Chief of Service – Medical Care Group: Sponsorship Available

Health and Community Services

Job summary

This post includes a welcome incentive and relocation package for the successful candidate. Terms and conditions apply.

Interviews for this post are scheduled for Thursday 22nd October 2026, with a pre-interview engagement day on Wednesday 21st October 2026. Attendance in person is required on both days. Please take these dates into consideration when applying.

Health and Care Jersey (HCJ) are pleased to invite applications for the role of Chief of Service, Medical Care Group. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in a unique, independent health system on the island of Jersey. We are looking for a senior medically qualified clinician with experience of providing divisional/care group level leadership, ideally with experience of medical specialities. This post is accountable to the Chief Operating Officer Acute Services and professionally responsible to the Medical Director.

Main duties of the job

The Chief of Service will supervise and lead medical staff and manage the day-to-day operations of the Care Group. They will seek to ensure that the Care Group provides effective and efficient patient services of the highest quality. Strong clinical engagement is central to the management of the Care Group. They will contribute to the day-to-day corporate management and the strategic direction of Health and Care Jersey (HCJ).

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge and experience in specialist programme management. Medical leadership, e.g. member of faculty of medical leadership management.

Technical/Work Based

Essential

  • Skills needed for professional practice requiring accuracy and/or speed for professional practice.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Medical Professional under the General Medical Council and experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

General Skills/Attributes

Essential

  • Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups. Persuade senior stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new opportunities. Negotiate on difficult and very complex issues.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of management or medical leadership management in a senior clinical position.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 27 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.