Training Programme Director - Core Psychiatry

NHS; Horley; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A top healthcare provider in England seeks a Training Programme Director for Core Psychiatry. This role involves overseeing the Core Psychiatry Regional Training Programme, ensuring compliance with national standards, and managing recruitment and assessments of training posts. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and a background in healthcare education. Excellent communication and organisation skills are essential. The position requires a Fellowship of a relevant professional body and a commitment to personal development. This is a 1.5 PA vacancy with potential for further engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in educational and clinical leadership.
• Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams.
• Established academic credibility.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Core Psychiatry Regional Training Programme.
• Ensure compliance with national standards.
• Manage recruitment and assessments of training posts.

Skills

Demonstrable leadership skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent organisational skills

Problem-solving abilities

Ability to influence others

Time management skills

Education

Fellowship of College/Faculty

PG Cert diploma or Master of Medical Education

Job description

Training Programme Director - Core Psychiatry (KSS)

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 preg 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 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 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.

Main duties of the job

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

• 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 also has strong leadership andāju communication skills and can work effectively as a member of a multi‑professional team.

About us

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

Our staff 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.

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
• 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

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.

Job responsibilities

The length of appointment will initially be until 31 March 2027, with potential for extension subject to agreement of both parties.

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be lots‑off reduced secondment basis only, etc. Agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fellowship of College /Faculty, professional association and/or body
• Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development
• Qualification such as PG Cert diploma or Master of Medical Education

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
• A strong sense of vision and an ability to innovate
• Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty
• Ability to problem‑solve and maintain objectivity
• Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
• Ability to rapidly establish academic credibility

Employment/Experience

• Working with learners or doctors in training in educational context
• Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi‑professional team
• Demonstrable track record of delivery of service and education
• Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges / Faculties, professional bodies related NHS organisations
• Understanding of the workforce transformation agenda
• Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and E&D in the last 3 years
• Active involvement in and up to date with appraisal process
• Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes including understanding workforce matters
• Applicants who are doctors require a licence to practice
• Previous or current appointment as leader in healthcare education
• Awareness of funding streams for healthcare education
• Understanding of current health and social care and education policy

Depending on experience. In line with TPD sessional payments.