TPD for Medical Ophthalmology

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; West Virginia; Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) is seeking a Training Programme Director to lead national training programmes for the Scotland Deanery and contribute to broader strategic work across the specialty. The role involves coordination with trainees, trainers and external bodies to enhance postgraduate education.

Applicants must hold MB ChB or equivalent and be on the GMC General and Specialist Registers, with NHS education and training experience.

Qualifications

• MB ChB or equivalent qualification.
• GMC General and Specialist Registers.
• Experience in medical education and training within the NHS.
• Ability to lead national training programmes and engage with trainees and trainers.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of national training programmes for the Scotland Deanery.
• Contribute to operational and strategic work within the wider specialty grouping.
• Interact with trainees, trainers and external bodies to support postgraduate education regionally and nationally.
• Secure employer support via a Service Level Agreement within the candidate's job plan.

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: 0.25 PA (1 hour per week)

Duration: Fixed Term for 36 months

Flexible Location: PSD Scotland is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working (within the UK). We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.

Who We Are

Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.

We are the leader in educational design, delivery and quality assurance and provide wide-ranging support to workforce development. We are the official provider of workforce statistics for NHS Scotland and support national workforce planning. We design and develop digital technologies supporting innovation and transformation.

Our purpose is to drive change and improve the quality of care experienced by citizens across Scotland by ensuring that we have the right staff, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time. PSD Scotland is integral to improving outcomes for people and in ensuring a skilled and capable workforce underpins the design and delivery of services. As an organisation, we recognise the signifigant contribution we can make to improving population health, reducing inequalities and economic development.

This will be across 0.25 PA of time (1PA = 4 hours)

What You Will Do

The Training Programme Director post is required to provide leadership and oversight of the post with responsibilities for national training programmes of the Scotland Deanery, and to contribute to other operational and strategic work within the wider specialty grouping. The role will involve interaction with trainees, trainers, and external bodies to support and enhance postgraduate education both regionally and nationally across the Scotland Deanery.

Applications are invited from trained doctors in Scotland who are in a substantive NHS consultant post. All applicants must confirm prior to interview that their employer would support a Service Level Agreement for this role within their job plan.

Applicants must be qualified to MB ChB or equivalent and included in the GMC’s General and Specialist Registers. A broad understanding of the GMC and Scotland Deanery quality frameworks together with practical experience of medical education and training in the NHS is required. A full job description is available.

Informal enquiries can be made to Prof. Adam Hill, Lead Dean Director for Medicine, [e-mail]

If you are interested in this vacancy and would like further information, please refer to job information pack below.

• 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.

CVs will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Tuesday 29th September 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

• 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 website here.

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 found here.

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]