• Job Description

  Req#: M9990-25-0284?language=en&page=359&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The East of England Primary Care School (part of the Workforce, Training and Education Directorate of NHS England) are looking for enthusiastic and innovative educators to join the team as GP Training Programme Directors.

  This is a fantastic opportunity to join NHSE and make an impact working with Resident Doctors in GP training. The successful applicant will work with colleagues to delivered education and training to GP Resident Doctors in the Southend Training Programme.

  Main duties of the job

  The successful candidate will provide professional educational support to all postgraduate clinical learners in primary and community care within the local programme. The team of GP programme directors will also share overall responsibility for the provision of educational support to the service.

  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

  16 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Doctor - other

  Salary

  £109,536 a year GP00 pro rata, increasing to GP01 following 12 months experience.

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  15 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

  Reference number

  990-EOE-16227-E

  Job locations

  Victoria House

  CamLife

  Fulbourn, Cambridge

  CB21 5XB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  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.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  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.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Training

  Essential

  • Primary clinical healthcare qualification
  • Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
  • Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development at appropriate level in the Trainer, etc.)

  Desirable

  • Working towards higher professional qualification such as Diploma or Masters in Medical Education

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate
  • Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills
  • Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Demonstrates clinical and educational leadership skills

  Desirable

  • Has strategic planning skills
  • Has expertise in change management

  Experience and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
  • Has a thorough understanding of the work of the general practitioners and other health care practitioners and their challenges
  • Knowledge of adult education, theory and delivery in service
  • Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
  • Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes
  • Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory
  • Demonstrates a proactive approach to personal CPD as a clinician in their professional role

  Desirable

  • Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years
  • Expertise in the support of doctors in difficulty

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Training

  Essential

  • Primary clinical healthcare qualification
  • Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
  • Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development at appropriate level in the Trainer, etc.)

  Desirable

  • Working towards higher professional qualification such as Diploma or Masters in Medical Education

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • A strong sense of vision and ability to innovate
  • Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills
  • Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Demonstrates clinical and educational leadership skills

  Desirable

  • Has strategic planning skills
  • Has expertise in change management

  Experience and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
  • Has a thorough understanding of the work of the general practitioners and other health care practitioners and their challenges
  • Knowledge of adult education, theory and delivery in service
  • Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
  • Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes
  • Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory
  • Demonstrates a proactive approach to personal CPD as a clinician in their professional role

  Desirable

  • Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and Equality and Diversity in the last 3 years
  • Expertise in the support of doctors in difficulty

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NHS England

  Address

  Victoria House

  CamLife

  Fulbourn, Cambridge

  CB21 5XB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NHS England

  Address

  Victoria House

  CamLife

  Fulbourn, Cambridge

  CB21 5XB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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