Training Programme Director - Core Psychiatry | NHS England

NHS England; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Training Programme Director to oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme in Core Psychiatry. This role requires an experienced NHS Consultant with strong leadership and communication skills, able to work within a multi-professional team. The successful candidate will manage recruitment for training posts and ensure effective educational outcomes. The position is pivotal in ensuring the transformation of the workforce and enhancing training delivery for future healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience as NHS Consultant is essential.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are required.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-professional team is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme.
• Manage postgraduate training programs and assessments.
• Lead recruitment for training posts.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Understanding of Core Psychiatry training

Education

Eligible NHS Consultant

Job description

Overview

The Training Programme Director in Core Psychiatry will support the Head of School in the Strategic Development of the School of Psychiatry across the NW region.

The post holder will lead on the development of the School’s Recruitment and Retention Strategy and contribute to supporting the School Operational Programme.

The post holder will be a member of the School Board.

Strategic Context

As a result of NHS England’s (NHSE) integration into the Department of Health, all educator recruitment activity either extensions to existing contracts or new appointments, will have an end date of 31 March 2027. We are currently reviewing the recruitment process beyond this date and will provide updates as soon as the new procedures.

Role Focus

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.

Ideal Candidate

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.

Mission Statement

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
• 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

Recruitment Process

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.

Programme Director Responsibilities

• 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.

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.

Closing Date

This advert closes on Monday 12 Jan 2026.