Whos' who and what do they do? A guide to the Head of School and the Training Programme Directors (TPDs)
Dr Jonathan Round is the Head of School
Dr Anne Opute and Dr Ruth Shephard are the Deputy Heads of School. They also have TPD roles as listed below
All TPDs have generic parts of their job such as helping at recruitment, ARCPs and School meetings. They also have specific additional area(s) of responsibility. We work in Teaching and District General Hospitals and aim to give you the best possible training experience.
Programme Management TPDs organise the post allocation taking into account your educational and other needs. They are highlighted in red. Every trainee has a Programme Management TPD. They should be the person you go to for advice about anything that may lead to changes in the training programme such as wanting to change a post/ maternity or sick leave/ Out of Programme/ concerns that you are not able to discuss with your Educational Supervisor or RCPCH Tutor.
| First Name | Surname | Clinical Post | Trust | Area of responsibility in addition to generic TPD role | |
| Amutha | Anpananthar | Consultant Paediatrician (PEM) | Whipps Cross | amutha.anpananthar@nhs.net | Simulation North London |
| Khadija | Ben-Sasi | Consultant Neonatologist | Northwick Park | khadija.ben-sasi@nhs.net | Programme Management ST1-3 North West London |
| Simon | Broughton | Consultant Paediatrician | King's College | s.broughton@nhs.net | Supporting trainees, recruitment and retention; South London sector lead |
| Mehrengise | Cooper | Consultant Paediatric Intensivist | St. Mary's | mehrengise.cooper@nhs.net | Simulation Lead Pan-London; Simulation North London |
| Ajay | Desai | Consultant Paediatric Intensivist | Royal Brompton | A.Desai@rbht.nhs.uk | Improving delivery of training using technology; Non-training paediatric staff- support and development |
| Kumudini | Gomez | Consultant Paediatrician | Lewisham | kumudini.gomez@nhs.net | Programme Management ST4-5 South London |
| Morwenna | Hodin | Consultant Paediatrician | St. George's | morwenna.hodin@stgeorges.nhs.uk | Simulation South London |
| Atefa | Hossain | Consultant Paediatrician | St. George's | Atefa.Hossain@stgeorges.nhs.uk | Programme Management ST6-8 Pan London |
| Bob | Klaber | Consultant Paediatrician | St. Mary's | bob.klaber@nhs.net | School strategy and Senior advisor for the School survey |
| Chloe | Macaulay | Consultant Paediatrician | Evelina | chloe.macaulay@gstt.nhs.uk | Developing new ways of working |
| Sue | Laurent | Consultant Paediatrician | Barnet | sue.laurent@nhs.net | Supporting trainees, recruitment and retention; North Central and East London sector lead |
| Sandhia | Naik | Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist | Royal London | sandhia.naik@bartshealth.nhs.uk | Supporting and developing paediatric academic trainees across London both within the NIHR system and external to that. |
| Anne | Opute | Consultant Neonatologist | Royal London | Anne.Opute@bartshealth.nhs.uk | Programme Management Grid Pan London |
| Nick | Prince | Consultant Paediatric Intensivist | St. George's | nprince@nhs.net | IT |
| Trisha | Radia | Consultant Paediatrician | King's College | trisharadia@nhs.net | Paediatric Return to clinical practice (PRACP); Simulation Lead South London |
| Sunita | Rao | Consultant Paediatrician | Whittington | sunita.rao@nhs.net | Programme Management ST4-5 North London |
| Jane | Runnacles | Consultant Paediatrician | Royal Free | j.runnacles@nhs.net | Education, RSM evening sessions, QI Champions and Leadership and Management |
| Caroline | Scott-Lang | Consultant Paediatrician | St. Mary's | caroline.scott-lang@nhs.net | Eucation , RSM day sessions |
| Shanthi | Shanmugalingam | Consultant Neonatologist | Royal Free | shanthi.shanmugalingam@nhs.net | Programme Management ST6-8 Pan London |
| Ruth | Shephard | Consultant Neonatologist | St. Helier | r.shephard@nhs.net | Programme Management ST1-3 South London |
| Mando | Watson | Consultant Paediatrician | St. Mary's | mando.watson@nhs.net | Education, Curriculum, Assessment, Conference |
| Kirsty | Watts | Consultant Paediatrician | Epsom | kirsty.watts2@nhs.net | Educational Supervisors support and development |
| Olu | Wilkey | Consultant Paediatrician | North Middlesex | olu.wilkey@nhs.net | Programme Management ST1-3 North Central and East London |