Job Summary
The Medical Lead (Responsible Officer) provides senior medical leadership and fulfils the statutory functions of the Responsible Officer for the organisation as a designated body. The post holder will promote high standards of medical practice, patient safety and professional accountability, ensuring that effective systems are in place for medical appraisal, revalidation, clinical governance and the identification and management of concerns about doctors.

Working closely with the Clinical Director, executive team, clinical governance functions and the General Medical Council (GMC), the post holder will provide fair, consistent and evidence-based oversight of doctors with a prescribed connection to the organisation. They will maintain professional independence, manage conflicts of interest and support learning and improvement. The role also includes senior clinical input across Keys Health, supporting complex case discussions involving ADHD, autism and common psychiatric presentations, alongside an agreed proportion of ADHD and autism assessment work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Fulfil the statutory duties of the Responsible Officer in line with relevant legislation and current GMC guidance, maintaining accurate prescribed-connection records
• Ensure robust, quality-assured annual appraisal arrangements and make timely, fair and evidence-based revalidation recommendations to the GMC.
• Maintain clear records of recommendations, decisions and supporting evidence, and communicate outcomes appropriately.
• Ensure concerns about doctors' conduct, capability, health or performance are identified and managed promptly, including proportionate investigation, remediation, supervision, restrictions or return-to-practice arrangements.
• Liaise and share information appropriately with the GMC, NHS England, other Responsible Officers, employers and regulators, managing conflicts of interest and arranging alternative oversight where required.
• Provide visible senior medical leadership and advise the Clinical Director, executive team and Board on professional standards, clinical risk, workforce, regulatory requirements and service development.
• Contribute to strategic planning for the Health Division, ensuring medical, clinical governance, workforce and patient-safety priorities inform service development and delivery.
• Work across governance, patient safety, safeguarding, quality and people functions so that learning from incidents, complaints, audit, outcomes and feedback informs oversight and improvement.
• Lead or contribute to reviews of serious concerns and support the development of safe, evidence-based clinical policies, pathways and prescribing standards.
• Oversee the recruitment, induction and professional development of doctors and ensure appraisers and revalidation teams are trained, supported and quality assured.
• Monitor standards, key performance indicators and improvement actions; provide clear assurance on themes, risks and compliance; and maintain personal clinical credibility and relevant Responsible Officer development.
• Provide senior clinical input to multidisciplinary complex case discussions involving ADHD, autism, differential diagnosis, co-occurring conditions and common psychiatric presentations.
• Undertake an agreed proportion of ADHD assessment work, including clinical assessment, formulation, diagnostic decision-making and recommendations within professional competence and organisational pathways.
• Balance clinical activity with sufficient independence and capacity to fulfil the statutory Responsible Officer function.

Skills

• Skilled in difficult conversations, constructive challenge, conflict resolution and supporting doctors through improvement or remediation.
• Clear and influential written and verbal communication, including the ability to prepare Board-level assurance reports and communicate with regulators.
• Ability to build effective relationships across clinical, operational, governance, HR and external regulatory networks while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage statutory deadlines, confidential information and competing priorities.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring fair processes and recognising the potential impact of bias in professional decision-making.
• Confident use of digital systems, including appraisal and revalidation platforms, electronic patient records and secure information-management tools.
• Commitment to patient-centred care, safeguarding, continuous learning and the highest standards of professional practice.

Qualifications and Experience

• Medical practitioner with full GMC registration and a licence to practise
• At appointment, continuously fully registered under the Medical Act 1983 for the preceding five years, and able to remain fully registered while undertaking the role
• Substantial post-registration experience with evidence of senior medical leadership and sound professional judgement
• Detailed knowledge of Good medical practice, medical revalidation, appraisal, clinical governance and the Responsible Officer regulatory framework
• Experience of managing concerns about doctors, including performance, conduct, capability or health matters, and of working with HR, governance and regulatory colleagues
• Completion of, or commitment to complete promptly, recognised Responsible Officer training and relevant ongoing development

Values

• Excellence – Accountable and intent to achieve the best in all that we do. Challenging ourselves to the highest standard of learning, development and performance.
• Passion – Committed and ambitious in heart and mind. Delivering the best outcomes for the people we support.
• Integrity – Working honestly and transparently. Sharing our results and learnings.
• Caring – Showing compassion and empathy. Placing the people we support at the centre of all we do and taking their feelings and wishes into account.

Location: Remote
Shift and Schedule: Minimum of 3 days per week - 30 hours - Max 5 days per week - 40 hours Monday - Friday

Benefits

• 36 days holiday (including bank holidays) plus the option to buy more with our purchase holiday scheme
• Your birthday off
• Enhanced pension contributions above the statutory minimum
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits, including maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity pay, plus paid fertility leave
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Flexible Working Approach with remote or hybrid roles available
• DBS check paid for by us
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Medicash healthcare plan
• Wellbeing support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• My Staff Shop access, giving exclusive discounts on hundreds of top brands
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 12.5% discount on Keys Health services for you and your family
• Exclusive use of ADHD360 holiday home near Alton Towers
• Company celebration events

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