Medical Director

Mountain Healthcare; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Clinical Lead to manage services across Sexual Assault Referral Centres and Custody Suites. This role involves ensuring compliance with medical regulations, leading clinical governance, and supporting high-quality patient care. A Medical Degree, GMC registration, and relevant experience are crucial. This position is mostly remote but requires occasional site visits. Join a compassionate team making a significant difference in health and justice care.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

6 weeks annual leave

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Company Maternity Pay

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Wellbeing Programme

Funding for external education courses after one year of service

Qualifications

• Must be GMC registered and have a minimum of 3 years residency in the UK.
• Experience in independent healthcare is necessary.
• Completion of Foundation Training plus 3 years at specialty trainee level.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Medical Revalidation and performance review.
• Lead management of clinical staff to deliver high-quality patient care.
• Provide leadership on Infection Control and Medicines Management.
• Contribute to Mountain Healthcare’s strategic direction and decision-making.
• Support clinical governance and ensure patient safety.

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 in Sexual Offence Medicine

GMC Registered

Experience in working in independent healthcare

Education

Medical Degree

Job description

About the Role

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.

JOB SUMMARY

Mountain Healthcare provides services commissioned by the Police and NHS Health & Justice Commissioners to provide an effective forensic healthcare service across our Custody and SARC services. This role is a national role and will be part of the Mountain Healthcare Board with accountability and responsibility for the leadership of, and management of professional issues associated with the services that we provide across the organisation, and to deliver a high-quality service nationally.

GMC Registration is required. Note that we cannot support International Visas as the role will require Police vetting which must have 3 years residence in the UK.

What makes us different:

• 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
• Company 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

Job Opportunity

Key Leadership Responsibilities:

• 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.

Essential Skills

Essential Skills Required:

• 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

About Company

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.

Driven by our values Be Kind and Do the Right Thing, Mountain Healthcare provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal justice system. Through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships, our expert clinicians ensure equal, effective and efficient services to all our patients and always put their health, safety and rights first.

Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference

Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career path as demand for specialist critical services has greatly increased in recent years. At Mountain Healthcare, we understand that to provide the highest quality services for our patients and customers, our people must be the best in the field. We are proud to offer unrivalled staff training and development opportunities such as our unique Forensic Practitioner Gateway, our wide range of accredited and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, and access to events across the health and justice sector.

DE&I

Mountain Healthcare aims to create and encourage an environment that is committed to promoting equality, diversity, working inclusively, and valuing the differences that individuals can bring to the workplace. We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other and our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.