# TPD for ACCS - Emergency Medicine WM > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS England. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/tpd-for-accs-emergency-medicine-wm/574d9ff2-72ec-4d1e-8140-85c823d24343 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/tpd-for-accs-emergency-medicine-wm/574d9ff2-72ec-4d1e-8140-85c823d24343.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS England - **Location:** 23 Stephenson Street - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Salary:** In line with TPD sessional payments - **Contract type:** Secondment: 8 months (Until 31 March 2027) - **Employment type:** Part time - 0.5 session per week (2 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T10:11:04.803Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Birmingham/NHS_England/Medicine/Medicine-v8248884 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8248884?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.england.nhs.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job overview 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 NHS England 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. ### Main duties of the job 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 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities School Programme Management - To oversee School programme management and advise the Head of School on the following matters: - Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns; - Recruitment to training posts and programmes; - To use our educational resources to support learners within programmes to fulfil their full potential. - Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression, rotations, support - and remediation, OOP management, trainee management, careers support, less than full-time training, interdeanery transfer, academic training and other related work-streams. To fulfil the following responsibilities: - To attend School meetings within the structure and other relevant meetings. - To meet Code of Practice requirements, ensuring that rotational information is available to local teams to meet the 12 week deadline, and to support information sharing to track exceptions, noting the contribution to NHS England (WTE Directorate) metrics. - To undertake professional development identified for the role (attendance at required training days, on-line e-learning packages, etc). - To assist the Head of School and Postgraduate Dean in the early identification of trainees requiring additional support through local monitoring, escalation as required and referral to appropriate services. - To facilitate career management or be able to provide access to career management skills or provision. - See detailed Job Description You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached 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. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others. - A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate. - Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity. - Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills. - Excellent organisational and time management skills. - Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress. **Desirable** - Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty. - Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders. ### Behaviours and Values **Essential** - A transformation leadership style. - Ability to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult issues. - Management of transformation and change. - Sensitivity, tolerance and acceptance of criticism. - Perform all duties in a manner that supports and promotes NHS England (WTE Directorate) commitment to equal opportunities. - Conduct all duties in a manner that safeguards the health and safety of yourself and your colleagues, trainees and staff. Note the special responsibility as a manager for assessing and minimising risks to staff. - A continuing quest for personal and professional development. - An academic interest in training and education across primary and secondary care. ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Current clinical commitment in the School/specialty. - Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context. - Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team. - Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education. - Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years. - Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes. **Desirable** - Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies. - Understanding of the workforce transformation agenda. - Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Primary clinical healthcare qualification. - Currently working at consultant level or equivalent in the specialty school area - Experience within the specialty at Consultant level. - Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and be registered with the regulatory body. - Must hold a current Licence to Practise **Desirable** - Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc) ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10561703) - [guide to completing your application (docx, 42.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1939) - [nhse - verification of id and rtw guide (pdf, 306.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=996) - [occupational functional requirements form (pdf, 69.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10561702) - [note for existing nhs employees applying for fixed term vacancies (docx, 26.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2084) ## 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.