Welcome
Thank you for your interest in a senior leadership role at the General Medical Council (GMC).
It’s an exciting and challenging time for us as the legislation which underpins our work is changing. From December 2024 we have taken on the regulation of physician associates and anaesthesia associates, ahead of wider reforms to how we regulate doctors. Leading this much needed programme of reform will positively affect how we work with our registrants, patients and the public across all our functions. Senior leaders play a key role in helping us define the programme that best achieves our strategic ambitions, and in the wider leadership of the organisation.
Please see below for more information on the positions we are currently recruiting to.
Welcome
Thank you for your interest in the General Medical Council.
This is an exciting and challenging time for the GMC as the legislation which underpins our work is changing. From December 2024 we have taken on the regulation of physician associates and anaesthesia associates, ahead of wider reforms for doctors. Leading this much needed programme of reform will positively affect how we work with our registrants, patients and the public across all our functions. Our senior leaders will play a key role in helping us define the programme that best achieves our strategic ambitions and in the wider leadership of the organisation. If you would like to find out more about the roles we are currently recruiting to, please click on the jobs listed below:
Available roles:
Deputy Medical Director
Welcome, and thank you for taking an interest in the role of Deputy Medical Director with us joining our Directorate Leadership team.
This role is a key part of the Education & Standards directorate, delivering our regulatory powers for doctors, PAs and AAs. This includes influencing and shaping the future of medical education in the UK, setting the professional standards for registrants and delivering a challenging programme of regulatory activity. You will also have an important ambassadorial role in representing this work across the GMC and with external partners and on public platforms. Alongside the Medical Director you will help to lead a directorate of around 140 colleagues, which is an opportunity that is ideally suited to someone already working at a senior level and who wants to take on a different major national leadership role in the world of professional healthcare regulation.
As part of the Directorate Leadership team, you will also have an important leadership role and will actively contribute to the directorate’s and organisation’s wider operational and strategic success.
You will also take on the important role of supporting the Medical Director in providing strategic advice across the organisation and effectively engaging with the GMC’s key audiences. This includes becoming the Deputy Responsible Officer for the GMC and leading on appraisal and revalidation issues for those doctors permanently employed by the GMC.
I have been with the GMC since May 2025, having previously worked in a variety of Senior Clinical and Medical Management roles across the Welsh NHS and Welsh Government and I can say from this short experience that it is a fantastic 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.
Prof Pushpinder Singh Mangat
Medical Director and Director of Education & Standards