Medicolegal Consultant, Leeds/London/Edinburgh (2 days p/week office-based)

Medical Protection Society
London
Job Introduction

Are you a registered medical professional looking for a rewarding opportunity to use your clinical expertise in a different way? We are seeking a Medicolegal Consultant to join our Cases team, helping to protect the careers, reputations and wellbeing of healthcare professionals worldwide.

As a Medicolegal Consultant, you will provide trusted medicolegal advice to members, supporting them through a wide range of professional challenges including complaints, regulatory investigations, disciplinary proceedings, inquests and ethical dilemmas. You will play a key role in delivering fair outcomes for members while ensuring the highest technical and professional standards.

Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, you will combine your clinical knowledge with sound judgement, stakeholder management skills and a member-focused approach. You will also help shape the future of our services through education, coaching, thought leadership and continuous improvement initiatives.

Role Responsibility
  • Provide expert medicolegal advice to members on professional, ethical and legal matters.
  • Manage a varied caseload of complaints, disciplinary matters, regulatory investigations, reports and inquests, including complex and/or high-profile cases.
  • Deliver exceptional member service through clear, accurate and empathetic communication across multiple channels.
  • Act as a technical expert and escalation point, supporting colleagues and sharing specialist knowledge across the business.
  • Work closely with legal, claims and operational teams to achieve positive outcomes for members and the wider membership.
  • Contribute to educational initiatives, including webinars, conferences, publications and member-facing content.
  • Support continuous improvement, change programmes and operational excellence by identifying opportunities to enhance quality, efficiency and service delivery.
  • Ensure compliance with governance, regulatory requirements, risk frameworks and professional standards while maintaining accurate case records and audit trails.
The Ideal Candidate
  • Holds a recognised medical degree and is fully registered and licensed to practise with the relevant professional regulator.
  • Has recent or relevant clinical experience and a strong understanding of the challenges facing healthcare professionals.
  • Possesses sound knowledge of the legal, ethical and professional principles that apply to clinical practice.
  • Demonstrates exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and confidently.
  • Builds strong relationships with members, colleagues and external stakeholders, influencing effectively at all levels.
  • Has experience coaching, mentoring or developing others and enjoys sharing expertise within a team environment.
  • Is comfortable presenting at conferences, delivering webinars and contributing written content for professional audiences.
  • Brings excellent judgement, resilience and commercial awareness, with the ability to balance member needs, risk considerations and organisational objectives.

Join us and use your expertise to make a meaningful difference to healthcare professionals when they need support most.

Package Description

Alongside a competitive salary, you will also receive:

  • Discretionary on-target bonus of 10%. Up to a max 20% based on performance
  • 11% pension contribution (3% from you, 8% from us optional additional matched 3% contributions, e.g. 6% from you, 11% from us)
  • 25 days annual leave. Flexible public holidays and option to buy/sell additional leave
  • Private Medical Cover
  • Car Salary Sacrifice scheme
  • 6x salary death in service
  • Holistic health and wellbeing support package
  • A truly flexible hybrid-working arrangement
  • A culture that promotes inclusivity, wellbeing and rewards hard work
About the Company Medical Protection Society (MPS) is the worlds leading protection organisation for doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals. We protect and support the professional interests of almost 300,000 members around the world, in countries as diverse as the United Kingdom, South Africa and Hong Kong.Our philosophy is to support safe practice in medicine and dentistry by helping to avert problems in the first place. We also actively campaign for regulatory and legal reforms that benefit members and the wider healthcare professions. Membership provides access to expert advice and support together with the right to request indemnity for complaints or claims arising from professional practice.We continue to invest in our team to ensure that we are delivering the best possible service for members. This was recognised in 2016 when we were awarded an Investors in People Silver award.
Posted 2026-09-24

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