Lead Physician

As Lead Physician, you will provide direct medical care while guiding clinical personnel, supporting consistent standards, and helping coordinate services across the medical program. Your scope includes preventive and urgent care, medical readiness examinations, occupational health assessments, and clinical decision-making when a patient may need specialist care or medical evacuation. The position is grounded in clinical oversight rather than broad corporate management: you will be a point of coordination between care providers, designated leadership, and authorized medical authorities.Clinical leadership here is closely tied to real patient care. You will help colleagues evaluate cases, maintain consistent treatment practices, and recognize when the limits of local resources require referral or evacuation. The same practice setting also handles medical screenings, occupational surveillance, and fitness-for-duty assessments, which require careful interpretation of findings and clear documentation of restrictions or qualifications. You will support preventive health education, immunization activities, and the appropriate response to communicable-disease concerns. A key part of the position is coordinating clinical priorities with other healthcare professionals while keeping patient safety at the center of decisions.You will also work within established clinic hours and emergency coverage arrangements, supporting team readiness for urgent presentations, coordinated transport, and mass-casualty exercises. As an authorized clinical point of coordination, you will communicate with designated leaders, receiving facilities, and relevant medical authorities on matters affecting care. The position involves applying approved medical procedures, supporting clinical quality efforts, and reinforcing appropriate reporting and follow-up. It does not assume unrestricted access to specialty services or resources beyond the island; judgment about safe treatment limits and referral pathways is therefore central to the work.The clinical oversight element includes consultation and medical guidance to other team members, rather than a separate hospital executive or departmental administration function. You will remain directly involved in patient assessment, management, and treatment while supporting reliable medical services and continuity across the clinic.Employment Type: Full-timeAssignment Details: This position requires relocation to Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, for the duration of the assignment.Key ResponsibilitiesDeliver routine, preventive, and urgent medical care within clinical privileges, assess complex presentations, and guide the clinical team on treatment and referral decisions.Promote evidence-based practice, consistent clinical procedures, patient safety, and continuity across clinic operating hours and emergency coverage.Direct clinical coordination of triage, stabilization, specialist referrals, medical evacuation, and handoffs when needs exceed on-island capabilities.Support initial, periodic, and annual medical screenings, occupational surveillance, fitness-for-duty assessments, and documentation of medical qualifications or restrictions.Collaborate with medical personnel and authorized stakeholders on clinical operations, immunization programs, communicable-disease concerns, emergency planning, and quality processes.You will combine physician-level care with practical clinical leadership, helping the team make sound decisions within a defined healthcare program.