Training Programme Director

NHS ENGLAND; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Training Programme Director will provide senior educational leadership and strategic oversight of the Enhance programme across the East of England, aligning delivery with national priorities and emerging developments in medical education.

They will lead an agreed portfolio and translate policy into high‑quality, learner‑centred education that develops generalist capabilities and supports service transformation.

Job description

Working in partnership with the Head of School (HoS), the Training Programme Director (TPD) will provide senior educational leadership and strategic oversight of the delivery, development and quality of the Enhance programme across the East of England. They will lead an agreed portfolio of work and ensure the programme responds to national priorities, regional needs and emerging developments in medical education and training., The TPD(s) will oversee delivery in support of Future Doctor (2020), the NHS Long Term Plan, Fit for the Future: the 10-Year Health Plan for England, and reforms arising from the Medical Education and Training Review. They will translate national policy into high-quality, flexible and learner-centred education that develops generalist capabilities, supports service transformation and responds to changing population and workforce needs.

Accountable through the HoS, the TPD will lead programme quality, faculty engagement, learner and supervisor experience, evaluation and continuous improvement. They will develop partnerships across specialties, providers and professions, creating shared learning opportunities for doctors, pharmacists, allied health professionals, nurses, dental professionals and the wider health and care workforce.

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.