Medical Director

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Location:

Head Office in Stevenage but the role is mostly remote for management except when required on site for SARC services. Salary:
Dependent on experience. Full Time, 40 hours per week. Are you looking for a new and exciting alternative career within the Health & Justice care sector? This is the perfect opportunity for a compassionate person to join a growing, innovative and market‑leading service provider for our Sexual Assault Referral Centres and Custody Suites

• Ensure Mountain Healthcare is compliant with Medical Revalidation, appraisal and performance review.
• Lead the effective management of clinical staff and ensure that they deliver safe effective and high quality care to patients.
• To adhere to and support in the maintenance of ISO 15189 and the FSR Code of Practice compliance post accreditation.
• Provide guidance on the development and implementation of a clinical education strategy.
• Lead responsibility for Clinical Governance.
• Named doctor for safeguarding for the organization and Caldicott guardian?
• Provide leadership on all matters of Infection Control and Medicines Management.
• Provide professional advice and support to the Board for the achievement of Mountain Healthcare's aims and objectives.
• Contribute to Mountain Healthcare's strategic direction and corporate plans, policies and decision‑making as a member of the Board.
• Provide assurance of effective and reliable care through high standards of clinical services, patient safety and governance.
• Ensure the delivery of quality and service improvements and eliminate avoidable harm along with delivery of high operational performance.
• Ensure effective financial management practice through improved efficiency and profitability.
• Take accountability for and contribute to the development and furtherance of Governance, Risk Management, Patient Safety, Equality and Diversity and Health and Safety Strategies.
• In addition, the role will include working in our national SARCs to support with rota coverage if needed.

Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide expert patient‑centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK. A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice.

• Competitive Salary
• 6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Company Maternity Pay
• Company Adoption Pay
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Occupational Health Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Counselling Service
• Long Service and Above and Beyond Awards
• Funding for external and higher education courses after one year of service
• Refer a Friend Scheme

• Medical Degree & Completion of Foundation Training + 3 years at specialty trainee level
• UK full residency for minimum 3 years required for police background checks
• Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in Sexual Offence Medicine
• GMC Registered
• Experience in working in independent healthcare
• Desired:
  Experience in management, clinical governance, audits, safeguarding, expert witness work, Forensic Science Regulations
• An understanding of medical recruitment and training matters
• Considerable experience in clinical leadership roles
• Proven experience of clinical risk management

• Medical Degree & Completion of Foundation Training + 3 years at specialty trainee level
• UK full residency for minimum 3 years required for police background checks
• Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in Sexual Offence Medicine
• GMC Registered
• Experience in working in independent healthcare
• Experience in management, clinical governance, audits, safeguarding, expert witness work, Forensic Science Regulations
• An understanding of medical recruitment and training matters
• Considerable experience in clinical leadership roles
• Proven experience of clinical risk management

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.