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NHS England; Taunton (MA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 149,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS England South West invites applications for the role of Deputy Postgraduate Dean (Foundation Training). The post provides regional leadership for Foundation Training, working across specialties and professions to ensure high-quality educational outcomes.

The appointment is a part-time secondment to NHS England, alongside current employment with an NHS Trust within the South West footprint, with in-person time expected to be at least 40%.

Qualifications

• An experienced clinician with thorough understanding of education and training across the region.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, able to work in a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Direct management and support of the Heads of School.
• Direct management of resident doctors in training with professional standards and performance issues.
• Engagement with national workstreams including medical education reform programmes.
• Leading on local delivery of national programmes.

Job description

Applications are invited for the role of Deputy Postgraduate Dean (Foundation Training) within NHS England South West. The role of Deputy Postgraduate Dean will provide local and regional leadership for the delivery of high-quality Foundation Training, working collaboratively across specialties and professions to ensure excellent educational outcomes. The role supports the Regional Postgraduate Dean in delivering corporate, statutory and non-statutory functions and is firmly focused on improving patient and learner safety and experience.

The post holder will have a specific portfolio responsibility for Foundation Training across the South West region, ensuring the quality, development and effective management of Foundation Programmes and supporting educational providers to deliver high-quality training environments.

The appointment will be made on the basis of a part-time secondment to NHS England, alongside existing employment with an NHS Trust within the South West geographical footprint.

Key areas of responsibility will include:

• Direct management and support of the Heads of School
• Direct management of resident doctors in training with professional standards, complex training and performance issues and support of the Heads of Schools in managing resident doctors in training experiencing difficulties
• Engagement with national workstreams including medical education reform programmes
• Leading on local delivery of national programmes

The ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician with a thorough understanding of education and training across the region. They will also have strong leadership and communication skills and be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.

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

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.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the 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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Sep 2026