Training Programme Director Public Health Medicine Greater Manchester | NHS England

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

Job summary

A national healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking a Training Programme Director in Public Health. The role involves overseeing the Regional Training Programme, enhancing learner experiences, and leading recruitment strategies. The ideal candidate is an experienced NHS Consultant with strong leadership and communication skills. This position offers the chance to play a vital role in the development of public health training in the region. The advert closes on December 3, 2025.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of specialty training across the region.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Specialty’s Regional Training Programme.
• Manage recruitment to training posts and programmes.
• Handle postgraduate programme management and trainee support.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Multi-professional Teamwork

Education

Experience as NHS Consultant

Job description

The Training Programme Director in Public Health Greater Manchester will support the Head of School in the Strategic Development of the School of Public Health. 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. 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.

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

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.

We lead the NHS in England 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

Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.

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.

Responsibilities

• To 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.

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Dec 2025