GP Training Programme Director

NHS England; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS England is recruiting a Training Programme Director (TPD) for Staffordshire / Shropshire to support GP Registrars through the GP Training Programme and help them achieve MRCGP. The role covers preparation, facilitation and delivery of teaching, plus pastoral support for trainees within the GP Training Programme.

The TPD will work with the local programme team, assist trainers, contribute to assessments, and participate in educational innovations with regional partners.

Qualifications

• Experience in medical education or GP training.
• Familiarity with ARCP processes and GP training milestones.
• Ability to organise and deliver face-to-face and virtual teaching sessions.
• Experience providing pastoral support to trainees.

Responsibilities

• Organise and participate in educational programmes for GP Registrars.
• Support GP Registrars and educators; communicate developments.
• Ensure GP Registrars are assessed and ARCP processes implemented.
• Offer flexible availability for 2 sessions per week.
• Support GP School and trainers with education strategies and workshops.
• Provide pastoral support when trainees face challenges in training or life.
• Collaborate with Foundation Schools, Training Hubs, trusts and medical schools.
• Liaise with Primary Care School Programmes/Assessments/Support Teams and Lead Employer.

Skills

Educational programme delivery

Pastoral support

GP training

Assessment processes

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

Electronic Staff Record (ESR)

Job description

We are looking to recruit the following TPD on 2 sessions for the following areas:

TPD Staffordshire / Shropshire

The TPD role involves working with the local education team supporting GP Registrars to perform and achieve their potential during GP Training hopefully graduating with MRCGP.

The role involves preparation, facilitation and delivery of teaching sessions as well as pastoral support for a small group and individuals within the GP Training Programme. There is an expectation to work within the local programme team, help support trainers and be involved in the assessment process.

• Responsibility for organising and participating in the educational programme for GP Registrars, including some face to face and virtual education delivery.
• Support for both GP Registrars and local educators to ensure any developments are well-communicated and issues addressed.
• Ensuring that all GP Registrars are assessed appropriately and that the ARCP processes are implemented
• Payment is for 2 sessions per week, but it is important to have a flexible attitude to work as there can be a variable workload
• When commitments allow, support the GP School and local teams with other initiatives and educational strategies such as exam support teams, support for neurodiversity, iTAP consultation days, trainers’ workshops and regional training days.
• When necessary, provide pastoral support for doctors in training who are facing challenges in training or their personal life. Support the AD with any visits to practices when necessary.
• Support the Area Teams and GP School with any appropriate educational innovations. Liaise and work with Foundation Schools, Training Hubs, local Trusts and Medical Schools as necessary.
• Liaise with the Primary Care School Programmes/Assessments/Support Teams as well as the PMDE Professional Support and Wellbeing Service and the Lead Employer regarding doctors in training.

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

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.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and 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 our offices.

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

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr David Palmer Job title: GP Head of School Email address: [e-mail]

Additional information from Dr David Palmer ([e-mail]) or the relevant Area Director