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Job reference: 159428
Salary: Consultant (£91,474 - £121,548)
Job closing date: 18/08/2023
Job Type: Medical and Dental
Location: Flexible Location
Employment type: Fixed-term
Hours Per Week: 1.5 PA (6hours)
Job posted date: 04/08/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Education For Scotland
Department: Training Programme Management

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Training Programme Director – Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery

(South-East of Scotland Region)

Hours: Part Time, 1.5 PA (6 hours per week)

Duration: Fixed term / secondment – 3 years in the first instance*

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'll do 

This will be a 1.5 PA (= 6 hours/week) post.

The Training Programme Director in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery will be responsible for managing specialty training programmes for doctors holding the following appointments:- Specialty Registrar (StR); and Locum Appointments for Training (LATs).

The TPD should be a consultant and is accountable to the Postgraduate Dean or appropriate Associate Postgraduate Dean.  He/she may also combine the role with that of an educational and/or clinical supervisor.


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

* For NHS employee applicants: Secondment or SLA will be considered in the first instance

Informal enquiries may be directed to Alastair Murray, Associate Postgraduate Dean (Surgery, South-East of Scotland Region) on Alastair.Murray@nhs.scot

For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.

Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.

Closing date: 18th August 2023

Interview date: via MS Teams on 13th September 2023 (pm)


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.

We actively encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of gender, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief. https://www.careers.nhs.scot/about/who-we-are/

​​​​​​​If you have any queries regarding the application portal or the recruitment process, please contact us at:  NES HR Recruitment: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot

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