# GP Training Programme Director > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS England. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/gp-training-programme-director/e55b486f-c6ca-4ed7-a4c1-8ea902d6ac3e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/gp-training-programme-director/e55b486f-c6ca-4ed7-a4c1-8ea902d6ac3e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS England - **Town:** Leeds - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** General Practitioner - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £122,819 a year - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Part-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-07-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-22T14:25:44.898Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M9990-26-0413?employerCode=M9990 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8098260?FromJobsNHS=1&ShowJobAdvert= ## Job Content ### Job summary This is a TPD post within the GP School. This role will be part of the Airedale training scheme - 1 session available. Salary - GP Educator Pay Scale GP01 This is an exciting opportunity to take part in the development of Postgraduate General Practice and Primary Care Education. The postholder will work with the Airedale scheme Training Programme Directors, Senior Management Team and other colleagues in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions to ensure the quality of training within the scheme. ### Main duties of the job GP Training Programme Directors are commissioned and appointed by NHS England, working across Yorkshire and the Humber to direct and manage specialty training placements and rotations across Local Education Providers (LEPs) and General Practices (GP). The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Head of School in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHSE mandate. The Training Programme Director is professionally and managerially accountable to the Head of School. The Training Programme Director will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links. ### About us NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS. Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services. In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department. If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices. We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies. ### Details - Date posted: 22 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff - Salary: £122,819 a year pro rata - Contract: Fixed term - Duration: 7 months - Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working - Reference number: 990-NEY-EC3358-E - Job locations: Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process. To support the Postgraduate Dean, Training Programme Directors will work across the spectrum of health and where relevant, social care, within the context of a team, so that the provision of education reflects changing service models. This will deliver an integrated workforce comprising individuals from a spectrum of professional and other backgrounds. As a provider of medical education and training, Training Programme Directors should undergo an annual appraisal, with feedback on involvement in postgraduate education and training provided by the Deputy Head of School. You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. ## Job Details This is a TPD post within the GP School. This role will be part of the Airedale training scheme - 1 session available. Salary - GP Educator Pay Scale GP01 This is an exciting opportunity to take part in the development of Postgraduate General Practice and Primary Care Education. The postholder will work with the Airedale scheme Training Programme Directors, Senior Management Team and other colleagues in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions to ensure the quality of training within the scheme. ## Job Description GP Training Programme Directors are commissioned and appointed by NHS England, working across Yorkshire and the Humber to direct and manage specialty training placements and rotations across Local Education Providers (LEPs) and General Practices (GP). The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Head of School in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions, aligned to the NHSE mandate. The Training Programme Director is professionally and managerially accountable to the Head of School. The Training Programme Director will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links. ## Responsibilities If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process. To support the Postgraduate Dean, Training Programme Directors will work across the spectrum of health and where relevant, social care, within the context of a team, so that the provision of education reflects changing service models. This will deliver an integrated workforce comprising individuals from a spectrum of professional and other backgrounds. As a provider of medical education and training, Training Programme Directors should undergo an annual appraisal, with feedback on involvement in postgraduate education and training provided by the Deputy Head of School. You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate - Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity - Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills - Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders - Excellent organisational and time management skills - Demonstrates clinical and educational leadership skills **Desirable** - Has strategic planning skills - Has expertise in change management ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context - Has a thorough understanding of the work of the general practitioners and other health care practitioners and their challenges - Knowledge of adult education, theory and delivery in service - Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies - Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes - Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory - Demonstrates a proactive approach to personal CPD as a clinician in their professional role **Desirable** - Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years - Expertise in the support of doctors in difficulty ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Primary clinical healthcare qualification - Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body - Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development at appropriate level in the Trainer, etc.) - TPDs require GMC license to practice AND must be in current clinical practice, or within 2 years of ceasing clinical practice **Desirable** - Working towards higher professional qualification such as Diploma or Masters in Medical Education ## Documents - [Job Description.pdf (PDF, 416 KB)](document:2966346) - [Occupational Functional Requirements Form.pdf (PDF, 70 KB)](document:2966347) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.