GP Training Programme Director | NHS England

NHS England; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Leicester is seeking a GPTPD to enhance the education of trainees in GP settings. The role includes managing educational programs, recruiting trainees, and ensuring quality rotations. The ideal candidate should have experience in education management and willingness to travel across the East Midlands. This position is part-time, with a contract until October 2026 and requires some in-person work.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate recruitment and induction of trainees.
• Ensure balanced and quality rotations are available to trainees.
• Organise the educational programme for trainees, including education delivery.
• Support both trainees and educators for effective communication.
• Ensure appropriate assessment of trainees and implement ARCP processes.
• Innovate and develop educational provision for GP trainees.

Job description

Overview

The TPD role involves working with trainees and local educators to achieve the best outcomes for their trainees. It does involve some teaching and pastoral work, but is largely about managing education, including recruitment, rotations and assessment, working with other educators and staff in the GP School team. We are looking to recruit to a GPTPD role on 2 sessions per week until 31 October 2026. Although based in the local programme there will be regular travel around the East Midlands. Remuneration will be at GP01 point of national GP educator pay scale.

Responsibilities

• Working with teams to facilitate recruitment and induction of trainees
• Working with GP practices and other education providers to ensure that balanced and quality rotations are available to trainees
• Responsibility for organising the educational programme for trainees, including some face to face and virtual education delivery
• Support for both trainees and local educators to ensure any developments are well-communicated and issues addressed
• Ensuring that all trainees are assessed appropriately and that the ARCP processes are implemented
• Work with the senior educators and staff of the GP School to continue to be innovative and to develop the provision of education, both for GP trainees and also other learners working in primary care settings, including collaboration with the local Training Hub, Trusts and other education providers

Context and Organisation

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 health, making the NHS a great place to work, and ensuring the healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care. We will also optimise the use of digital technology, research, and innovation, and deliver 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. 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. This role is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team supporting the Primary Care Dean and GP Heads of School in improving learner experience and safety, and ultimately the patient experience in the East Midlands. If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don’t delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don’t miss out! You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and any other supporting documents. Secondments: Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only; an agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application. This advert closes on Thursday 30 Oct 2025