Training Programme Director - Core Psychiatry (KSS)

NHS ENGLAND; Horley; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in England is seeking a qualified Training Programme Director for Core Psychiatry. The role involves managing the Core Psychiatry Regional Training Programme and supporting the educational needs of trainees. Ideal candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills, and have experience as an NHS Consultant. This position emphasizes improving learner supervision and engagement across the healthcare workforce, with a commitment to high-quality educational outcomes.

Benefits

Value for money initiatives

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will be an experienced NHS Consultant.
• Strong understanding of Core Psychiatry training across the region.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Core Psychiatry Regional Training Programme.
• Manage specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns.
• Support recruitment and postgraduate programme management.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

NHS Consultant experience

Job description

An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Training Programme Director for Core Psychiatry for KSS. This is a 1.5 PA Training Programme Director vacancy. 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. 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. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

• To oversee the Core Psychiatry 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.

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

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

Our commitment

• 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

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.