About this role
Job summary
The Opportunity
As Medical Lead and Responsible Officer, you will provide visible senior medical leadership across Keys Health while fulfilling the statutory functions of the Responsible Officer for our designated body.
Working closely with the Clinical Director, executive team, governance functions and regulatory bodies, you will oversee medical appraisal, revalidation, clinical governance and professional standards whilst supporting continuous quality improvement across our services.
Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will contribute specialist clinical expertise to complex ADHD, autism and mental health cases and maintain clinical practice through an agreed level of assessment activity.
Main duties of the job
- A GMC-registered medical practitioner with a licence to practise under the Medical Act for the preceding five years and able to remain fully registered while undertaking this role.
- Substantial post-registration experience with evidence of senior medical leadership and sound professional judgement
- Detailed knowledge of Good medical practice, medical revalidation, appraisal, clinical governance and the Responsible Officer regulatory framework
- Experience of managing concerns about doctors, including performance, conduct, capability or health matters, and of working with HR, governance and regulatory colleagues
- Experience of using clinical governance information to assess risk, support improvement and reach defensible decisions
- Completion of, or commitment to complete promptly, recognised Responsible Officer training and relevant ongoing development
About us
About Keys Health Values
Our mission is simple (but mighty): to make neurodiversity something to celebrate, not hide. Help us make every patients journey the best it can be.
The Medical Lead (Responsible Officer) will follow our EPIC values which form the foundation for our high-quality service:
- Excellence Accountable and intent to achieve the best in all that we do. Challenging ourselves to the highest standard of learning, development and performance.
- Passion Committed and ambitious in heart and mind. Delivering the best outcomes for the people we support.
- Integrity Working honestly and transparently. Sharing our results and learnings.
- Caring Showing compassion and empathy. Placing the people we support at the centre of all we do and taking their feelings and wishes into account.
We're looking for a highly credible senior medical leader who combines sound clinical judgement with strong governance expertise.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible Officer
Fulfil the statutory duties of the Responsible Officer in line with relevant legislation and current GMC guidance, maintaining accurate prescribed-connection records.
Ensure robust, quality-assured annual appraisal arrangements and make timely, fair and evidence-based revalidation recommendations to the GMC.
Maintain clear records of recommendations, decisions and supporting evidence, and communicate outcomes appropriately.
Ensure concerns about doctors conduct, capability, health or performance are identified and managed promptly, including proportionate investigation, remediation, supervision, restrictions or return-to-practice arrangements.
Liaise and share information appropriately with the GMC, NHS England, other Responsible Officers, employers and regulators, managing conflicts of interest and arranging alternative oversight where required.
Medical Leadership and Governance
Provide visible senior medical leadership and advise the Clinical Director, executive team and Board on professional standards, clinical risk, workforce, regulatory requirements and service development.
Contribute to strategic planning for the Health Division, ensuring medical, clinical governance, workforce and patient-safety priorities inform service development and delivery.
Work across governance, patient safety, safeguarding, quality and people functions so that learning from incidents, complaints, audit, outcomes and feedback informs oversight and improvement.
Lead or contribute to reviews of serious concerns and support the development of safe, evidence-based clinical policies, pathways and prescribing standards.
Oversee the recruitment, induction and professional development of doctors and ensure appraisers and revalidation teams are trained, supported and quality assured.
Monitor standards, key performance indicators and improvement actions; provide clear assurance on themes, risks and compliance; and maintain personal clinical credibility and relevant Responsible Officer development.
Clinical Practice across Keys Health
Provide senior clinical input to multidisciplinary complex case discussions involving ADHD, autism, differential diagnosis, co-occurring conditions and common psychiatric presentations.
Undertake an agreed proportion of ADHD assessment work, including clinical assessment, formulation, diagnostic decision-making and recommendations within professional competence and organisational pathways.
Balance clinical activity with sufficient independence and capacity to fulfil the statutory Responsible Officer function.
Role Specification Essential Criteria
Medical practitioner with full GMC registration and a licence to practise (Essential).
At appointment, continuously fully registered under the Medical Act 1983 for the preceding five years, and able to remain fully registered while undertaking the role (Essential).
Substantial post-registration experience with evidence of senior medical leadership and sound professional judgement (Essential).
Detailed knowledge of Good medical practice, medical revalidation, appraisal, clinical governance and the Responsible Officer regulatory framework (Essential).
Experience of managing concerns about doctors, including performance, conduct, capability or health matters, and of working with HR, governance and regulatory colleagues (Essential).
Experience of using clinical governance information to assess risk, support improvement and reach defensible decisions (Essential).
Completion of, or commitment to complete promptly, recognised Responsible Officer training and relevant ongoing development (Essential).
Experience as a medical appraiser, appraisal lead, Responsible Officer, deputy Responsible Officer or senior medical manager (Desirable).
Relevant postgraduate qualification in medical leadership, management, patient safety, education or a related field (Desirable).
Experience in ADHD, autism, wider mental health, neurodevelopmental conditions, common psychiatric presentations or digitally delivered healthcare services, including experience of comprehensive ADHD and/or autism assessment and complex case formulation (Desirable).
Consultant psychiatrist with relevant specialist registration, or equivalent senior psychiatric expertise appropriate to the clinical scope of the role (Desirable).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A GMC-registered medical practitioner with a licence to practise under the Medical Act 1983 for the preceding five years and able to remain fully registered while undertaking this role.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration experience with evidence of senior medical leadership and sound professional judgement
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
ADHD360 LTD
Address
ADHD 360 First Floor- Unit 5 Deepdale Enterprise Park
Deepdale Lane
Nettleham
Lincolnshire
LN2 2LL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.adhd-360.com/ (Opens in a new tab)