Job Title: Doctor (Head Injury & Concussion Care Service)

Location: Remote

Position Type: Contractor (a limited number of employed roles may also be available)

Salary: Per appointment rate

Desired start date: September 2025

About Us:
We are the UK’s leading provider of sports medicine services in the education sector. We deliver high-quality, athlete-focused care to young people, ensuring injury management and rehabilitation are handled with clinical excellence and compassion.

We are seeking a highly motivated doctor with experience in the management of head injuries and concussion to join our head injury & concussion team.  In 2024/25 over 15,000 appointments will be undertaken and we are anticipating significant growth into 2025/26.  The service has established internal referral pathways with daily senior doctor support, a Complex Case Clinic and Specialist Concussion Rehabilitation team.

Role overview

Doctors working in our Head Injury & Concussion Care service perform an essential role in guiding injured players through return to sport guidance from the point of injury to full return to play.  They provide early review of injured patients, providing advice and education to optimise recovery, advise on the safe gradual return to sport and give final clearance to return to full sport.  All players are managed in line with National Governing Body guidance.

The successful applicant will be provided with training to safely manage patients and will have access to advice from senior clinicians via an established MDT referral pathway.  There will be scope for further training and progression with experience.

We are especially keen to hear from doctors who are able to provide work over the weekends, and/or on an ad hoc basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake initial assessments providing confirmation of diagnosis and advice to optimise recovery
• Undertake follow-up appointments to check recovery and advise on graduated return to sport and return to full sport at the relevant timepoints
• Recognise patients who are not making a routine recovery and refer cases of concern to senior clinicians along established internal referral pathways
• Engage with the wider medical team for ongoing education and development

What are we looking for?

We are looking for doctors who understand the current landscape of concussion and, ideally, have experience working in sport and with children.  We are looking for doctors who aren’t afraid to take ownership and accountability, who are able to work independently when required and who are excited by the prospect of being part of a rapidly growing service in an increasingly important role.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• GMC registration with a license to practice
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification
• Demonstrable experience in the sporting setting and with managing head injuries
• Appropriate medical indemnity

Want to apply?

Please submit a CV to Dr Mike Forsythe – mike.forsythe@melioramedicalgroup.co.uk – with a few words in your email explaining what excites you about working at Meliora and what you are looking for from the job.

We will respond to every application and if we think that you’d be a great match for Meliora, and Meliora for you, then we’ll organise a chat with the whole team.

Please note that we will hold all successful and unsuccessful applicants details on file unless you request us not to during the application process.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.