TPD for Psychiatry of Psychiatry of Learning Disability South London | NHS England

NHS England; City Of London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare service in the UK is seeking an experienced Training Programme Director for Psychiatry of Learning Disability in South London. You will oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme, manage postgraduate responsibilities, and ensure compliance with national standards. Ideal candidates are NHS Consultants with strong leadership and communication skills in a multi-professional team environment. This role requires significant in-person engagement, with an advertised close date for applications on 7 October 2025.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.
• Experience in Psychiatry training across the region is required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme.
• Manage postgraduate programme including assessments and trainee management.
• Recruit to training posts and handle specialty-specific matters.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Understanding of Psychiatry training

Education

NHS Consultant level qualification

Job description

Overview

An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Training Programme Director for Psychiatry of Learning Disability South London.

The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions within their specialty, aligned to the NHS England mandate. The Programme Directors will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College and also guidelines and standards established within Psychiatry are met.

The successful applicants will work closely with the Head of School, other Psychiatry TPDs, LaSE team including; PGMDE Business Manager, Postgraduate Dean, and other key departments including Quality. They will work with the Postgraduate Dean to produce doctors who will strive for the highest standards of patient-centred care and commit themselves to a lifetime of professional development.

The Programme Directors will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College, and guidelines and standards established within Psychiatry are met.

Responsibilities

• To oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme
• Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns
• Recruitment to training posts and programmes
• Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression, rotations, support and remediation, OOP management, trainee management careers support, less than full-time training, inter-deanery transfer, academic training and other related work-streams

Ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will be an experienced NHS Consultant with a thorough understanding of Psychiatry 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.

Organisation and purpose

• 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.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

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

If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.

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 Tuesday 7 Oct 2025