Training Programme Director - Stroke Medicine

Job summary

The role of Training Programme Director is to work with and support the Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions within their specialty, aligned to the NHS England mandate.

The educator roles are usually recruitment as 3 + 3 year tenure, however due to NHSE organisational change currently we are only able to offer contract till 31 March 2027. We are hoping this will be reviewed soon.

The salary contribution towards this role is in line with TPD sessional payments at £10,000 per session. Please make sure you discuss it with your employer before applying.

Main duties of the job

The Stroke Medicine 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 Physicians. The demands on TPDs are likely to vary at times and the guidance below should be interpreted flexibly.

The role includes recruitment and placement of trainees with Local Education Providers to ensure that their curriculum needs are met in a high quality learning environment, assessing the progress of trainees towards their curriculum requirements, organising a teaching and training programme to enhance curriculum delivery and supporting trainees in difficulty and providing career guidance.

The demands on TPDs are likely to vary at times and the guidance below should be interpreted flexibly.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.

Details

• Date posted: 06 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Salary: Depending on experience In line with TPD sessional payments
• Contract: Secondment
• Duration: 8 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
• Reference number: 990-EOE-EC2304-E-A
• Job locations: Victoria House, Camlife, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5XB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Education and Training Quality Improvement and Performance

• To emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners.
• To ensure all learners have equity of access to learning opportunities in an environment free from negative workplace behaviours
• To support Postgraduate Deans in meeting all NHSE 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:

- Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns;

- Recruitment to training posts and programmes;

- 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 complete the annual school development plan

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.

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.