Public Health Training Programme Director West Midlands

Nhs England; Birmingham; In loco; GBP 70.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

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NHS England West Midlands is seeking an experienced public health consultant to join as Training Programme Director (TPD). You will lead training across the region, shaping curricula and ensuring high-quality education for public health trainees while upholding regulatory standards.

You will foster an inclusive learning environment, champion quality improvement and trainee wellbeing, and collaborate with faculty to implement national professional standards.

Competenze

• Current clinical commitment in the School/specialty.
• Experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context.
• Experience in clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team.
• Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years.
• Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes.

Mansioni

• Lead and oversee training programmes across the region.
• Ensure educational outcomes and learner supervision meet national standards.
• Drive whole workforce transformation and multi-professional links.
• Collaborate with Head of School and trainers to support change and improvement.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Vision & Innovation

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Staff Development

Formazione

Primary clinical qualification

Consultant level in specialty

Membership/Fellowship

Licence to Practice

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Job summary

Are you passionate about developing the future public health workforce? NHS England West Midlands is seeking an experienced and motivated public health consultant to join us as a Training Programme Director (TPD).

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the training experience of public health specialty trainees across the region. Working closely with the Head of School and fellow TPD, you will provide leadership and oversight of training programmes, ensuring trainees receive a high-quality educational experience that supports their development into skilled public health specialists committed to improving population health and reducing inequalities.

As TPD, you will coordinate and support the delivery of training across the region, ensuring local implementation of curriculum and professional standards determined by national regulatory and professional bodies. You will champion educational excellence, quality improvement and trainee wellbeing, while promoting an inclusive and supportive learning environment where all trainees can thrive.

We are looking for a collaborative leader with established public health relationships the West Midlands, who can build strong relationships, support trainers and trainees through change, and contribute to the continuous improvement of training programmes.

This role offers a rewarding opportunity to develop future public health leaders and make a meaningful contribution to public health education across the West Midlands.

Main duties of the job

The Training Programme Director is professionally and managerially accountable to the Head of School. The Training Programme Director will focus upon 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.

To support the Postgraduate Dean, Training Programme Directors will 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 of professional and other backgrounds.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

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.

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others.
• A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate
• Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
• Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress

Desirable

• Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty
• Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Current clinical commitment in the School/specialty
• Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational contextExperience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team
• Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education
• Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years
• Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes

Desirable

• Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
• Understanding of the workforce transformation agenda
• Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Primary clinical healthcare qualification
• Currently working at consultant level or equivalent in the specialty school area
• Experience within the specialty at Consultant level
• Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and be registered with the regulatory body
• Must hold a current Licence to Practice

Desirable

• Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc)

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• A transformation leadership style
• Ability to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult issues
• Management of transformation and change
• Sensitivity, tolerance and acceptance of criticism
• Perform all duties in a manner that supports and promotes NHS England (WTE Directorate) commitment to equal opportunities
• Conduct all duties in a manner that safeguards the health and safety of yourself and your colleagues, trainees and staff. Note the special responsibility as a manager for assessing and minimising risks to staff
• A continuing quest for personal and professional development
• An academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

NHS England is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding the health and safety of all staff.