Training Programme Director

NHS ENGLAND; Horley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare organization in Horley is seeking a Training Programme Director to lead Cardiology training efforts. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned NHS Consultant with strong leadership skills, focused on enhancing the learner experience and ensuring effective educational outcomes. This role emphasizes collaboration within multi-professional teams. Competitive salary and commitment to inclusivity are offered.

Benefits

Real Living Wage

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to diversity and inclusivity

Qualifications

• Experience with Cardiology training across the region is essential.
• Strong leadership and communication skills required.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Cardiology Regional Training Programme.
• Manage recruitment for training posts and programmes.
• Handle postgraduate programme management and trainee support.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

NHS Consultant with Cardiology experience

Job description

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive - and we all have our part to play. As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.

As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third‑party contractors will earn a real Living Wage.

Role Overview

The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Head of School in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHS England mandate more broadly around the management of training programmes in Cardiology. The Training Programme Director is professionally and managerially accountable to the Head of School.

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.

To support the Postgraduate Dean, Training Programme Directors will work across the spectrum of health and where relevant, social care, within the context of a team, so that the provision of education reflects changing service models. This will deliver an integrated workforce comprising individuals from a spectrum of professional and other backgrounds.

The Programme Director will ensure that both national standards, determined by the faculty, and guidelines and standards established within KSS are met.

Responsibilities

• To oversee the Cardiology 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 Cardiology 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.

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered this role on a secondment basis only; agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Our Commitments to You

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that.

We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro‑divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro‑divergent.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates; if you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the role. Whilst we appreciate that you may have had support with your application (for example, using AI technology or guidance from a trusted individual), it is important that the information you provide reflects your own knowledge, skill and experience and we trust that you apply on that basis.

We do not accept applications via recruitment agencies. If you are applying on a secondment basis, please make sure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager to apply for this position.

Compliance & Data Processing

To comply with the HM Government Functional Standard GovS 007, and specifically the Personnel Security Standards 2024, individuals employed or contracted by NHS England may be required to undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standards check, dependent on the role.

The NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for the processing of your application; a privacy notice is attached to advise you on how we will process your personal data.

If you have applied via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third‑party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Strategic Purpose

• 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 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.