Lead Dean Director

NHS Education for Scotland; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health organisation in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Dean Director to provide strategic leadership for postgraduate medical education. The role involves collaboration with NHS leaders and ensuring compliance with the GMC Quality Improvement Framework. Ideal candidates will be medically qualified with a strong background in education and a proven ability to lead within complex environments. This position offers an opportunity to impact clinical care and patient safety significantly.

Qualifications

• Medically qualified with a background in primary or secondary care or public health.
• Strong understanding of postgraduate medical education.
• Proven experience in leadership within a complex national environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership for postgraduate medical education.
• Support service redesign and workforce development in collaboration with NHS leaders.
• Oversee quality management systems for GMC compliance.
• Lead executive governance for educational frameworks.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Influencing skills

Partnership working

Leadership

Education

Medical qualification

Job description

Who We Are

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board responsible for workforce development, education, and training across Scotland’s health and social care system, working closely with UK partner organisations.

The Medical Directorate is accountable to the NES Board and Scottish Government for commissioning and delivering postgraduate medical education in Scotland. Training is delivered through general practices and NHS Boards in line with standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC). The Directorate oversees training delivery, quality, and trainee progression to ensure GMC compliance.

As Lead Dean Director

You will play a senior strategic leadership role within the Medical Directorate, supporting the Medical Director and contributing at UK, Scottish, and regional levels to the development of postgraduate medical education and the wider NHS workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing senior leadership for postgraduate medical education and contributing to wider corporate and multi-professional priorities.
• Working collaboratively with NES Executive Directors, NHS Medical Directors, and Directors of Medical Education to support service redesign, education, and workforce development.
• Ensuring effective delivery of the GMC Quality Improvement Framework through robust quality management systems.
• Supporting undergraduate medical education via the distribution and performance management of Medical Additional Costs of Teaching (ACT) funding, in partnership with universities and NHS Boards.
• Providing executive leadership for educational governance.

You will work closely with the senior team to provide leadership, governance, and support for approximately 7,000 resident doctors across Scotland. You will lead a team of Associate Postgraduate Deans and hold accountability for additional Directorate workstreams.

About You

You will be medically qualified, with a background in primary or secondary care or public health and have a strong understanding of postgraduate medical education. You will demonstrate strategic thinking, influencing and partnership-working skills, and be a visible, credible leader able to operate effectively within a complex national environment.

You will be motivated by the opportunity to lead within a strategically significant Directorate that directly impacts clinical care and patient safety.

Diversity and Inclusion

NES is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to provide a fair, respectful, and positive recruitment experience for everyone.

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