Deputy Head of Resident Doctor Services

Deputy Head of Resident Doctors – Critical Care

London, The Princess Grace Hospital

Full-time, 40 hours per week (80% Clinical, 20% Protected Management Time)

Contract Type: Minimum 2-year commitment

£84,332 - £92,766 Dependent Upon Experience

We’re looking for a Deputy Head of Resident Doctors to join our team at The Princess Grace Hospital, currently rated “Good” by the CQC. Located in the heart of London, The Princess Grace Hospital is renowned for handling a wide range of complex cases and providing exceptional, patient-centred care within a state-of-the-art, consultant-led environment.

As our Deputy Head of Resident Doctors, you’ll play a key role in our consultant-led structure, overseeing and delivering high-quality care within our Critical Care and ITU units. Reporting to the Head of Resident Doctors, you’ll serve as the clinical expert, managing patient care from admission through discharge, coordinating daily ward rounds, and responding to urgent medical needs, including airway management. This is an exceptional opportunity to build strong partnerships with top consultants, support the professional development of a small team of Critical Care Doctors, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge-sharing.

What You’ll Do

• Support day-to-day operations in Critical Care Ward and ITU, managing patient care through the Resident Doctors Team delivery, under the direction of the lead Consultants.
• Process all patient medical activity from admission through to discharge.
• Support the name Codaily rounds, and respond to emergencies
• Lead workforce planning to maintain patient-to-doctor ratios; ensuring rotas meet patient needs, budgets are managed and teams feel supported.
• Drive quality improvement projects, enhance efficiencies, and explore new ways to increase patient satisfaction
• Conduct audits, engage in research, and standardise high-quality medical practices
• Recruit, induct, train, and supervise new Resident Doctors for permanent and temporary positions.
• Provide mentorship and development opportunities, leveraging your Critical Care expertise to foster team growth
• In your clinical time you will be working along you MDT in the capacity of a Resident Doctor
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Bayes EMML Fellowship (Executive Masters in Medical Leadership) or willingness to undertake (funded by HCA)
• A minimum 5 years’ experience in Critical Care/Anaesthetic medical training
• Royal College Membership with post-grade exams
• Proven experience in workforce planning, clinical education, and training supervision
• A history of managing a diverse team and handling employee matters
  
  

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 Deputy Head of Resident Doctors, 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
  
  

Diversity and Inclusion

Patients first. Colleagues always. That’s the guiding philosophy behind our approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We believe healthcare is built on a foundation of inclusion, compassion and respect for our patients and for each other. By working together with our colleagues we’re creating a truly inclusive environment, where individual differences are celebrated and everyone can achieve their potential.

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. That’s why 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.