Registrant Council Member

GatenbySanderson; England; Remote; GBP 18,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is seeking a registrant member for their Governing Council. This role involves contributing to strategy and governance across the UK, supporting safe patient care, and fostering diversity within the healthcare sector. The position requires strong clinical experience and board-level involvement. The role offers a remuneration of £18,000 per annum with a commitment of roughly three days a month.

Qualifications

• Experience in the healthcare sector.
• Ability to contribute to strategic planning.
• Commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to setting strategy and exercising oversight.
• Ensure effective corporate governance across the UK.
• Support high-quality patient care.

Skills

Strong frontline clinical experience

Demonstrable board level experience

Understanding of corporate governance

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to appoint a registrant member for our governing Council. The role involves contributing to setting strategy, exercising oversight and ensuring effective corporate governance across the UK, with Council work spanning all four countries of the UK.

Join the GMC as a Council member to help shape healthcare regulation, support safe, high-quality patient care, and promote inclusion and diversity within healthcare and the regulator and employer context.

Remuneration and Location

Remuneration £18,000 per annum; Time commitment circa three days a month

Location: National

How to Apply and Deadline

This job post will be advertised for a minimum period of two weeks on LinkedIn. After this time please apply directly to www.gmcjobs-leadersuk.org until the closing date of 12 Noon Monday 27 October 2025.

Role and Council Details

We are seeking a new registrant member who will bring strong frontline clinical experience and demonstrable board level experience, to contribute to setting strategy, exercising oversight and ensuring effective corporate governance. Our Council comprises 12 members from across the UK (six lay and six registrant). It sets our strategy, defines our high-level policies and fulfils its statutory and charitable purposes.

Working across all four countries of the UK, our vision is to be an effective, relevant and compassionate regulator, who supports the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. Regulation has a pivotal role to play in protecting patients and promoting the wellbeing of the workforce, with commitments to address inequality, embrace diversity, and support inclusion within healthcare, both as a regulator and an employer. Championing this work is a key focus for our Council and you will play a vital part in shaping healthcare in the years ahead.

Commitment and Expectations

The time commitment for the appointments will average around three days a month and remuneration is £18,000 per year.

Applications for the role are welcome from all four countries of the UK. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation; one that reflects those we work with and for. We actively encourage those with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply to work with us.

Equality, Diversity and Applicant Information

For further information including how to apply, please click Apply. The GMC values equality and diversity and is committed to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from bias and unlawful discrimination. We are a Disability Confident employer. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Please be assured that an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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

Notes for Applicants

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