Chair of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service

General Medical Council; London; Hybrid; GBP 168,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader for the Chair of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service. This high-profile role involves providing strategic direction, ensuring operational effectiveness, and advocating for the MPTS. The successful candidate will ideally have judicial experience or a proven track record in managing complex organizations within the public or not-for-profit sectors. This position offers a flexible commitment of approximately two days per week, with a competitive salary and the opportunity to influence the future of medical practice adjudication. Join a team dedicated to fairness and transparency in the tribunal service.

Qualifications

• Ideally served in judicial office or managed operations in a tribunal or courts service.
• Experience in large, complex organizations, especially in public or non-profit sectors.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and vision to the MPTS Committee and staff.
• Drive change to enhance operational effectiveness.
• Ensure quality and fairness of decision-making through assurance mechanisms.

Skills

Leadership

Judicial Experience

Operational Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Experience in Public Sector

Experience in Not-for-Profit Sector

Job description

General Medical Council

Chair of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service

Location: Manchester/London/hybrid

Salary: £167,121 per annum, pro rata, c.2 days per week

Background to the MPTS

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service provides an adjudication service and plays a critical role in the protection of patients by making independent decisions about the fitness to practise of doctors, physician associates and anaesthesia associates, measured against professional standards set by the General Medical Council.

Her Honour Deborah Taylor, the current Chair, stepped down in April 2025 and the GMC is seeking to appoint a new lay MPTS Chair.

The MPTS was launched in 2012 to provide a clear separation between the GMC’s investigation function and the adjudication of fitness to practise of its registrants. The MPTS is accountable both to Parliament and the Council of the GMC for delivery of its objectives.

Requirements of the role

This is a high-profile leadership position and the Chair will play a significant role in ensuring delivery of the strategic direction of the MPTS and its statutory responsibilities.

You will:

• provide strong leadership and vision to the MPTS Committee, tribunal members and MPTS staff, ensuring that the organisation operates effectively.
• drive change to further strengthen the MPTS’s operational effectiveness.
• ensure the quality and fairness of decision-making by tribunals through robust quality assurance mechanisms and the development of tribunal members.
• act as an advocate for the MPTS and develop and maintain strong and collaborative relationships with all the MPTS’ key interest groups, to ensure confidence in the effectiveness and fairness of the MPTS’ activities.

You will ideally have served in judicial office or will have a track record of having run an effective operation within the Tribunal or Courts Service or similar. Your experience will have been gained in a large and complex organisation ideally in the public or not for profit sector.

Time commitment, location and remuneration

The time commitment, location and remuneration for the role will be:

• circa two days per week on a flexible basis.
• £167,121 per annum, pro rata.
• This is a Manchester based role with occasional travel to London. Some home working is possible.
• The successful candidate will ideally take up the role from September 2025.

Our commitment to fairness and transparency

The MPTS vision is to provide a modern tribunal service that is effective, fair and impartial. In order to deliver this vision we strongly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and those who can also bring diversity of thought and perspective to this role.

We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering applicants an interview who meet all the essential criteria for this post.

Fairness is driven throughout all our activities and this includes ensuring that the appointments process for this role is fair, transparent and free from bias and discrimination.

More information can be found in the candidate pack including how to apply. Please visit click on Apply.

For an informal confidential discussion and to discuss adjustments we can make to assist your application, please contact the advising consultants Katrina Paget or Duncan Ewart on 07471 037071 or email [e-mail]

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 2 June 2025

The GMC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750).