Overview
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.
The Radiology 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 Radiologists.
The demands on TPDs vary at times and the guidance below should be interpreted flexibly. The remit of this post is to support the maintenance and development of high‑quality training across MSE. The post holder will work with the “West” Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire TPD.
Responsibilities
- Recruit and place trainees with Local Education Providers to ensure curriculum needs are met in a high‑quality learning environment.
- Assess trainee progress towards curriculum requirements and organise a teaching and training programme to enhance delivery.
- Provide support to trainees in difficulty and give career guidance.
- Help with training quality assurance and improvement processes within the school.
- Oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme and advise Postgraduate Deans and Heads of School on recruitment, postgraduate programme management, assessments, progression, rotations, support, remediation, out‑of‑place (OOP) management, less‑than‑full‑time training, inter‑deanery transfer, academic training and other related work‑streams.
- Submit reports to the Specialty Training Committee and School Board.
- Complete the annual school development plan.
- Advise and support the Postgraduate Dean in educational and workforce development, including professional development of the educational faculty.
- Support compliance with requirements, particularly the supervision and support for trainees and learners.
- Identify learning needs and support provision of educational appraisal, educator development and resources for faculty, trainees and learners.
- Create and promote shared learning opportunities to increase effective inter‑professional working across the School.
- Ensure local intelligence processes inform quality management processes and engage with information systems (trainee database, post establishments).
- 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, engage with commissioning processes, identify and support the implementation of alternative workforce solutions, and advise the Postgraduate Dean on commissioning and decommissioning activities.
- Engage with financial business planning processes and associated School budgets as needed, and ensure compliance with procurement requirements.
Work Conditions
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in‑person.
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.
For more information, visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 May 2026
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