Training Programme Director for Forensic Psychiatry (London)

NHS England; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS England in London is seeking an exceptional Training Programme Director for Forensic Psychiatry to lead and shape the delivery of a comprehensive training programme in this specialty.

The post holder will work with the Postgraduate Dean, Head of School and the Speciality Training Committee (STC) to ensure national standards set by the GMC and the Royal College are met, while aligning local educational governance and ongoing professional development for clinical leads and trainees.

Job description

An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Training Programme Director for Forensic Psychiatry for London.

The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions within their specialty, aligned to the NHS England mandate.

The Programme Director will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College and also guidelines and standards established within Forensic Psychiatry are met.

The successful applicant will work closely with the Head of School, other Psychiatry TPDs, LaSE team including; PGMDE Business Manager, Postgraduate Dean, and other key departments including Quality.

They will work with the Postgraduate Dean to produce doctors who will strive for the highest standards of patient-centred care and commit themselves to a lifetime of professional development.

The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions within their specialty, aligned to the NHS England mandate.

A speciality Training Programme Director (TPD) is a member of the Speciality Training Committee (STC) who is managerially responsible to the Postgraduate Dean for the delivery of training in that speciality according to the standards set by the GMC and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The demands on TPDs are likely to vary at times and the guidance below should be interpreted flexibly.

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.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosita stasytyte Job title: Operations Manager Email address: [e-mail]