Training Programme Director - Rheumatology - TV

NHS Jobs; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Reading seeks a Training Programme Director for Rheumatology. The role ensures national standards and Royal College guidelines are met, with responsibilities across regional training, trainee/trainer concerns, and secondment arrangements.

You will oversee recruitment to training posts, postgraduate programme management including assessments, progression, rotations, support and remediation, and career guidance. Secondments backed by Trust medical education leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Regional Training Programme and trainee/trainer concerns
• Recruitment to training posts and programmes
• Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression and rotations
• Trainee management careers support
• Less than full-time training
• Inter-deanery transfer
• Academic training and related work-streams

Job description

Training Programme Director - Rheumatology - TV

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

Responsibilities will include:

• To oversee the Specialtys 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 fixed level of funding contribution for this role is £5,000 per annum, as an Educational Management Contribution (EMC). 0.5 EMC has been allocated for this role. The number of EMCs indicatively equates to the number of PAs for job planning; however, the level of funding for EMCs is fixed and may not equate to your individual personal salary with your employer in relation to your planned activities.

Prior to applying, please ensure you have discussed this role with your local Director of Medical Education to ensure that this work functions as a secondment with time freed up in your job plan to fulfil expectations. The financial contribution to the Trust is then to backfill any clinical time. This will be followed up at interview to ensure support is in place. The Trust Director of Medical Education will be asked to provide a reference in support of your 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.

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.