As part of NHS England, Workforce Training and Education Directorate, South East Region, the Thames Valley Local Office is responsible for the planning, development, education and training of the future and current healthcare and public health workforce across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Any candidate who wishes to apply must already be registered as a Consultant in the Thames Valley area in one of the local Trusts. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking and dynamic Consultant to be the new Head of Surgery. The School provides a framework for partnership between NHS England, The Royal College of Physicians, The Royal College of Surgeons and local Trusts, to ensure the highest standards of specialty training. This is a challenging role and requires the ability to demonstrate leadership in postgraduate education, negotiating with key stakeholders and ensuring high standards all the way. There is a busy immediate agenda with supporting the ongoing development of the existing core and higher training programmes and to support service transformation and scope new training opportunities to complement and enhance the current programmes. The Head of School is professionally and managerially accountable to the Postgraduate Dean. The Head of School will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links mas well as innovative ways of curriculum delivery and workforce well-being strategies. Although the main role is to lead and develop the Postgraduate School of Surgery all senior clinicians within NHS England may have wider roles and projects as agreed with the Postgraduate Dean. The NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients 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 our healthcare workforce has the right 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 valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Paul Sadler Job title: Postgraduate Dean Email address: paul.sadler6@nhs.net Dr Rebecca Black Deputy Postgraduate Dean rebecca.black14@nhs.net. Location : Reading, England, United Kingdom