Medical Director

NHS; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a compassionate individual for a management role primarily focused on Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) and Custody Suites. The role involves ensuring clinical staff deliver high-quality care, maintaining compliance with healthcare regulations, and providing guidance on clinical governance. Ideal candidates will have experience in independent healthcare, medical qualifications, and proven leadership skills, as well as a commitment to patient safety and service improvement.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• GMC Registered medical professional with specialty training.
• Minimum of 3 years residency in the UK for police background checks.
• Experience in clinical governance and audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of clinical staff to ensure quality care.
• Ensure compliance with medical revalidation and clinical governance.
• Provide guidance on clinical education strategy.

Skills

Medical Degree & Completion of Foundation Training + 3 years at specialty trainee level

UK full residency for minimum 3 years

Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine

GMC Registered

Experience in working in independent healthcare

Clinical leadership

Education

Medical Degree

Completion of Foundation Training

Job description

Base Location: Head Office in Stevenage but the role is mostly remote for management except when required on site for SARC services. Salary: Dependent on experience. Full Time, 40 hours per week. Are you looking for a new and exciting alternative career within the Health & Justice care sector? This is the perfect opportunity for a compassionate person to join a growing, innovative and market‑leading service provider for our Sexual Assault Referral Centres and Custody Suites

Main duties of the job

• Ensure Mountain Healthcare is compliant with Medical Revalidation, appraisal and performance review.
• Lead the effective management of clinical staff and ensure that they deliver safe effective and high quality care to patients.
• To adhere to and support in the maintenance of ISO 15189 and the FSR Code of Practice compliance post accreditation.
• Provide guidance on the development and implementation of a clinical education strategy.
• Lead responsibility for Clinical Governance.
• Named doctor for safeguarding for the organization and Caldicott guardian?
• Provide leadership on all matters of Infection Control and Medicines Management.
• Provide professional advice and support to the Board for the achievement of Mountain Healthcare's aims and objectives.
• Contribute to Mountain Healthcare's strategic direction and corporate plans, policies and decision‑making as a member of the Board.
• Provide assurance of effective and reliable care through high standards of clinical services, patient safety and governance.
• Ensure the delivery of quality and service improvements and eliminate avoidable harm along with delivery of high operational performance.
• Ensure effective financial management practice through improved efficiency and profitability.
• Take accountability for and contribute to the development and furtherance of Governance, Risk Management, Patient Safety, Equality and Diversity and Health and Safety Strategies.
• In addition, the role will include working in our national SARCs to support with rota coverage if needed.

About us

Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide expert patient‑centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK. A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• 6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Company Maternity Pay
• Company Adoption Pay
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Occupational Health Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Counselling Service
• Long Service and Above and Beyond Awards
• Funding for external and higher education courses after one year of service
• Refer a Friend Scheme

Essential Skills

• Medical Degree & Completion of Foundation Training + 3 years at specialty trainee level
• UK full residency for minimum 3 years required for police background checks
• Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in Sexual Offence Medicine
• GMC Registered
• Experience in working in independent healthcare
• Desired: Experience in management, clinical governance, audits, safeguarding, expert witness work, Forensic Science Regulations
• An understanding of medical recruitment and training matters
• Considerable experience in clinical leadership roles
• Proven experience of clinical risk management

Qualifications

• Medical Degree & Completion of Foundation Training + 3 years at specialty trainee level
• UK full residency for minimum 3 years required for police background checks
• Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in Sexual Offence Medicine
• GMC Registered
• Experience in working in independent healthcare
• Experience in management, clinical governance, audits, safeguarding, expert witness work, Forensic Science Regulations
• An understanding of medical recruitment and training matters
• Considerable experience in clinical leadership roles
• Proven experience of clinical risk management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.