Senior Medical Lead
🌍 A Bit About Us
We’re Doccla, and we’re redefining where and how healthcare is delivered.
Our Virtual Ward and Remote Monitoring Solutions enable hospitals and health systems to care for patients at home. We support patients across the full care journey—from early discharge and acute recovery to long-term condition management and proactive care.
We provide everything clinicians need to deliver safe, effective Virtual Care: medical-grade devices, logistics, patient onboarding, EHR integration, and an end-to-end clinical platform built around real-world workflows.
We currently work with over 60% of NHS ICBs and supporting health systems across the including UK, Ireland, France, and the DACH region to reduce hospital pressure, improve outcomes, and create a more resilient model of care.
We’re backed by top European investors, having secured £35m in Series B funding led by Lakestar, with participation from Elaia, General Catalyst, Speedinvest, and Bertelsmann.
🚀 Why Join Us?
This is your chance to join Doccla at a key stage in our growth.
We’re building the category leader in Virtual Care and Remote Patient Monitoring. You’ll be part of a highly entrepreneurial, mission-driven team that combines expertise across clinical, technical, commercial, and operational domains.
We’re solving real problems for patients and health systems—and growing fast.
🧑⚕️ What You’ll Do as a Senior Medical Lead
GMC-registered medical doctor with a licence to practise in the UK
Postgraduate qualification in healthcare leadership, informatics, digital health, or AI
Training or certification in clinical safety, risk management, or related areas
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Medical Lead to support the Chief Medical Officer in delivering Doccla’s clinical, product, and governance strategy.
This is a high-impact leadership role suited to a generalist clinician (e.g. Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, or General Practice) with a strong clinical background, proven leadership experience, and an ability to bridge frontline practice with digital innovation.
You will work closely with the CMO to shape service models, guide clinical input into digital product development, and support the Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) to ensure safe, effective, and compliant care delivery.
Experience or interest in AI-enabled healthcare technologies is highly desirable, particularly where it supports proactive care, workflow automation, or intelligent clinical support.
Requirements
The post holder must have extensive leadership experience in a clinical setting. They must be able to work well in a flexible environment with a multidisciplinary team (including non-clinicians). They must be skilled at communicating and able to motivate teams to achieve quality outcomes.
Above all, the post holder must be passionate about service improvement through innovation and patient-centred care.
Qualifications - Essential
Qualifications - Desirable
💡 What We’re Looking For
Experience - Essential
Over 5 years’ experience in clinical practice, with strong grounding in acute or community settings
At least 5 years in clinical leadership, including supervision, mentorship, or line management
Experience working with or alongside non-clinical teams (e.g. product, tech, operations)
Active contribution to digital product development or service redesign
Experience - Desirable
Involvement in clinical safety processes, such as DCB0129, safety cases, or hazard logs
Experience advising or working with a Clinical Safety Officer
Exposure to AI technologies or data science in a healthcare setting
Work in a start-up, scale-up, or digitally enabled service model
Skills & Attributes
Strategic thinker with a strong clinical foundation and commitment to patient-centred care
Pragmatic ‘doer’ who takes ownership, works at pace, and delivers real-world impact through action
High digital literacy and enthusiasm for working in agile, cross-functional teams
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Sound understanding of clinical governance, quality, and risk
Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities
Confidence representing the organisation externally and in clinical-commercial forums
🧠 How We Work
We empower everyone at Doccla to take ownership of their work and the company's mission. We act ethically and always put patient safety and outcomes first.
To thrive here, you’ll need a can-do attitude and an action-oriented approach, along with a willingness to learn and grow through open feedback.
We’re a hybrid team, with offices in London, Denmark, Germany, and Stockholm. Most of our team is London-based and enjoys in-person time at our WeWork HQ 1–3 days per week, where you’ll find great lunch, barista coffee, and a pet-friendly space. Some roles are fully remote, depending on the team and responsibilities.
🎁 What You’ll Get
Annual Leave & Holidays
🌴 25 days annual leave + up to 8 UK bank holidays
🔄 Option to buy or sell holidays
Remote Working
🏡 Flexible remote options
💻 £200 remote working stipend
Financial Benefits
📈 Employee stock options
💸 4% pension on full basic pay
🛡️ 4x salary life insurance
Health & Wellness
🩺 Private health insurance
🫄 4 months full pay for birthing parent*
👶🏽 4 weeks full pay for non-birthing parent*
🤒 Sick pay
In-Office Perks (London HQ)
🍝 Free daily lunch
🐶 Pet-friendly office
Other Benefits
📚 £500 L&D budget per person
🚲 Cycle to work scheme
Via Smart Health:
🧑⚕️ 24/7 GP appointments
🧠 Mental health support
🥗 Nutrition & fitness advice
🧪 Second opinions & health checks
🏆 In Return for Your Hard Work
- A competitive compensation package (base + stock options), with half-year and annual performance reviews
- The chance to work on patient-first, system-level healthcare challenges in one of Europe’s leading healthtech companies
- Opportunities for growth and leadership—we want you to challenge the status quo, own your impact, and continue developing, with our full support
🤝 Diversity at Doccla
We embrace diversity. To build a great product, we need a team with a wide range of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.
We’re committed to equal opportunity hiring—regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or background. If you're excited about the role, we encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every point.
🔐 Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safer recruitment practices. If the role involves access to children or vulnerable adults, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required.
It is an offence to apply for such work if you are barred from working with children or vulnerable adults.
- Department
- Clinical
- Locations
- HQ
- Remote status
- Hybrid