Training Programme Director for Medical Oncology (East Midlands) | NHS England

NHS ENGLAND; Glenfield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental health organization in the East Midlands seeks a Training Programme Director for Medical Oncology. This role involves leadership in educational quality and training oversight, creating effective networks with various stakeholders, and ensuring standards align with guidelines set by the GMC. Candidates must possess strong clinical leadership skills and a background in medical education. The position requires significant in-person duties, contributing to the workforce transformation in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading educational initiatives and training programmes.
• Strong understanding of GMC guidelines and educational standards.
• Ability to engage effectively with diverse healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage educational training and supervision.
• Ensure compliance with educational quality guidelines set by GMC.
• Develop networks for collaboration with local and regional stakeholders.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Educational Quality Management

Education

Medical Doctorate

Job description

Overview

An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Training Programme Director for Medical Oncology (East Midlands). All work undertaken is to be incorporated into the Consultant Job Plan. The role of Training Programme Director is to work 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 on 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 as well as innovative ways of curriculum delivery and workforce well‑being strategies. To support the Postgraduate Dean, Training Programme Directors 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.

Engaging People/ Key Working Relationships: Development of an effective network of communication and collaboration of all relevant stakeholders on a local, regional and national basis:

• Postgraduate Dean and Deputies
• Head of School
• Staff at all levels across the area covered by the local office
• Practices and schemes
• Associate Deans
• Clinical Faculty
• Other Heads of Schools
• Other Training Programme Directors
• Royal Colleges
• Professional and regulatory bodies
• Wider Stakeholder Network
• Local Medical Schools
• Providers across the region
• Directors of Education
• Higher Educational Institutions

Delivering Results / Functional Responsibilities

• Ensuring high standards of education and training as defined by the GMC with respect to training posts and educational programmes
• Ensuring that objectives are met within budget and proportionate contribution to budget savings
• Ensuring that Code of Practice Guidelines are met
• Giving guidance on OOP / IDT's / LTFT / Acting up applications

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.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in‑person. If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter‑Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.

To work with the Head of School

• To provide effective clinical leadership, contributing to the strategic development of the Deanery.
• To contribute to the vision of the local NHS and to enhance patient care by providing leadership and direction with respect to the quality of education and training.
• To be an advocate and a positive role model of the Deanery, by promoting leadership that inspires, motivates and empowers all staff, and demonstrating the values of the NHS.
• To work on behalf of the Deanery, providing expert advice on specialty‑specific matters.
• To work locally with key groups and stakeholders, to attend and host events across the regions, to develop key liaisons and to ensure effective local engagement and responsiveness in line with the culture of the Deanery.
• To review how multi‑professional healthcare teams interact and identify opportunities for different healthcare professions to work more effectively together through education and training.
• To work with providers and others to support and capture innovation locally and ensure national and local conversations develop 'best practice'.

Corporate Leadership

• To support delivery of the specialty‑specific aspects of the Deanery mandate through local initiatives and programmes.

Involvement in Programmes and Projects

• To support work programmes on behalf of the Deanery that support local and national developments and initiatives.
• Commitment to national vision, policies and processes for effective educational quality management.

Leadership and Management

• Leading on all TPD activities across the region.
• Ensuring that trainee rotations and placements are managed in accordance with Code of Practice guidance.

Quality and Safety

• To emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners.
• To support the development of quality processes which are complementary across the healthcare workforce.
• To support the use of clinical skills training and simulation (where appropriate/applicable), stressing the importance of teamwork and human factors.

School Programme Management

• Specialty‑specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns.
• Recruitment to training posts and programmes.
• To use our educational resources to support learners within programmes to fulfil their full potential.
• 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.

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