Executive Medical Director
Listed on 2026-03-01
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Healthcare
Healthcare Management, Healthcare Administration -
Management
Healthcare Management
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
- Professional governance and management of concerns relating to clinical staff
- Upholding clinical standards, conduct and governance across all clinical professions
- 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
- 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
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.
Job responsibilitiesHolding executive accountability for the effectiveness of clinical governance and in association with the Director of Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Governance, organisational regulatory compliance (e.g. CQC), and providing assurance to the Board that these arrangements operate effectively in practice. Providing senior clinical leadership and assurance into core governance structures, including being the Executive responsible for the Clinical Quality and Performance Committee.
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