Specialty Training Programme Director for Old Age Psychiatry | NHS England

NHS ENGLAND; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is seeking a Specialty Training Programme Director for Old Age Psychiatry. This part-time role involves leading the delivery of educational functions, supporting clinician training, and ensuring high-quality outcomes. Ideal candidates are experienced clinicians with strong leadership and communication skills, committed to collaborative healthcare improvement.

Qualifications

• Experienced clinician with knowledge in education.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of training functions.
• Improve learner supervision and assessment.
• Engage faculty and ensure effective educational outcomes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Understanding of education and training

Job description

Overview

The role of Specialty Training Programme Director for Old Age Psychiatry within the School of Psychiatry and will work with and support the Head of School for Psychiatry (Peninsula) in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate and long-term workforce plan. The role 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 appointment will be made on the basis of a part-time secondment to NHS England, alongside existing employment with an NHS Trust in the South West geographical footprint.

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.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• 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.