# Training Programme Director - Imaging Academy > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS England. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/training-programme-director-imaging-academy/6abb45c0-2270-4b4b-a51f-75cc27afac17 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/training-programme-director-imaging-academy/6abb45c0-2270-4b4b-a51f-75cc27afac17.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS England - **Town:** Leeds - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Salary:** In line with TPD sessional payments - **Contract type:** Secondment: 7 months (until 31 March 2027) - **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 1 session per week (4 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-03T09:40:45.471Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Cambridgeshire/NHS_England/Secondary_care/Secondary_care-v8182586 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8182586?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of the East of England region’s Virtual Imaging Academy, working to create learning material, courses and assessments in the field of Imaging. A Sub-Speciality Training Lead / speciality Training Programme Director (TPD) is a member of the Speciality Training Committee (STC) who is managerially responsible to the Postgraduate Dean for the delivery of training in that speciality according to the standards set by the GMC and the Royal College of Radiologists. The demands on TPDs are likely to vary at times and the guidance below should be interpreted flexibly. The post is professionally and managerially accountable to the East of England Regional Postgraduate Dean. The demands on TPDs are likely to vary at times and the guidance below should be interpreted flexibly. ### Main duties of the job - Work with Academy faculty to identify areas of learning need within imaging across the East of England region and how these can best be supported using the Academy’s learning platforms and resources. - Upload high quality teaching cases to the Academy’s iCode and DetectedX learning platforms for use in learning modules and assessments. - Assess the quality of teaching cases uploaded to iCode by other PACS users across the region, and incorporate the best of these cases into formal learning modules and assessments. - Create learning modules and assessments appropriate for radiology trainees, radiographers, sonographers, junior doctors, medical students and other health professionals with an imaging learning need. - Work with the NHS England WTE regional team and the Academy’s leadership to develop and promote the Academy across the region’s Trusts. - Roll out delivery of your teaching and assessment projects across the East of England. - Use and promote simulation techniques to improve imaging and procedural training across the East of England. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Education and Training Quality Improvement and Performance - To develop learning materials, courses and assessments in the field of Imaging, primarily utilising the iCode and DetectedX platforms. - To emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners. - To support Postgraduate Deans in meeting all statutory requirements. - Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Improvement - Assist in the development of quality processes which are complementary across the healthcare workforce. - To support the use of clinical skills training and simulation (where appropriate/applicable), stressing the importance of teamwork and human factors. School Programme Management - To oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme and advise Postgraduate Deans and Heads of School on the following matters: o    Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns;o    Recruitment to training posts and programmes; o    Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression, rotations, support and remediation, OOP management, trainee management, careers support, less than full-time training, inter-deanery transfer, academic training and other related work-streams. - To provide reports to the Specialty Training Committee and School Board - To adhere to and engage with the annual development planning process. Educational and Workforce Development - To advise and support the Postgraduate Dean in educational and workforce development elements, including professional development of the educational faculty - To support compliance with requirements particularly with regard to the supervision and support for trainees and learners. - To identify learning needs and support provision of educational appraisal, educator development and resource for faculty, trainees and learners. - To create and promote shared learning opportunities to increase effective inter-professional working across the School. Intelligence Support/ provision - To ensure local intelligence processes inform quality management processes. - To engage with information systems (trainee database, post establishments). Strategic Workforce Development and Commissioning - To contribute to workforce planning, ensuring clinical engagement with local and national workforce planning processes. - To develop educational programmes where needed to support achievement of curriculum competencies, engaging with commissioning processes as required. - To identify and support the implementation of alternative workforce solutions within the School. - To advise the Postgraduate Dean on commissioning and decommissioning activities. Finance - To engage with financial business planning processes and associated School budgets as needed. - To ensure compliance with procurement requirements. 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 **Essential** - Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others - Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key Stakeholders - Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress **Desirable** - Ability to rapidly establish academic credibility ### Experience **Essential** - 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 - Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies **Desirable** - Previous or current appointment as a leader in healthcare education - Awareness of funding streams for healthcare education - Understanding of current health, social care and education policy ### Qualification **Essential** - Membership Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body - Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development - Primary clinical healthcare qualification **Desirable** - Educational qualification such as postgraduate certificate diploma or masters in medical education ### Behaviours and Values **Essential** - To contribute to the vision of the local NHS and to enhance patient care by providing leadership and direction with respect to the quality of education and training ## Documents - [job description (docx, 204.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10506875) - [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=10506874) - [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.