Fractional Clinical UX Leadership
Senior Clinical UX expertise. Stronger teams. Better decisions.
Gyles works alongside healthcare organisations to lead, advise and contribute directly to strategy, research, design and evaluation—while helping recruit, coach and develop the professionals delivering the work.
8, 20 or 40 hours per month—not per week. · From £1,000 per month
A committed senior partner for agreed monthly capacity, without needing to create a full-time role.
Relevant experience
Experience across healthcare, technology and design
Selected previous professional experience; logos are not endorsements of these particular services.
What fractional leadership means
More than advice. Leadership that works alongside the team.
Fractional Clinical UX Leadership provides reserved monthly time from a senior specialist who can help shape direction and get involved in the work. The organisation sets priorities with Gyles and chooses how much ongoing capacity it needs. Commitment to the work is not reduced—only the number of hours is defined.
Set direction
Connect clinical needs, user experience, commercial goals and practical priorities.
Move the work forward
Guide and contribute to research, design, evaluation and key product decisions.
Grow internal capability
Support recruitment, mentoring, coaching, training and stronger ways of working.
The value of senior Clinical UX leadership
Make better decisions today—and build capability for tomorrow.
Clearer strategic direction
Align clinical realities, user needs and organisational priorities.
Stronger research and delivery
Bring experienced guidance and, where appropriate, hands-on support into active work.
Better recognition of risk
Identify potential human factors and clinical experience concerns before they are overlooked.
More equitable experiences
Embed accessibility, health equity and behaviour-change thinking in everyday decisions.
Better-supported professionals
Recruit effectively, mentor and coach UX or product colleagues and strengthen team practice.
Lasting organisational capability
Build repeatable ways of working and reduce reliance on external expertise over time.
AI and responsible innovation
Use AI where it serves people and healthcare outcomes.
As part of agreed monthly responsibilities, Gyles can help teams explore where AI-enabled approaches add value, support human–AI interaction research and design, and bring user needs, clinical context, appropriate oversight and possible harms into decisions. This complements—not replaces—specialist model engineering, formal regulatory or clinical safety assurance.
A smarter team model
Build a stronger team, not just a senior position.
A fractional senior leader working with one or two junior or midweight professionals can give some organisations a wider mix of skills and more direct delivery capacity than relying on a single senior employee.
Gyles can help define roles, interview candidates, guide their work, mentor and coach them, and deliver focused teaching or training within the agreed monthly hours. Extensive bespoke training or recruitment programmes may require separate scoping.
This is one possible team structure. Other staff costs are separate from the fractional fee; total savings or ROI are not guaranteed.
Monthly capacity and investment
Same expertise. Choose the capacity that fits.
All three options can include leadership, mentoring, strategy and hands-on activity. What differs is the amount of time reserved for the organisation each month.
8 hours per month
Focused strategic support
8 hours reserved across each month
£125 per hour equivalent
For a small number of ongoing priorities, expert input and focused contributions.
Discuss this capacity →20 hours per month
Regular collaboration
20 hours reserved across each month
£110 per hour equivalent
12% lower hourly rate than 8-hour optionFor more frequent collaboration and progress across several agreed priorities.
Discuss this capacity →40 hours per month
Substantial embedded capacity
40 hours reserved across each month
£100 per hour equivalent
20% lower hourly rate than 8-hour optionFor more substantial participation in an ongoing team or programme.
Discuss this capacity →Hours are allocated per month, not per week. A three-month initial engagement is suggested. Additional hours may be agreed separately at £150/hour. Final terms, VAT treatment, scheduling and travel are confirmed in the engagement agreement.
Illustrative first month
What could working together look like?
Explore an example of the first month. Activities are adapted to organisational priorities and the number of hours agreed.
WEEK 1 / ORIENTATION
Understand the organisation
Meet key stakeholders, understand the healthcare context and assess where leadership or delivery support is most useful.
Possible activities: team conversations, initial project appraisal, agreeing working rhythms.
Professional endorsement
An informed perspective across healthcare and design.
“Gyles's practice is founded on clinical evidence, design excellence and ultimately on deep empathy for all involved in receiving and providing healthcare.”
Endorsement of professional experience, not a testimonial about purchasing this specific package.
Working relationship
A clear, practical way of collaborating.
Explore the need
Identify the challenges, desired outcomes and capacity gap.
Agree the role
Define priorities, responsibilities, hours and working arrangements.
Work together
Combine leadership and practical contribution with the existing team.
Review and adapt
Assess progress and reset priorities as the organisation evolves.
Frequently asked questions
Practical questions about the engagement.
Are 8, 20 and 40 hours per week or per month?
They are per month, not per week. Gyles and the organisation agree how that time is allocated to relevant priorities.
Can the hours include hands-on design or research?
Yes. Monthly capacity can include leadership, research, design, evaluation and practical contribution, as agreed with the organisation.
Can recruitment, mentoring or training be included?
Yes. Recruitment support, interviews, coaching and relevant existing or lightly adapted teaching can use the agreed hours. Extensive recruitment campaigns or bespoke training programmes may need separate scoping.
Could this be more economical than a permanent senior hire?
It can provide senior expertise for a defined monthly cost, particularly when complemented by existing or newly recruited junior-to-midweight colleagues. Total cost and value depend on staffing, workload and organisational needs; savings cannot be guaranteed.
What if priorities change during the month?
Activities can be reprioritised collaboratively within the agreed hours, responsibilities and working arrangements.
How are unused hours and additional time handled?
The engagement agreement specifies scheduling, unused hours, travel and any separately agreed extra hours. Additional work may be arranged at £150 per hour.
Does Gyles take responsibility for formal clinical safety or AI model approval?
Not automatically. Clinical UX guidance can highlight important issues and support appropriate governance, but specialist clinical safety, engineering or regulatory responsibilities require explicit arrangements.
Discuss the fit
Could senior Clinical UX leadership strengthen the team?
Share what the organisation is trying to achieve, where capability or capacity is missing and what kind of support would help.
8 / 20 / 40 hours per month · From £1,000/month
The contact page offers two ways to begin: send an enquiry or book a free 30-minute introductory call.
Looking for a smaller starting point?
Need an expert perspective before ongoing support?
Start with a Clinical UX Review—a £750 holistic appraisal with evidence-informed recommendations and a discussion of next steps.