GP Programme Directors are responsible for providing education in a safe environment for doctors wanting to become GPs. This involves planning, facilitating and evaluating the process of learning. There will be support from the other Programme Directors.
1 FTC opportunity for a GP Training Programme Director has become available at the West Middlesex Training Programme with a view to starting ASAP most probably from May 2026, currently lasting until 31st March 2027.
The Fixed half day release for West Middlesex is Thursday afternoon.
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The posts will be for 2 sessions a week (8 hours per week)
Main duties of the jobThe role of GP 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 role will include, amongst other responsibilities, overseeing the GP 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.
About usThe 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:
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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.
Job responsibilitiesYou 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.
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