Director of clinical practice

We ares seeking a director of clinical practice to help strengthen the clinical voice of laboratory medicine within the organisation and across the wider healthcare landscape.

This senior leadership role works closely with the director of scientific affairs and supports the work of the Scientific Affairs and Clinical Practice Committee (SACP), helping ensure that the clinical perspective of laboratory medicine is reflected in LabMed’s guidelines, scientific reviews, audit activity, research outputs and national consultations.

Previous postholders have been medically qualified; however, this is not an absolute requirement where equivalent clinical expertise can be demonstrated.

Purpose of the role

The director of clinical practice provides leadership for clinical practice within LabMed and supports the delivery of the Scientific Affairs and Clinical Practice Committee work plan.

Working in partnership with the director of scientific affairs, the role helps ensure that clinical practice and patient impact remain central to LabMed’s scientific and professional activities, including the development of good practice guidance, position statements, consultation responses and national audit work.

The role also helps strengthen engagement between clinicians, clinical scientists and other laboratory professionals, supporting collaboration across specialties to advance patient-centred laboratory medicine.

As a member of Council and Executive, the role also serves as a company director of the Association for Laboratory Medicine, sharing responsibility for the governance and strategic direction of the organisation.

 What you’ll do

  • Support the director of scientific affairs in leading the Scientific Affairs and Clinical Practice Committee and delivering its annual work plan

  • Promote clinically focused contributions to good practice guidelines, position statements and other scientific outputs

  • Encourage participation of medically qualified and clinically focused members in guideline development groups and consultation responses, including NICE consultations

  • Represent LabMed in external consultations and stakeholder discussions relating to clinical practice where appropriate

  • Support engagement of clinically active members in scientific reviews, national audits and specialist interest groups

  • Work closely with the director of education, training & workforce to promote educational activities relevant to clinical practice in laboratory medicine

  • Contribute to responses to member requests for LabMed position statements, in consultation with Council

  • Deputise for the director of scientific affairs when required

Full role description


What You’ll Bring

  • You are currently practising within a laboratory medicine specialty in the UK, or able to demonstrate equivalent clinical expertise

  • Have a strong understanding of the clinical application of laboratory medicine in routine practice

  • Is a member of the Association for Laboratory Medicine

  • Have demonstrable leadership experience

  • Is willing to represent the Association at stakeholder meetings and consultations

  • Is interested in supporting collaboration between clinicians, clinical scientists and laboratory professionals

What you'll get

This role provides an opportunity to:

  • Help shape the clinical direction of laboratory medicine at a national level

  • Influence guidelines, consultations and professional standards

  • Work with leading experts across laboratory medicine through LabMed’s scientific committees and leadership teams

  • Strengthen the role of laboratory medicine in patient-centred healthcare and diagnostic services

  • Build professional networks and contribute to the strategic direction of the Association

The time commitment includes a small number of online meetings each year across Council, Executive and the Scientific Affairs and Clinical Practice Committee, plus one annual in-person committee meeting in London and an annual strategy workshop.