- Location: London, The Portland’s Hospital part of HCA Healthcare Uk
- Contract Type: Permanent. Full Time, Monday to Friday. 80% Ward/Clinic, Office Managerial, 20% Clinical.
- Salary: Attractive + Benefits
- Reporting to: Corporate Director of Resident Doctors
About The Role
HCA Healthcare UK is actively looking for a highly motivated
Head of Resident Doctor Services to join our Resident Doctors leadership team, to manage exceptional service delivery at The Portland Hospital, our globally recognised specialist Hospital for Women and Children.
This is a pivotal professional leadership position directly line managing obstetric and paediatric trained Resident Doctors, and the resident doctor operation services in these areas, including PICU and NICU. Additionally, you will work closely with fellow Heads of Resident Doctors across other HCA sites and senior clinical leaders to ensure the delivery of safe, consistent, and high-quality care.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Provide day-to-day leadership and direct line management of Obstetric and Paediatric Resident Doctors
- Oversee recruitment, induction, training, and pastoral support, ensuring Resident Doctors are fully supported, competent, and performing at the highest level.
- Manage both operationally, and financially, medical staffing rotas and ensure safe and effective workforce deployment
- Collaborate with site leadership (CNO, Medical Director, CEO and CHRO) to support evolving clinical services and address staffing needs.
- Lead on performance reviews, continuing professional development, and supervision of clinical training portfolios.
- Promote and contribute to research, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Maintain clinical credibility through active participation in clinical shifts, delivering excellent patient care and role modelling best practices.
- Drive regulatory compliance, uphold governance standards and lead on investigation where there are opportunities for review, or bespoke training.
It’s a unique opportunity to join a company operating at the very forefront of clinical innovation where you can work with, and learn from some of the country’s leading consultants. All in a world-class environment, equipped with the very latest technology, such as robotics, and some of the most advanced therapies and treatments currently licenced in the UK.
While we are a Consultant Led patient service, we believe in empowering our Resident Doctors to deliver exception care, under the care plan directions from our Consultant and this position focuses on leading a professional collaboration to deliver patients with a first-class experience, while maintaining safe, efficient and effective care.
What You’ll Bring
- MBBS or equivalent medical undergraduate qualification. Registered with the GMC with License to Practice
- ALS (Advanced Life Support), ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support), or equivalent certification.
- MRCPCH (Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health)
- Minimum of 5 years completed specialty training in Paediatrics.
- Ideally withhold a leadership qualification, or be willing to work towards, such as EMML or MBA.
- Experience leading, mentoring, directly line managing junior doctors, conduct, behaviour and performance.
- Demonstrated experience in clinical supervision, and workforce management, including resource management, budget management, and rostering.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative, compassionate leadership style.
- Strong commitment to patient safety, governance, and high-quality care delivery.
- Confident working with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced, commercial and complex environment.
- Experience in quality improvement, audits, and/or academic research is desirable.
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
Benefits
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 they make every day. As a Head of Resident Doctors - Women and Child Health you’ll be eligible for:
- For 40 hours full time contracts, 264 hours holiday each year (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you. This is pro-rata for part time contracts.
- Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals Private pension contribution which increases 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 discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
- Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
- 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 6 sessions per annum
- Paid Indemnity
Culture And Values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know 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’re Committed To The Care And Improvement Of Human Life, a Clear Statement That Extends To Both Our Patients And Colleagues. To Achieve This, We Live And Breathe Four Core Values
- Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
- 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 trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable Adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
