Training Programme Director - Imaging Academy

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of the East of England region’s Virtual Imaging Academy, working to create learning material, courses and assessments in the field of Imaging.

Role Overview

A Sub-Speciality Training Lead / speciality Training Programme Director (TPD) is a member of the Speciality Training Committee (STC) who is managerially responsible to the Postgraduate Dean for the delivery of training in that speciality according to the standards set by the GMC and the Royal College of Radiologists. The demands on TPDs are likely to vary at times and the guidance below should be interpreted flexibly.

The post is professionally and managerially accountable to the East of England Regional Postgraduate Dean.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Academy faculty to identify areas of learning need within imaging across the East of England region and how these can best be supported using the Academy’s learning platforms and resources.
• Upload high quality teaching cases to the Academy’s iCode and DetectedX learning platforms for use in learning modules and assessments.
• Assess the quality of teaching cases uploaded to iCode by other PACS users across the region, and incorporate the best of these cases into formal learning modules and assessments.
• Create learning modules and assessments appropriate for radiology trainees, radiographers, sonographers, junior doctors, medical students and other health professionals with an imaging learning need.
• Work with the NHS England WTE regional team and the Academy’s leadership to develop and promote the Academy across the region’s Trusts.
• Roll out delivery of your teaching and assessment projects across the East of England.
• Use and promote simulation techniques to improve imaging and procedural training across the East of England.