Deputy Head of Resident Doctors Med & Surgery

Role: Deputy Head of Resident Doctors - Medicine & Surgery
Location: London, Medicine & Surgery Service Lines: The Harley Street Clinic & The Princess Grace Hospital .

We're inviting expressions of interest for the Deputy Head of Resident Doctors, a great opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with real leadership experience.

In this role, you'll be the senior RD presence in Medicine & Surgery across the Harley Street Campus, supporting safe day-to-day care while acting as a role model and mentor for our Resident Doctor team for HSC Cardiology, HSC Surgery, PGH Surgery and PGH Acute Medicine. You'll help lead performance, development, rota planning and team culture, working closely with Consultants, the Resident Doctor Leadership Teams, and supportive teams such as HR, Talent, Finance and Learning Academy.

This is an ideal next step for someone who enjoys supporting colleagues, shaping how care is delivered, and driving high standards. Joining operational and finance meetings, you will value collaborations with multiple teams. Additionally you will get involved in QI projects and governance, with plenty of room to grow your leadership portfolio in the protected leadership time.

This could be to help steer the services you deliver, speaking up or patient satisfaction focus groups, clinical governance or MDT meetings. Giving you an opportunity to network with your fellow leadership peers, share best practice and expand your knowledge.

What you'll do:

Be the role model for all Resident Doctors, acting as both the senior clinical expert and the primary people leader for the Medicine and Surgery Resident Doctor workforce.

• Provide advanced clinical expertise and visible clinical leadership to all Resident Doctors, including Honorary and bank RDs, ensuring high-quality, safe patient care across Medicine and Surgery areas.
• Line manage the Resident Doctor team with responsibility for recruitment, induction, supervision, performance management, education, and ongoing professional development, working collaboratively with HR on matters related to performance, capability, attendance, conduct, wellbeing, and adherence to professional standards.
• Drive a positive team culture by role modelling exemplary behaviour, providing coaching and support, and fostering an environment of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Lead rota and workforce planning, ensuring safe patient-to-doctor ratios, managing gaps proactively, aligning rota design to activity and census changes, and balancing service needs with budgetary requirements.
• Maintain strong and proactive communication with Consultants, the Campus Head of Resident Doctors, and other key stakeholders to address operational issues quickly and support evolving service requirements.
• Push service development and quality improvement, contributing to clinical governance, audits, incident reviews, and research activities to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.
• Collaborate with the Talent Team, Learning Academy and TSS teams, to lead the recruitment, onboarding, training, and supervision of new Resident Doctors (permanent and bank), ensuring they are equipped to deliver safe, effective care from the outset.

What you'll bring:

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Bayes EMML Fellowship (Executive Masters in Medical Leadership) or similar leadership qualification.
• A minimum 5 years' experience in Medicine or Surgical training.
• Royal College Membership with post-grade exams either MRCP/MRCS or equivalent.
• Proven experience in workforce planning, clinical education, and training supervision, in a people managing or mentoring capacity
• Ability to uphold and implement the HR people management policies, recruitment, training, attendance, conduct and behaviour, handling employee matters.

Before applying formally, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has grown to become one of the world's leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we are one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medications, and facilities.

As part of a large, established multisite healthcare group, we offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, alongside working conditions that prioritise both mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That's why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution our coll