# Medical Director

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Priory Healthcare.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-director/4f96c382-4b24-4d3e-8363-5189083bedcf
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-director/4f96c382-4b24-4d3e-8363-5189083bedcf.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Priory Healthcare
- **Location:** Kemple View
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical director
- **Salary:** £180,000 / year
- **Contract type:** Permanent - Full Time
- **Posted:** 2026-09-18T12:48:36.441Z
- **Source information URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/64b138e3-7f04-4a11-9c13-472c5daeaa01
- **Application URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/en/postings/64b138e3-7f04-4a11-9c13-472c5daeaa01
- **Employer website:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/

## Job Content

Priory Hospital Kemple ViewSalary: £180,000 per annum, plus a £10,000 stipend Full Time - 37.5 hours per weekPriory Hospital Kemple View has an opportunity for a Medical Director to join our team. Located in Blackburn, Lancashire, Priory Hospital Kemple View is a 90-bedded hospital, offering level 2 rehabilitation, and secure services, for adult males. We can support people with a mental health condition and/or a personality disorder.

### What you'll be doing

- Provide professional leadership to the medical workforce and strategic direction across the site.
- Champion clinical excellence, effective governance and a positive, supportive culture.
- Oversee medical workforce management, including appraisals, rotas, annual leave, recruitment and clinical cover.
- Lead on clinical governance, quality improvement and regulatory compliance, including CQC inspections.
- Support and develop medical colleagues through supervision, mentoring, CPD and development planning.
- Work closely with the Hospital Director and wider Senior Management Team to drive service improvement and strategic priorities.
- Provide leadership on complex clinical matters and contribute to the delivery of safe, evidence-based patient care.
- Support organisational change, innovation and service development across the hospital.

### What we will give you in return

- Birthday Holiday - your birthday as an extra days annual leave
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses

## Person Specification

### What you'll bring to the role

**Essential**

- GMC registration and inclusion on the Specialist Register.
- Significant senior clinical experience within psychiatry.
- Strong clinical leadership and people management skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills.
- Commitment to clinical governance, quality improvement and compassionate leadership.
- Previous experience in a clinical leadership or medical management role.
- Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience with clinical governance, quality improvement and regulatory inspections.
- Experience managing organisational change and service development.
- Understanding of financial management and commercial awareness within healthcare.

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