Associate Postgraduate Dean for Trainee Development and Wellbeing Service

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; West Virginia; Hybrid; USD 12,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

PSD Scotland is seeking a Consultant or Principal in General Practice to lead the Trainee Development and Wellbeing Service (TDWS). You will devise personalised learning and support plans for trainees and signpost resources to help them progress in their training.

You will also help evolve TDWS to anticipate broader development needs of doctors in training across Scotland, with a focus on flexible training and high-quality professional support.

Qualifications

• Must be a Consultant or Principal in General Practice with MRCGP.
• Experience in postgraduate education and trainee support.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Devise a learning and support plan for individual trainees and signpost to resources to support their programme.
• Contribute to evolving the TDWS to meet trainee development needs across Scotland.

Skills

MRCGP

Postgraduate education

Communication skills

Education

Postgraduate education

Job description

On 1 April 2026, NSS and NES became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow. As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long‑term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

Hours: Part Time, 1 post at 1PAs (4 hours per week)

Duration: Fixed Term / Secondment for 3 years*

Location: PSD Scotland is a remote‑friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office‑based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patterns—please get in touch during the application process to discuss.

Who We Are

PSD unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

What You Will Do

This is an exciting opportunity to play an important role in the Scottish Trainee Development and Wellbeing Service (TDWS). The TDWS is committed to helping doctors in training in Scotland meet their full potential, assisting trainees with professional support and development, careers advice and advice on flexible training. The postholder will devise a learning and support plan for individual trainees and sign post them to resources which may help them continue in their programme and achieve their potential. The postholder will also be an active participant in helping the TDWS evolve to anticipate and meet the wider development needs of doctors in training across Scotland.

You must be a Consultant or a Principal in General Practice with MRCGP and have experience in postgraduate education and trainee support. Your communication and organisational skills should be excellent.

This post is subject to annual review. These posts are for Scotland and will be appointed for 3 years in the first instance, subject to annual review. The salary will be based on the Consultant Scale.

Diversity and Inclusion

Developing a successful national service for Scotland means considering the diverse needs, perspectives, and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland. We are focused on hiring the very best talent and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Our aim to ensure that everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has a positive recruitment experience—regardless of the outcome.

We welcome applications from all under‑represented groups, including racially minoritised people and disabled people.

If you are considering applying and would like to discuss the opportunity, any adjustments or alternative work patterns, please contact Dr Greg Jones, Postgraduate Dean [e-mail] or Dr Anna Dover,Chair TDWS [e-mail]

Next Steps

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail.

In person OR online interviews will take place on 26th November 2026.

For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below. Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

Applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.

• For NHS employees considering this post, please note that appointments will only be considered on a secondment or SLA basis, in the first instance

Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59hrs on the closing date

• Please be advised that if you are successful in being offered the role following the recruitment process, you will be expected to attend the office prior to your start date to complete face‑to‑face pre‑employment checks. If you require any adjustments to support this, please let us know.
• To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere. For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: [e-mail]