Specialty Head of School | NHS England

NHS England; Bristol; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in England is seeking a Head of School in Emergency Medicine. The role focuses on enhancing educational outcomes, engaging faculty, and supporting the Postgraduate Dean. Ideal candidates are experienced clinicians with strong leadership skills, capable of working within a multi-professional team. The contract is available until 31st October 2026, offering flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Experienced clinician in education and training.
• Ability to work in a multi-professional team.
• Strong leadership and communication skill set.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of educational functions aligned with NHS England.
• Support the Postgraduate Dean in improving learner outcomes.
• Engage faculty to ensure effective educational processes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education and training expertise

Multi-professional teamwork

Job description

Overview

An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Head of School in Emergency Medicine working across the South West.

The post will be available on the basis of a secondment arrangement from their host institution to NHS England – 2 PAs per week (8 hours), worked flexibly. The contract is until the 31st October 2026 in the first instance.

All work undertaken should be incorporated into the Consultant Job Plan. The role of Head of School is to work with and support the Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate.

The Head of School is professionally and managerially accountable to the Postgraduate Dean. The Head of School 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 ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician with a thorough understanding of education and training across the region. They will also have strong leadership and communication skills and be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.

Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.

Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms — including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

Leading the NHS in England

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money

On appointment and onboarding

Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.

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 recruitment process.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the 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 24 Sep 2025