Description
An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Training Programme Director for Forensic Psychiatry for London.
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 successful applicant will work closely with the Head of School, other Psychiatry TPDs, LaSE team including; PGMDE Business Manager, Postgraduate Dean, and other key departments including Quality.
Job Responsibilities:
- Education and Training Quality Improvement and Performance:
- Emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners.
- Ensure all learners have equity of access to learning opportunities in an environment free from negative workplace behaviours.
- 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.
- Support the use of clinical skills training and simulation, stressing the importance of teamwork and human factors.
- School Programme Management:
- Oversee the Specialty Regional Training Programme and advise Postgraduate Deans and Heads of School on specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns.
- Manage 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.
- Educational and Workforce Development:
- Advise and support the Postgraduate Dean in educational and workforce development elements, including professional development of the educational faculty.
- Support compliance with requirements particularly with regard to the supervision and support for trainees and learners.
- Intelligence Support/provision:
- Ensure local intelligence processes inform quality management processes.
- Engage with information systems (trainee database, post establishments).
- Strategic Workforce Development and Commissioning:
- Contribute to workforce planning, ensuring clinical engagement with local and national workforce planning processes.
- Develop educational programmes where needed to support achievement of curriculum competencies, engaging with commissioning processes as required.
- Finance:
- Engage with financial business planning processes and associated School budgets as needed.
- Ensure compliance with procurement requirements.
Person Specification:
- Qualifications:
- Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body.
- Primary clinical healthcare qualification.
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development.
- Experience:
- 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.
- Skills:
- 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.
Additional Information:
- Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
- 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.