Training Programme Director - Medicine - Nuclear Medicine

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.


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


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.


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


Education and Training Quality Improvement and Performance

To emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners.


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 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.


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