Overview

Training Programme Director for Forensic Psychiatry for North London. An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Training Programme Director for Forensic Psychiatry for North London. The role involves working with and supporting the Postgraduate Dean in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions within their specialty, aligned to the NHS England mandate. The Programme Director will ensure that national standards, determined by the Royal College, and guidelines within Psychiatry are met.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme
• Address 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.

About the role

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. They will work with the Postgraduate Dean to produce doctors who strive for the highest standards of patient-centred care and commit themselves to a lifetime of professional development.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will be an experienced NHS Consultant with a thorough understanding of Psychiatry training across the region, and strong leadership and communication skills, able to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.

Organisational context

The NHS England Board has set the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all. Detailed design work will be informed by this purpose, and achievement will rely on:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve health 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 the healthcare workforce has the 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 visit https://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 information from a previous or current NHS employer to support onboarding, including statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity to inform us if you do not consent.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosita Stasytyte, Job title: School Operations Manager, Email address: r.stasytyte@nhs.net