GP Training Programme Director (London - Lewisham) | NHS England

NHS England; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS England in London (Lewisham) is seeking a GP Training Programme Director to educate doctors training to become GPs in a safe learning environment. The role involves planning, facilitating and evaluating the learning process, with support from other Programme Directors.

The post is for 2 sessions per week (8 hours) with an FTC lasting until 31 March 2027, starting ASAP. A secondment option via ESR may apply for NHS staff; visa sponsorship is not offered.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of GP School programme management and advise the Head of School on trainee/trainer matters.
• Recruitment to training posts and programmes.
• Use educational resources to support learners within programmes.

Job description

GP Programme Directors are responsible forproviding education in a safe environment for doctors wanting to become GPs. This involves planning,facilitatingand evaluating the process of learning. There will be support from the other Programme Directors.

1 FTC opportunity for an London (Lewisham) GP Training Programme Director has become available with a view to starting ASAP , currently lasting until 31st March 2027.

VTS half day release is Tuesday afternoon from 1pm.

If you have questions about the role, please contact thefollowing:

AD for Lewisham: [e-mail]

The posts will be for 2 sessions a week (8 hours per week)

Proposed interview date (subject to change): 8th December 2026

The role of the GP Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Head of School in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate.

The role will include, amongst other responsibilities, overseeing the GP School programme management and advise the Head of School on the following matters:

• Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns.
• Recruitment to training posts and programmes.

To use our educational resources to support learners within programmes to fulfil their full potential.

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 announcedthat 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.

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 Wednesday 25 Nov 2026