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NHS England; Reading; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational management contribution

Secondments

Job summary

NHS England (Thames Valley Office, South East Region) seeks a Consultant with a strong interest in medical education to be Training Programme Director for Core Psychiatry. The post focuses on delivering the Core Psychiatry training programme across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire and improving learner supervision, assessment and experience.

You will work with the Head of School to enhance educational outcomes, engage faculty and foster multi-professional links, aligning with NHS

Qualifications

• Senior NHS consultant with a strong interest in medical education and training across the region.
• Proven ability to lead education programmes, supervision and assessment.
• Experience in multi-professional training environments and workforce development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Core Psychiatry training programme across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
• Lead learner supervision, assessment and experience; drive educational outcomes.
• Engage and develop faculty, coordinate with the Head of School and support workforce transformation.

Skills

Leadership

Educational leadership

Communication

Medical education

Education

Consultant physician

Job description

Training Programme Director - Core Psychiatry - TV | NHS England

Within NHS England, South East Region, the Thames Valley Office is responsible for the planning, development, education and training of the future and current healthcare and public health workforce across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant with a strong interest in medical education and training to be the Training Programme Director for Core Psychiatry.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall delivery of the Renal training programme. For more information regarding the post please refer to the attached Job Description with enclosed Person Specification.

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

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.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced NHS Consultant with a thorough understanding of (specialty) training across the region and who will also have strong leadership and communication skills and be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.

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.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

The fixed level of funding contribution for this role is £17,500 per annum, as an Educational Management Contribution (EMC). 1.75 EMC has been allocated for this role. The number of EMCs indicatively equates to the number of PAs for job planning; however, the level of funding for EMCs is fixed and may not equate to your individual personal salary with your employer in relation to your planned activities.

The Trust Director of Medical Education will be asked to provide a reference in support of your application.

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 Sunday 13 Sep 2026