Training Program Directors (TPD) have specific responsibilities as agreed in their job plans but retain corporate responsibility with the Scheme TPDs for the organisation and supervision of specialty training programmes for general practice within Wessex in line with the national curriculum.
This is a Training Programme Director role split as per the following:
5 sessions per week for Innovative Programmes and Expansion
1 session per week for Exam Support
1 session per week for ARCP
- Organising and delivering the taught course to GPRs
- Advising and supporting hospital and GP trainers
- Assisting in recruitment and selection of GPRs
- Resourcing assessment systems (ARCP)
- Exam support for supervisors and GP resident doctors
- Support to doctors in innovative GP training programs such as Structured Learning Placements
- Training the workforce (GP Educationalists, admin, GP and hospital trainers, educational and clinical supervisors)
- Supporting Scheme Training Programme Directors and Associate Dean as required to fulfill the school’s agreed functions
- Supporting finding innovative ways of expanding capacity for learners and supervisors and supporting and creating innovative training programmes and delivery of the Structured Learning Programme (normal Deanery day Wednesdays, Structured learning day Thursdays).
- Getting involved with technology to support learners and supervisors
- Get involved with the SIM faculty as part of the wider move to technology in GP training programs
- Collaborating with the Primary Care school to support above activities and promoting quality and expansion for all learners in primary care
- 1 session will aid exam support delivery and oversight
- 1 session will aid ARCP support
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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.
