Job requirements
Essential
25 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Abilities
A strong sense of vision, leadership and ability to innovate
- Skills and Abilities
Proven negotiation skills
- Skills and Abilities
Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to critically appraise and problem solve whilst maintaining objectivity
- Skills and Abilities
Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders.
- Skills and Abilities
Proven organisational and time management skills.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to support others (pastoral skills) and to help others develop and progress
- Behaviours and Values
Able to demonstrate NHSE WT&E’s values and commitment to the values described in the NHS Constitution
- Behaviours and Values
Commitment to own personal development.
- Behaviours and Values
Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Behaviours and Values
Commitment and enthusiasm for education and training
- Behaviours and Values
Adaptable in approach including the flexibility to work in changing environments
- Experience and Knowledge
Good working knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes.
- Experience and Knowledge
Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education
- Experience and Knowledge
Experience of working with learners and doctors in training in an educational context.
- Experience and Knowledge
Experience of clinical and educational leadership including across multi-professional teams
- Experience and Knowledge
Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, National Institute for Health Research and academic training, NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
- Qualifications and Training
Registered Medical or Dental Practitioner with a current licence to practise or hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (or equivalent) in Public Health (for roles in School of Public Health).
- Qualifications and Training
Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty or professional association relevant to the advertised role’s Specialty
- Qualifications and Training
Applicants must be in current NHS clinical practice (or similar setting), or within 2 years of ceasing clinical practice, whilst in this post
- Qualifications and Training
Applicants, regardless of professional background, must have a track record of professionalism in line with the principles set out in Good Medical Practice and compatible with appointment in a senior clinical educator role.
- Qualifications and Training
Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development.
- Qualifications and Training
Active involvement in, and up to date with, NHS appraisal processes.
- Qualifications and Training
Applicants who are GPs are normally required to be on the National Performer’s List (unless they are solely undertaking an educational management role).
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience and Knowledge
Previous or current appointment as a leader in healthcare education
- Experience and Knowledge
Previous experience in the recruitment and selection of doctors / learners to educational programmes.
- Experience and Knowledge
Awareness of funding streams for healthcare education
- Experience and Knowledge
Understanding of current health, social care and education policy
- Experience and Knowledge
An understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters
- Qualifications and Training
Higher educational qualification such as a postgraduate certificate, diploma or Master’s in education.
Job overview
10 TPD sessions are being advertised for Peripatetic TPD roles across the East Midlands. We are looking to recruit 5 post-holders, each at 2 sessions per week (one day equivalent).
Peripatetic TPDs may be deployed into GP training programmes across the region for a defined periods to provide TPD support when a programme has lost capacity through prolonged absence (e.g. due to illness, recruitment delays), provide support during periods of increased educational demand (e.g. ARCP panels) or to deliver a specific project (e.g. improved neurodiversity support offer). Over the course of a year, a Peripatetic TPD may work across several different programmes in the East Midlands.
When not deployed to a specific programme, peripatetic TPDs will contribute to centralised regional educational offers, e.g. the regional resident doctor induction programme, centralised teaching on essential topics, and other region-wide initiatives.
This is a deliberately flexible role designed to provide regional resilience. It is also an excellent development opportunity for educators who want to build TPD experience, work with a range of programme teams, and gain exposure to different ways of running GP training.
The East Midlands GP School delivers training across nine programmes (Nottingham, Sherwood Forest, Leicester/Leicestershire/Rutland, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Boston, Derby, Kettering, Northampton). Successful applicants should be willing to work across the region as deployments require.
Main duties of the job
Specific duties will vary by deployment and by the needs of the host programme, but typically include:
- Programme support and management
- Teaching delivery
- Trainee support
- Collaboration and communication with the Head of School, APD for Rotations & Rotas, programme TPDs, programme managers, and other regional colleagues throughout the deployment.
- Evaluation and development including contributing feedback to the Heads of School and the APD for Rotations & Rotas on each deployment, supporting continuous improvement of the Peripatetic TPD model.
- Participate in regional faculty development opportunities and protected professional development time.
Please note role responsibilities are not limited to the areas listed above - as with all TPD roles, you may be asked to work flexibly to support wider GP training within the East Midlands.
This is a new type of role within the East Midlands GP School. Post-holders will play an active part in shaping how the role develops, with their experience informing future deployments and regional priorities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and any other supporting documents.
Job Location
Any NHSE office in the East Midlands region
Regional office base: County Hall, Leicester Road, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Deployments will be to GP training programmes across the East Midlands; willingness to travel across the region is required.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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This advert is for GP Training Programme Director with NHS England in Any NHSE Office in East Midlands Region, East Midlands, LE3 8RA, West Yorkshire. It is listed as a General practitioner Medical doctor General Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £122,819 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Oct 2026.
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