Responsible Officer and Lead for Professional Standards

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Responsible Officer and Lead for Professional Standards to provide strategic leadership and ensure robust systems for governance and medical revalidation. Ideal candidates should have significant NHS experience, strong leadership skills, and commitment to professional integrity. Salary ranges from £61,542 to £145,478 annually, pro-rata.

Qualifications

• GMC licensed medical practitioner for over 5 years in the NHS.
• Experience with personal appraisals and revalidation.
• Management/leadership experience in the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Ensure robust governance systems for medical revalidation.
• Create a supportive culture for doctors.
• Design and implement appraisal quality assurance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Professional integrity

Understanding of governance

Education

GMC licensed medical practitioner

Job description

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Responsible Officer and Lead for Professional Standards

The closing date is 30 November 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior, values‑led doctor to take on a pivotal leadership role within NELFT. Working closely with the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officers, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for medical professional standards -- including appraisal, revalidation, and the fair and compassionate application of Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS).

Main duties of the job

As Responsible Officer, you will ensure robust systems for governance and medical revalidation, while creating a supportive culture that enables every doctor to thrive. You will also have the opportunity to design and implement new approaches to appraisal quality assurance, appraiser training, and peer support across the Trust.

About us

We are seeking a mature and reflective doctor (Consultant, Specialty and Specialist (SAS) Grade Doctor or General Practitioner) with strong professional integrity, leadership skills, and a commitment to our Trust values: We are kind; We are respectful; We work together with our communities.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.

Contact for informal conversation

• Chief Medical Officer: Dr Helene Brown – [e-mail]; Assistant: [e-mail]
• Deputy Chief Medical Officer – Mental Health (adult): Dr Sarah Dracass – [e-mail]; Assistant: [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Consultant, Specialty or Specialist (SAS) Grade Doctor or General Practitioner
• Be a GMC licensed medical practitioner for more than 5 years in the NHS

Experience

• Personal Appraisals x 5
• Have been revalidated at least once
• Management/leadership experience in the NHS
• Excellent understanding of good governance regarding Professional Standards, Revalidation and Appraisal

Knowledge

• An awareness of NHS strategic and clinical priorities
• Awareness and understanding of the Role of the Responsible Officer
• Awareness and understanding of Maintaining High Professional Standards
• Working knowledge and experienced in the use of Quality Improvement in practice

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

£61,542 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rota