The Training Programme Director for ACCS and Novice Training will provide educational leadership and management for ACCS residents within the East of England School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, in accordance with NHSE standards and the requirements of the relevant curricula.
The post holder will be responsible for the effective organisation, delivery and quality assurance of the ACCS programme, including resident progression, educational governance and support for residents requiring additional input. The role includes leading the ACCS ARCP process and working closely with Stage 1 Training Programme Directors (TPDs) to ensure appropriate oversight of residents across the early stages of training.
Education and Training Quality Improvement and Performance
* To emphasise the importance and promote the development of a quality learning environment for all learners.
* To 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.
* To support the use of clinical skills training and simulation (where appropriate/applicable), stressing the importance of teamwork and human factors.
School Programme Management
* To oversee the Specialty’s Regional Training Programme and advise Postgraduate Deans and Heads of School on the following matters:
* 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.
* To provide reports to the Specialty Training Committee and School Board.
* To complete the annual school development plan.
Educational and Workforce Development
* To advise and support the Postgraduate Dean in educational and workforce development elements, including professional development of the educational faculty.
* To support compliance with requirements particularly with regard to the supervision and support for trainees and learners.
* To identify learning needs and support provision of educational appraisal, educator development and resource for faculty, trainees and learners.
* To create and promote shared learning opportunities to increase effective inter‑professional working across the School.
Intelligence Support and Provision
* To ensure local intelligence processes inform quality management processes.
* To engage with information systems (trainee database, post establishments).
Strategic Workforce Development and Commissioning
* To contribute to workforce planning, ensuring clinical engagement with local and national workforce planning processes.
* To develop educational programmes where needed to support achievement of curriculum competencies, engaging with commissioning processes as required.
* To identify and support the implementation of alternative workforce solutions within the School.
* To advise the Postgraduate Dean on commissioning and decommissioning activities.
Finance
* To engage with financial business planning processes and associated School budgets as needed.
* To ensure compliance with procurement requirements.
Applicant Information
If you are currently working within the NHS and are successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD) and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
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.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 May 2026.
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