Deputy Medical Director
Location: Cromwell Hospital, London (with occasional travel to other locations)
Full-Time – 37.5 hours per week (Onsite)
Permanent
Competitive salary and benefits package

We make health happen!
At Bupa, our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives. Cromwell Hospital is a leading independent hospital in London, recognised for clinical excellence, innovation, and outstanding patient care.

As we expand our services and footprint across London, we are investing in senior clinical leadership to support our ambition to deliver world-class healthcare.

The Opportunity
This is a pivotal, newly created Deputy Medical Director role, working closely with the Chief Medical Officer to shape the future of clinical services. You will operate at executive level, driving governance, service development, and consultant engagement.

This is an opportunity for an established consultant leader to step into a strategic and highly influential position within a growing organisation.

You will escalate concerns to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for oversight and support. Your remit will be to support the Cromwell Hospital and Diagnostic Centres (London Medical, Basinghall Clinic and Canary Wharf)

How you’ll help us make health happen:

• Provide senior clinical leadership across governance, quality and safety
• Lead CQC readiness and regulatory compliance
• Drive clinical strategy and service transformation
• Oversee consultant credentialing and practising privileges
• Line manage Resident Medical Officers and build high-performing teams
• Working with the Lead RMOs on necessary quality improvements such as clinical pathway design and new Standard Operating Policies

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Consultant-level clinician (post-CCT)
• Proven leadership experience at Clinical Director/Medical Director level
• Strong experience across NHS and preferably independent sector
• Expertise in clinical governance, quality improvement and change
• Resilient, credible and able to influence at executive level

Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.  That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Time Type: Full time
Job Area: Senior Leadership Team
Locations: Cromwell Hospital London