Job Overview

The British Medical Association (BMA) is the professional association and trade union for doctors and medical students in the UK.   It has a prominent and influential position at the very heart of current debate over the future of healthcare provision. The BMA speaks for doctors at all stages of their careers and is a leading voice on a wide range of professional and political issues affecting medicine and health.

If you would like to help the BMA play its part in shaping the future of healthcare, then this role is for you. 

About the role

We're looking to recruit a a Deputy Head of GP Committees to direct the work of GP committees, as part of our GP Committees secretariat team within the National Negotiations & Representation (NNR) function.

This team is responsible for supporting committees that represent over 45,000 GPs and over 10,000 GP trainees across the UK. As a team we support these committees in delivering on their aims for the benefit of their members and the work of the team can often be diverse and fast-paced.

In this role, with the support of the Head of GP Committees, you will oversee supporting committees and lead on the delivery of a conference. In this role, you will provide strategic advice to committee chairs and executive teams, oversee the progression of committee workstreams, independently lead on discrete projects, and have day-to-day responsibility for the running of committee business.

In this role your duties will include:

• Advising the chairs and other senior committee members about high-profile items of business including work with the Government and NHS England & Improvement
• Setting and ensuring the successful delivery of committee objectives
• Researching and drafting briefs and reports for committee members
• Working with committee members and colleagues across the BMA to develop and implement policy as well as providing strategic advice to committees on issues within their remit.
• Collaborating and co-ordinating with staff teams across the BMA
• Line management of team members
• Oversight of governance and budgetary arrangements, along with elections for committees

  To be successful in the role you'll have:

• Have demonstrable strategic awareness
• Have highly adept influencing skills, with experience of handling complex situations requiring tact and discretion
• Previous experience of managing and motivating a team
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to build strong relationships with counterparts, stakeholders and senior colleagues
• Excellent writing skills, with experience of drafting high-quality, impactful policy reports and briefings which enable effective decision making
• Strong organisational skills with a proactive approach to work and problem-solving
• Experience of project management or having oversight of multiple concurrent workstreams
• Strong collaboration skills
•  A proactive approach to work and the ability to think quickly and respond to demands in a positive manner
• Have the ability to grasp new policy concepts quickly and undertake research and review of policy issues.
• Have knowledge and understanding of the issues facing the health sector and medical profession, in particular GPs, is desirable.
• Preferably have experience of working with committees

Why work for us?

We offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 30 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a BMA company day
• Double matching pension contributions up to 12% of salary
• Additional leave entitlement for volunteering or moving house (after completion of probationary period)
• Onsite gym and subsidised café at BMA House
• BMA Law - discounted rates for employees requiring legal services such as will writing/conveyancing
• Multiple flexible benefits and discounts through our employee benefits platform
• Lots of Learning and Development/training opportunities via our internal learning hub
• Season ticket loan (up to £10,000) after completion of probationary period

Whether the role needs you to work at home, in an office or in a hybrid way, we`ll provide all the support you need.  

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please email recruitment@bma.org.uk.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply through our website. Please, note that we are unable to accept CVs and applications via email.

Diversity & Inclusion Monitoring:

Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts everybody with the right skills and experience and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

BMA is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge as we recognise that diversity makes us stronger.

Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Licenced Worker Scheme, as we do not hold a sponsorship licence.