Clinical Governance & Oversight Team

At Signature Clinic, patient safety and quality of care are central to everything we do. Our Clinical Governance & Oversight Team provides the leadership, systems, and oversight that ensure every aspect of our service meets the highest clinical, ethical, and regulatory standards.

The team is directly involved in ensuring full compliance with national regulatory bodies — including HIW, HIS, CQC, and GMC — through robust monitoring, audit cycles, policy development, and evidence-based practice. This includes proactive preparation for inspections, continuous quality assurance, and transparent reporting across all clinical services.

We oversee risk management, incident review, workforce standards, and ongoing service improvement across every clinic location. Each member of the Governance & Oversight Team brings extensive experience in healthcare quality, regulation, and clinical leadership, working together to maintain safe, effective, and compassionate patient care at all times.

Medical Director

Mr Mark Gorman

Mr Mark Gorman (GMC No. ) is a consultant plastic surgeon and Medical Director at Signature Clinic, bringing over a decade of experience in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery to the governance oversight team. He qualified from the University of Manchester and holds Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Plastic Surgery (FRCS Plast), alongside membership of BAAPS, BAPRAS, and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

His clinical career spans both NHS and independent practice, including a departmental lead role in facial plastics at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. He holds advanced academic qualifications across microsurgery, skin cancer, and surgical education, and is published in national and international journals. He also serves as non-surgical lead for OnabotulinumtoxinAAbobotulinumtoxinAIncobotulinumtoxinAPrabotulinumtoxinALetibotulinumtoxinARimabotulinumtoxinBHyaluronic Acid FillersCalcium Hydroxylapatite FillersPoly-L-lactic Acid FillersPolymethylmethacrylate FillersAutologous Fat GraftingForehead Lines TreatmentGlabellar Frown Lines TreatmentCrow's Feet TreatmentBunny Lines TreatmentChemical Brow LiftLip FlipGummy Smile CorrectionMasseter ReductionJaw SlimmingDimpled Chin SmoothingCobblestone Chin SmoothingNefertiti Neck LiftMicro-BotoxMesotoxHyperhidrosis TreatmentChronic Migraine ReliefBruxism TreatmentTMJ TreatmentCervical Dystonia TreatmentNeck Spasm TreatmentBlepharospasm TreatmentLip AugmentationLip ContouringCheekbone EnhancementTear Trough FillersNasolabial Fold SofteningMarionette Line FillersLiquid RhinoplastyNon-Surgical Nose JobJawline ContouringJawline DefinitionChin AugmentationTemple VolumisingHand RejuvenationAcne Scar Subcision Filling the UCL Aesthetics Masters programme.

As Medical Director, Mr Gorman provides senior clinical oversight across Signature Clinic’s surgical services, ensuring all patient care pathways and governance processes meet the highest professional standards. His role within the governance team focuses on upholding the safety, quality, and clinical integrity that sit at the heart of everything we do.

Director of Clinical Services

Valerie Taylor

Valerie leads the operational delivery of clinical services across all Signature Clinic locations, ensuring care that is safe, effective, and consistently patient-centred. With deep experience in healthcare quality, service improvement, and regulatory compliance, she oversees governance activity, workforce standards, and operational assurance across the organisation.

Her career demonstrates strong internal progression and increasing responsibility, with proven expertise in stakeholder engagement, team performance, and the set-up and delivery of complex referral services. She brings a strong understanding of both primary and secondary care and plays a key role in budget planning and operational ownership.