Medical Director

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Tees Valley is seeking a Medical Director to provide strategic clinical oversight and governance for educational programmes. The role focuses on ensuring the quality and safety of training, advising on curriculum accuracy, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts. Ideal candidates will be GMC registered with teaching qualifications and relevant clinical experience. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of clinical education and improve learning outcomes across healthcare settings.

Qualifications

• Registered with GMC.
• Hold appropriate Teaching Qualification with relevant experience.
• A fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic clinical oversight across all clinical programmes and simulation.
• Reviews and signs off clinical risk controls and escalation routes.
• Advises on curriculum clinical accuracy and updates based on national guidance and employer need.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication

Ability to question and challenge

Education

Teaching Qualification with relevant experience

Registered with GMC

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

Job description

The Medical Director provides high-levelclinical governance and strategic oversight for the organisations trainingprogrammes, ensuring they remain safe, evidence-based, and aligned withprofessional and regulatory standards. Operating primarily in an advisorycapacity, the role focuses on monitoring quality, reviewing outcomes, andoffering expert guidance to support the continuous improvement of trainingdelivery. The post-holder helps set the clinical direction of the educationportfolio and ensures that programmes maintain credibility, accuracy, andrelevance without requiring daily operational involvement.

While largely a consultative role, theMedical Director contributes to the development and periodic review of clinicalcontent and may offer targeted support during key programme updates, complexquality matters, or when specialist input is required. On an occasional basis,and only where necessary, the post-holder may provide limited support orrepresentation to uphold clinical standards. Through this strategic level ofengagement, the Medical Director reinforces the organisations commitment tohigh-quality clinical education while enabling operational teams to manageday-to-day delivery.

Main duties of the job

• Provide strategic clinical oversight across all clinical programmes and simulation.
• Reviews and signs off clinical risk controls and escalation routes.
• Advises on curriculum clinical accuracy and updates based on national guidance and employer need.
• Supports quality of education through observation input, specialist coaching and clinical CPD strategy.
• Acts as senior clinical advisor in incidents, complaints or external scrutiny.
• Works closely with the Head of Education and Quality and Designated Safeguarding & Inclusion Lead where clinical risk overlaps with learner welfare.

About us

MediPro is one of the UKs leading providers of accreditedclinical education and apprenticeships across health and social care, dental,pharmacy, and pre-hospital care. Since 2008, weve been dedicated to creatingcareers and opportunities for people through education with a purpose. Partneringwith the NHS and the independent sector, weve helped thousands of learnersstart and advance their clinical careers by delivering practical, employer-ledtraining. At the forefront of frontline-sector apprenticeships, weve supported10,000+ learners into their chosen career paths.

We offer a wide range of clinical apprenticeships, includingpathways for nursing teams and adjacent roles (e.g., Senior Healthcare SupportWorker, Dental Nurse), alongside CPD routes that develop skills across caresettings. Youll work with motivated learners who apply their learning directlyin practice. As a responsive, employer-led provider, we deliver strongoutcomes, backed by testimonials from learners and partners who value ourflexibility and support. Working with motivated learners who apply theirknowledge directly in practice, were proud to deliver meaningful, flexible,and impactful education that changes lives.

Job responsibilities

The Medical Director provides high-levelclinical governance and strategic oversight for the organisations trainingprogrammes, ensuring they remain safe, evidence-based, and aligned withprofessional and regulatory standards. Operating primarily in an advisorycapacity, the role focuses on monitoring quality, reviewing outcomes, andoffering expert guidance to support the continuous improvement of trainingdelivery. The post-holder helps set the clinical direction of the educationportfolio and ensures that programmes maintain credibility, accuracy, andrelevance without requiring daily operational involvement.

While largely a consultative role, theMedical Director contributes to the development and periodic review of clinicalcontent and may offer targeted support during key programme updates, complexquality matters, or when specialist input is required. On an occasional basis,and only where necessary, the post-holder may provide limited support orrepresentation to uphold clinical standards. Through this strategic level ofengagement, the Medical Director reinforces the organisations commitment tohigh-quality clinical education while enabling operational teams to manageday-to-day delivery.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with GMC.
• Hold appropriate Teaching Qualification with relevant experience.
• A fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Be able to question and challenge.

Experience

• Clinical experience within the pre-hospital care, or emergency medicine sector.
• Experience within Offshore or Remote Medicine.

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.