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.
Available roles:
Director of Registration and Revalidation
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
Charlie Massey
Chief Executive