Training Programme Director of General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry | NHS England

NHS England; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Training Programme Director for General and Old Age Psychiatry. The successful candidate will oversee the specialty's training programme, ensuring adherence to national standards and effective collaboration with various key stakeholders. Applicants should be experienced NHS Consultants with strong leadership and communication skills. This role emphasizes development and improvement of patient-centered care, with significant in-person time commitment expected.

Qualifications

• Experience as an NHS Consultant with understanding of Psychiatry training.
• Strong leadership and communication skills necessary for team collaboration.
• Ability to manage multi-professional teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Specialty's Regional Training Programme.
• Manage postgraduate programme aspects including assessments and trainee support.
• Lead recruitment efforts for training posts.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Understanding of Psychiatry training

Education

NHS Consultant

Job description

Outstanding individuals are sought to fulfil the role of Training Programme Director for General and Old Age Psychiatry.

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

The successful applicants 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.

Qualifications

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.

National & NHS England Initiatives

• 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.

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.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only; agreement must be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

This advert closes on Monday 12 Jan 2026.