Lead Medical Officer (Doctor)
| Posting date: | 12 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £85,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 December 2025 |
| Location: | GU24 0QQ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Capita plc |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10113476-422842 |
Summary
Recruiting tomorrow's Army today. Be the best to support the best!
When it comes to inspirational leadership, our medical team will look to you. As a lead clinician for the Capita Recruiting Partnership Project (RPP), you'll support the activities of doctors and the wider medical team at our assessment centres to make sure everything runs smoothly. Carrying out efficient medical screenings, appeals and approvals at our Army assessment centre will all be part of your busy remit as you help us recruit the Army of the future.
If you're looking to transfer your skills and experience to a role that's more rewarding with a great work-life balance, this is a fantastic opportunity for you.
This is a full time, permanent role working 37.5 hours per week at the Assessment Centre in Pirbright.
What you'll be doing
• conducting clinical work, including medical assessments (approximately 30% of time but this may increase when required) for officer and soldier candidates
• motivating, training, supporting and managing your close-knit team of medical officers to get the best out of everyone
• working closely with external specialists, such as cardiologists, where appropriate and working directly with Army colleagues and senior medical officers in Army training establishments
• taking responsibility for team resourcing and responding to clinical complaints quickly and effectively
• deputising for the chief medical officer and deputy chief medical officer when required
Essential - Skills/Experience/Qualifications:
• a fully GMC qualified medical practitioner with licence to practise, without restrictions
• excellent leadership, managerial and delegation skills
• IT literacy and experience with Microsoft programmes
• commercial experience, awareness and an innovative thinker
• being able to work effectively and efficiently to tight deadlines is essential
Desired - Skills/Experience/Qualifications:
• occupational medicine experience is desirable
• experience in a similar role would be an advantage
About Capita RPP
We're proud to work side-by-side with the Army to attract, source and select officers and soldiers for the British Army (Regular & Reserve) as part of the Recruiting Partnership Project (RPP). RPP is where Capita and the Army unite to look after the women and men who apply to the British Army and guide them on their journey into basic training. We're also proud to support the medical processes within the recruitment journey for the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.
Our close-knit team is made up of both Capita and military colleagues in a huge variety of roles - including recruiters, assessors, interviewers, administrators, operations teams and medical staff. Join us and not only will you help Army candidates find where they belong, you'll help make the Army the best it can be to keep our country protected.
Please visit the below link for further information;
Recruitment Partnership Project | Capita
What's in it for you?
• Offering a salary of £85,000
• 23 days' holiday (rising to 27 ) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Auto enrolment to a pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Training time and the opportunity to work towards your CPD - Continuous Personal Development - to keep your relevant medical registrations in place.
• Standard office hours to help with work/home life balance
Unlock Your Potential with Capita
At Capita, your career can take you wherever your ambition leads. You'll become part of a diverse network of talented, forward-thinking professionals working across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. We're committed to your growth - offering exciting opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and advance your career.
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What we hope you'll do next:
Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
Equal Opportunities
At Capita, we're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer; we want to hear from you if you'd like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we'll get back to you to discuss.
For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.
If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - CPScareers@capita.com
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