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 colleagues make every day. As a Resident Doctor in Haematology/Oncology, you will be eligible for:

• For 40-hour full-time contracts, 264 hours of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing with service, with the option to buy or sell leave. Pro-rata for part-time contracts.

• Private healthcare insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.

• Private pension contributions, increasing with length of service.

• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.

• Group Life Assurance from day one.

• Critical illness cover.

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

• Corporate staff discounts across all facilities, including maternity packages at The Portland.

• A comprehensive range of flexible health, protection, and lifestyle benefits.

• Discounts with over 800 major retailers.

• Access to wellbeing support tools through our Thrive 365 channels, onsite mental health first aiders, and free counselling (up to six sessions per annum).

• Paid indemnity.

How We Can Support Your Development

• Access to a dedicated study budget and study leave for courses relevant to your specialty.

• Access to a comprehensive learning academy, including enrolment on courses and Harvard Business School case review forums.

• Grants and sponsorship for research, as well as funding for personal development through courses such as the Executive Masters in Medical Leadership (in partnership with Bayes Business School), MBAs, or PhDs.

• Opportunities to work closely with globally recognised professors and medical mentors to produce publications, papers, or research outputs.

Culture and Values:

At HCA UK, we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and experiences each of us brings, knowing that when you feel seen, heard, and supported, you can be at your best for our patients and each other.

Our mission is simple: above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. To achieve this, we live by four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique.

• Kindness and Compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion.

• Honesty, Integrity, and Fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness.

• Loyalty, Respect, and Dignity: We treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family.

Reasonable Adjustments:

We believe everyone should feel comfortable bringing their full self to work and have equal access to opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace.

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