Executive Medical Director – BrisDoc Healthcare Services

Job summary

The Executive Medical Director is Bris Doc's senior clinical leader and the Board's accountable executive for patient safety, quality of care, clinical governance and professional clinical standards. Leading and supporting an open, supportive, learning culture.

As an Executive Director the role provides credible, collaborative and evidence-informed clinical leadership, oversees clinical risk, and delivers clear assurance to the Board, supported by data and narrative. The post-holder oversees robust systems for clinical quality, safety, learning and professional clinical standards across all services, intervening directly where risks are significant or situations complex.

Working as a full member of the Executive Team, the Medical Director brings clinical judgement to strategy, transformation, and system engagement , and represents Bris Doc credibly within the wider NHS. While day-to-day operational and clinical is delegated, accountability remains explicit, and the role maintains sufficient clinical engagement to ensure credibility, insight and effective leadership.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Governance and Safety

• Executive accountability for clinical quality and patient safety across all Bris Doc services
• Oversight of Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PSIIs), coroner's cases, significant complaints and clinical claims
• Ensuring effective systems for clinical learning, quality assurance and continuous improvement
• Executive responsibility (with the Director of Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Governance) for clinical aspects of regulatory compliance and inspection readiness

Statutory and Professional Accountability

• Professional governance and management of concerns relating to clinical staff
• Upholding clinical standards, conduct and governance across all clinical professions

Executive and Strategic Leadership

• Full Executive Director responsibility for organisational leadership and sustainability
• Providing clinical advice, challenge and assurance to the CEO and Board
• Bringing a clinical perspective to strategy, digital transformation, workforce and service development
• Representing Bris Doc as a credible senior clinical voice within BNSSG, the wider South West and beyond

Clinical Workforce and Culture

• Executive responsibility for clinical workforce leadership and inclusive succession planning
• Promoting a learning culture and psychologically safe environment
• Supporting recruitment, development and performance across clinical professions

About us

Bris Doc is an employee-owned social enterprise delivering urgent and primary care services for over 20 years. Our services include:

• Severnside Integrated Urgent Care
• In-hours primary care services
• Specialist services including Homeless Health

We are proud to be employee-owned, meaning every colleague is a co-owner with a genuine stake in our success.

For questions about the job, please contact Angharad Ricketts, People Team Advisor atworkwithus /

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Full Time, Permanent

Bristol

£140,000 to £150,000 a year per annum, pro rata, dependant on experience

Interested candidates can send the application as mentioned in the post or e-mail contact person if any questions for the job role.