Head of Clinical Innovation in London

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 UK, Ireland, France, and the DACH region to reduce hospital pressure, improve outcomes, and create a more resilient model of care.

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.

The Head of Clinical Innovation is a senior clinical leadership role responsible for translating Doccla's clinical model into safe, evidence-based, and commercially impactful products and pathways. The postholder provides the primary clinical interface between product development, regulatory compliance, and evidence generation ensuring that Doccla's technology and care model remain at the frontier of remote patient monitoring and proactive care. This role sits within the CMO function and works in close partnership with the Chief Product Officer, commercial pathway leads, and external NHS partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical input into product development priorities, including AI-enabled features, RPM device integration, and internal operational tooling.
• Provide overall clinical sign-off for new and updated product features, ensuring alignment with Doccla's clinical model and patient safety obligations.
• Lead DCB0129 / DCB0160 clinical safety compliance in partnership with the Clinical Safety Officer, including ongoing review and maintenance of the Hazard Log.
• Contribute to post-market surveillance activities, reviewing real-world clinical performance data and translating findings into product and pathway improvements.
• Chair or contribute to monthly cross-functional Clinical Safety Meetings, supporting preparation, facilitation, and governance administration.
• Support delivery and implementation of virtual ward clients, ensuring pathways are evidence-based, operationally deliverable, and aligned to commissioner expectations.
• Support design and delivery of proactive care pathways, working with commercial and pathway leads to translate clinical evidence into scalable service models.
• Provide senior clinical input into commercial workshop programmes and bid development (SPRINT), particularly where pathway design or clinical credibility is central to the proposition.
• Support Doccla's MDR evidence strategy, including the development of Clinical Evaluation Protocols (CEP) and Clinical Evaluation Reports (CER).
• Provide clinical sign-off for all MDR documentation, ensuring compliance with EU MDR Article 61 and associated MDCG guidance.
• Support NICE EVA (ARI) submission process for acute respiratory remote monitoring platforms.
• Lead state-of-the-art literature reviews and clinical evaluation activities in support of regulatory submissions, ongoing post-market clinical follow-up (PMCF), Doccla clinical interventions.
• Lead the organisation's clinical incident management process for product and device-related incidents, working with clinical, quality, and regulatory colleagues to triage, investigate, and close.
• Maintain oversight of product-related entries on the organisational Risk Register in partnership with the Clinical Governance Manager.
• Provide clinical leadership for MHRA device alerts and safety notifications relevant to Doccla's product portfolio.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Minimum 5 years certified General Practitioner (GP) in the UK, with active licence to practise.
• Demonstrable experience in digital health, medtech, or NHS clinical informatics.
• Working knowledge of MHRA / EU MDR, DCB0129/0160, and clinical safety frameworks.
• Track record of contributing to clinical product development in a regulated environment.
• Ability to synthesise clinical evidence and translate it into practical product and pathway decisions.
• Comfortable operating at the interface of clinical, commercial, and technical functions.

Desirable

• Experience of CER/CEP production or NICE submission processes.
• Familiarity with remote patient monitoring, virtual wards, or proactive care models.
• Experience working with NHS trust partners in a vendor or partnership capacity.
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical leadership, health informatics, or medical education.

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. 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 of our teams are fully remote, depending on the team and responsibilities.

What You’ll Get

• 25 days annual leave + up to 8 UK bank holidays (this varies depending on the role).
• Option to buy or sell holidays.
• Flexible remote options and remote working stipend.
• Employee stock options and 4% pension on full basic pay.
• 4x salary life insurance.
• Private health insurance and sick pay.
• Free daily lunch and pet-friendly office.
• £500 L&D budget per person.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 24/7 GP appointments and mental health support.
• Nutrition & fitness advice and second opinions & health checks.

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. As Doccla is a CQC registered company, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required for all roles. It is an offence to apply for such work if you are barred from working with children or vulnerable adults.