Welcome

Welcome, and thank you for taking an interest in the role of Director of Registration and Revalidation and in joining our Senior Management team.

We work with doctors, physician associates (PAs), anaesthesia associates (AAs), those they care for and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors, PAs, AAs and their educators need to meet, and help them achieve them. If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors, PAs, or AAs may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.

You’ll join us at an exciting time with an ambitious work programme to deliver. You will be lead the Registration and Revalidation directorate, leading on all aspects of the directorate’s work, including strategy, policy, implementation and operational delivery. You’ll also have an important ambassadorial role in representing the work of the Directorate across the GMC and with external partners and on public platforms. As part of the senior management team, you will also have an important corporate leadership role and will actively contribute to the organisation’s wider operational and strategic success.

Leading a directorate of around 410 colleagues, this opportunity is ideally suited to someone already working at a senior level, who wants to take on a key leadership role in the world of professional healthcare regulation.

I have been with the GMC since 2016, having previously worked in a variety of roles across government and the wider public sector, and I can say from experience that it is a great organisation to be part of. You will join an organisation with a compelling public mission; a deserved reputation for excellence in its work; and an acknowledged and important convening and leadership role at the heart of the wider health and care system. You will find a strong collaborative culture and a supportive and welcoming group of colleagues. We offer excellent benefits including a generous defined contribution pension scheme and flexible working options.

We provide an inclusive working environment where everyone is valued, and where new perspectives and ideas are encouraged. We have placed equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work as a regulator and as an employer. I would particularly encourage and welcome applications for this role from women, people with disabilities and people from an ethnic minority background.

As a part of the GMC, you’ll be able to make a real difference. If you feel that this is the right opportunity for you, I look forward to receiving your application.

Charlie Massey
Chief Executive

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in our new affiliate Council Member scheme.

This is the ideal opportunity for talented and motivated individuals with an interest in health policy and/or regulation, who are ready to take their next steps in their non-executive career. We are searching for individuals with some but not significant boardroom experience, who are dedicated to public protection and can contribute to the GMC’s highest decision-making body. If this sounds like you, then please apply.

The Affiliate scheme has two key aims. First, to provide an opportunity for one registrant and one non-registrant to gain boardroom experience and skills as a non-executive. And second, to enhance the quality of our deliberations and decisions by broadening the diversity of opinion, backgrounds and experience around the Council table.

As a Council Affiliate, you will take part in all our Council meetings and related activity. You will also have the opportunity to get involved in the work of some of our committees to maximise transferable governance experience. You will be supported throughout this by a dedicated Council member buddy, receive a comprehensive induction and have access to advice from key staff members.

This is a unique opportunity. I wish you the very best with your application, and I hope to welcome you to our Council in the near future.

Dame Carrie MacEwen
Chair, General Medical Council