Deputy Head of School - Medicine - WSX | NHS England


Company:	NHS England
Salary:	In line with HoS sessional payments
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Southampton, SO16 0AS
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Oct 2026
Closing date:	20 Nov 2026

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Summary

Within NHS England, South East Region, the Wessex Local Office is responsible for the planning, development, education and training of the future and current healthcare and public health workforce across Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.

An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant with a strong interest in medical education and training to be the Deputy Head of School for Medicine and Pathology.

Applications are invited from current STC members, or from those within the specialty who can demonstrate relevant interest in education and training.

The Deputy Head of School is professionally and managerially accountable to the Head of School for Medicine and Pathology.

For more information regarding the post please refer to the attached Job Description with enclosed Person Specification.

The Deputy 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 within the School of Medicine and Pathology.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced NHS Consultant, currently working within the Wessex region, with a thorough understanding of Medicine and Pathology training across the region and who will also have strong leadership and communication skills and be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announcedthat NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department. 

If you currently work within the NHS and if 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.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

The Deputy Head of School will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College, and guidelines and standards established within Medicine are met.

The Deputy Head of School will be expected to meet the challenges of leading the School and Education Providers to deliver the changing curricula in an evolving service landscape.

The fixed level of funding contribution for this role is £2,500 per annum, as an Educational Management Contribution (EMC). 0.25 EMC has been allocated for this role. The number of EMCs indicatively equates to the number of PAs for job planning; however, the level of funding for EMCs is fixed and may not equate to your individual personal salary with your employer in relation to your planned activities.

You can find further details about the role,including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside theorganisational structureand person specificationin the attached Job Descriptionand other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS willbe offered on a secondment basis only, agreementshouldbeobtainedfromtheiremployerpriortosubmittingtheapplication.

This advert closes on Sunday 1 Nov 2026

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