Appraisal Lead

Job overview

Appraisal Leads for Barts Health

Whipps Cross Hospital

An exciting opportunity has arisen to help shape the future of medical appraisal across our Trust. We are inviting applications for Appraisal Lead roles at each of our hospitals. This is a chance to play a key part in strengthening our appraisal and revalidation processes, deepening your understanding of professional regulation, and contributing to a culture of high‑quality, supportive development for all our doctors.

Main duties of the job

As we continue to align our approach with GMC and NHSE guidance, we are committed to building a robust, transparent and consistent appraisal system for Consultants, SAS, LED, IMG and CAPS doctors across our group. Your leadership will be central to ensuring this ambition becomes reality.

If you are motivated to apply after reviewing the attached job description and person specification, please submit your application and indicate the site for which you wish to be considered as Appraisal Lead.

For further information or an informal discussion before applying, please contact Dr Liat Sarner (Responsible Officer) or Dr Charlotte Hopkins (DCMO, Medical Professional Standards).

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note that employment in the role can only commence once you have received your unconditional offer letter and contract confirming successful completion of all pre‑employment checks, or once you have received confirmation from the Medical Recruitment Team.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Fully registered medical practitioner with current GMC licence to practise and evidence of good standing for ≥5 years
• Trained and experienced medical appraiser, with evidence of completing appraiser training and undertaking appraisals in line with GMC requirements

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate qualification or formal training in medical education, leadership, management or improvement science

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience supporting doctors across a range of grades, including doctors requiring additional support or intervention
• Experience working as a senior doctor within a complex NHS organisation
• Proven track record of clinical leadership (e.g. operational, educational or professional leadership roles) with evidence of service improvement, innovation or compliance delivery
• Demonstrable experience of clinical governance, including systems that support patient safety and quality improvement
• Evidence of managing, developing and engaging staff, including performance monitoring and feedback
• Proven experience of partnership working and stakeholder management across professional groups

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing or contributing to MHPS, capability, conduct or fitness to practise processes
• Experience of designing, delivering or evaluating training programmes
• Demonstrable experience of delivering and managing medical appraisal, including quality assurance of appraisal outputs

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• In depth knowledge of medical appraisal and revalidation
• Working knowledge of the GMC framework for medical appraisal and revalidation, including supporting information requirements
• Clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of medical appraisers and appraisal leads
• Knowledge of doctors’ professional responsibilities as set out in Good Medical Practice
• Knowledge of the current NHS and regulatory context, including the role of the GMC
• Applied understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion in professional processes

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to set clear objectives and performance expectations and monitor delivery against agreed standards
• Demonstrable ability to influence, motivate and challenge senior clinicians constructively
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills, with evidence of meeting fixed deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to provide clear feedback and professional judgement
• Ability to work independently and autonomously, exercising sound professional judgement
• Behaves with integrity, openness and professionalism, acting as a credible role model