Training Programme Director for Forensic Psychiatry North London

NHS ENGLAND; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is looking for a Training Programme Director for Forensic Psychiatry. The role involves overseeing the Regional Training Programme, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services, and managing postgraduate training aspects. Ideal candidates will have NHS Consultant experience, strong leadership, and communication skills, and a thorough understanding of Psychiatry training across the region.

Qualifications

• Experienced NHS Consultant with a thorough understanding of Psychiatry training across the region.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Specialty's Regional Training Programme.
• Manage postgraduate programme including assessments and trainee support.
• Recruitment to training posts and programmes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Understanding of Psychiatry training

Education

NHS Consultant experience

Job description

Overview

An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Training Programme Director for Forensic Psychiatry for North 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 guidelines and standards established within 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.

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.

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

• The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:


• 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.