This is a 0.1 FTE (minimum) portfolio position, equivalent to 4 hours per week, with the expectation that these hours are delivered during core operating hours and are available for meetings, stakeholder engagement, and active involvement in service governance and leadership activity. This is not a passive retainer role.

• The post is paid at £125 per hour, with opportunity for additional hours only by mutual agreement based on operational requirements.
• The minimum 4 hours must be accessible and predictable, and will be monitored to ensure fulfilment of the role’s strategic and governance responsibilities.

Group Clinical Directors provide specialty-specific clinical governance, leadership, and strategic support across assigned clinical specialties (Dermatology, Plastics, Ultrasound, ENT, Gastroenterology, Orthopaedics, Mental Health/ADHD). These roles ensure high-quality clinical services, drive service innovation, and contribute directly to specialty service development and growth.

The Group Clinical Director for Dermatology will also ensure:

• The MDT structure positively standardises care regardless of where the patient is treated and should minimise the risks to patients.
• The MDTs bring together staff with the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to ensure high quality diagnosis, treatment and care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical governance and oversight within the assigned specialty area, including ensuring appropriate supervision of those clinicians requiring this.
• Actively support the launch and ongoing development of specialty-specific services and clinical pathways.
• Provide specialist clinical input into operational issues, including inclusion/exclusion criteria, clinical standards, and patient safety initiatives.
• Support audits, harm assessments, complaints investigations, professional standards reviews, and ongoing quality improvement projects.
• Engage in stakeholder management activities, collaborating closely with operational teams, business development, and external clients to ensure service excellence and growth.

Accountabilities:

• Accountable for ensuring robust clinical governance and innovation within the specialty area.
• Reports directly to relevant Group Medical Director (Surgical & Diagnostics or Medical & Community).

Essential Person Specification:

• GMC-registered clinician with proven expertise in the relevant clinical specialty.
• Experience in clinical governance and quality improvement.
• Experience in Skin Cancer MDTs.
• Strong understanding of clinical pathway design and service development.
• Demonstrable experience in clinical leadership, innovation, and collaborative working.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Person Specification:

• Experience working in clinical leadership within private/independent CQC registered services.
• Experience working with NHS commissioners or independent healthcare organisations.
• Interest or experience in healthcare innovation and service expansion.