Ensure high educational standards and compliance with training regulations.
• Facilitate strong professional relationships across various healthcare institutions.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Educational management

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant medical qualifications

Job description

An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Deputy Training Programme Director in IMT South.

The post will be available on the basis of a secondment arrangement to NHS England – 1 PA / 4 hours per week.

All work undertaken is to be incorporated into the Consultant Job Plan. The role of Deputy Training Programme Director is to work and support the Head of School in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate.

The Deputy Training Programme Director is professionally and managerially accountable to the Head of School. The Deputy Training Programme Director will focus on 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 as well as innovative ways of curriculum delivery and workforce well‑being strategies.

To support the Postgraduate Dean, Deputy Training Programme Directors 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 if professional and other backgrounds.

Engaging People / Key Working Relationships

• Postgraduate Dean
• Head of School
• Staff at all levels across the geographical area covered by the local office
• Practices and schemes
• Associate and deputy deans
• Clinical Faculty
• Other Heads of Schools
• Other Training Programme Directors, where appropriate
• Royal Colleges
• Professional and regulatory bodies
• Wider Stakeholder Network
• Local Medical and Dental Schools
• Providers and commissioners across the region
• Directors of Education
• Higher Educational Institutions

Delivering Results / Functional Responsibilities

• Ensuring high standards of education and training as defined by the General Medicine Council and other national bodies with respect to training posts and other educational programmes in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
• Commitment to national vision, policies and processes for effective educational quality management.
• Ensuring that objectives are met within budget and proportionate contribution to budget savings when required.
• Ensuring that Code of Practice Guidelines are met.
• Giving accurate guidance to trainees on OOP/ IDTs/ LTFT/ Acting up applications.

Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.

Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms — including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial — 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 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.

Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates 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 recruitment process.

Leadership

• To provide effective clinical leadership.
• To work on behalf of Yorkshire and the Humber Deanery, providing expert advice on specialty‑specific matters.

Quality and Safety

• To implement the NHSE Quality Framework and Education and Training Quality Improvement and Performance.

School Programme Management

• Specialty‑specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns.
• Recruitment to training posts and programmes.
• Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression, rotations, support and remediation, OOP management, trainee management, careers support, less than full‑time training, inter‑deanery transfer, academic training and other related work‑streams.
• To attend School meetings within the structure and other relevant meetings.
• To meet Code of Practice requirements.

Educational and Workforce Development

• To advise and support in educational and workforce development elements.
• Strategic Workforce Development and Commissioning.
• To develop educational programmes where needed to support achievement of curriculum competencies.

Finance

• To ensure compliance with procurement requirements.

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 the application.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025.