West Yorkshire has a vibrant clinical academic research community across many clinical specialties requiring strategic partnership between the University of Leeds, NHS England North East and Yorkshire and regional NHS partners including Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. 

Academic Training Programme Directors are commissioned by the Postgraduate Deanery (NHS England North East and Yorkshire) to direct the strategic leadership of regional NIHR Integrated Academic Training (IAT) programmes and oversee Deputy Academic Training Programme Director management of academic training placements and monitoring and promotion of academic progression within the IAT programme.

The Academic Training Programme Director (ATPD) West Yorkshire oversees clinical academic training linked to the University of Leeds and West Yorkshire NHS Trusts and NHS partnerships. The ATPD is professionally and managerially accountable to the Postgraduate Dean (or nominated Deputy). The ATPD will focus upon programme quality and outcomes, overseeing provision of academic supervision, assessment and monitoring and will ensure effective processes are in place to support resident’s academic progression.  

You can apply for this role online; more guidance can be found on our How to Apply information page. Applications should be submitted by 23.59 (UK time) on the advertised closing date.

Applications should include the following: 

•    A Curriculum Vitae 

•    A Supporting Statement addressing how you meet the role requirements

If you have any informal enquiries about the post, please contact:

Prof Mark Kearney, Faculty Pro-Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, email: M.T.Kearney@leeds.ac.uk

or Mr Willy Pillay, Deputy Postgraduate Dean, NHS England North East and Yorkshire Deanery, email: willy.pillay@nhs.net

Closing Date: 18 Oct 2026

Section: Clinical

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 per annum