Training Programme Director Renal Medicine, North of Scotland

Apply for the Training Programme Director Renal Medicine, North of Scotland role at NHS Scotland.

Hours: 0.5 PAs

Duration: fixed term for 36 months*

Flexible Location: NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working (within the UK). We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.*

Who We Are

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.

What You Will Do

The Training Programme Director post is required to provide leadership and oversight of the post with responsibilities for national training programmes of the Scotland Deanery, and to contribute to other operational and strategic work within the wider specialty grouping. The role will involve interaction with trainees, trainers, and external bodies to support and enhance postgraduate education both regionally and nationally across the Scotland Deanery.

Qualifications

• Trained doctors in Scotland in a substantive NHS consultant post.
• Appointing employer must support a Service Level Agreement for this role within their job plan.
• Qualified to MB ChB or equivalent, and included in the GMC’s General and Specialist Registers.
• A broad understanding of the GMC and Scotland Deanery quality frameworks together with practical experience of medical education and training in the NHS.

Application Information

For informal enquiries can be made to Prof. Adam Hill, Lead Dean Director for Medicine, adam.hill@nhs.scot.

Applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.

Applicants who are NHS employees should note that appointments will only be considered on a secondment or SLA basis, in the first instance.

Please follow the link below to apply: http://intranet.nes.scot.nhs.uk/vacancies/.

Closing Date

19th November 2025

Interview Date

16th December 2025

Committed to equal opportunities. We actively encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of gender, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment. Evidence of this must be produced upon request.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.