Oxford Health NHS Trust

GP Medical Lead – Community Same Day Emergency Care (cSDEC)

The closing date is 22 October 2025

Job summary

Are you a visionary GP Medical Lead looking to shape and drive our Community Same Day Emergency Care (cSDEC) services across Oxfordshire? The base locations for the role areWitney, Abingdon, Henley, and SPA/UCR hubs in Abingdon or Banbury.

You will be working at the forefront of community-based emergency care transformation and possess a passion for urgent care, service innovation, and clinical leadership!

What we offer

  • Flexible working: 17 hours per week for management and leadership work which may include some clinical work.
  • Additional clinical work: ability to pick up additional clinical work via bank across all 3 cSDECs
  • CPD time provided pro rata including access to a study budget
  • Competitive salary, trust PayScale for GPs
  • Leadership pay supplement

Main duties of the job

A new substantive leadership position designed to strengthen and evolve our cSDEC units in Abingdon, Henley, and Witney.

You'll work in a triumvirate leadership model alongside the Matron and Operations Manager, with support from unit clinical leads and the Senior Management Team (ICC), to deliver high-quality, responsive care and integrated services across Oxford Health and system partners.You will provide clinical leadership and supervision to GPs working in the units and across related services, including SPA and UCR functions.

This is a unique opportunity to influence urgent care delivery at scale, while remaining grounded in clinical practice

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Details

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-GPSDEC-1A

Job locations

Community clinic locations, trust office locations, other clinical sites and some remote working in Oxfordshire

Oxford

OX3 7JX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for a detailed overview of the role.

Please contact Dr Sachin Mandalia for an informal conversation about the opportunity,sachin.mandalia@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk / 07823 818379

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for a detailed overview of the role.

Please contact Dr Sachin Mandalia for an informal conversation about the opportunity,sachin.mandalia@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk / 07823 818379

Person Specification

Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional

Essential

  • Practicing GP - experience within the past 3 years
  • GMC registration on the GP register
  • Licence to practice as a GP/successful revalidation

Desirable

  • Demonstrated experience post GP qualification
  • Experience of leading services and line management of medics
  • Management qualification

Contractual requirements orother requirements

Essential

  • Ability to travel between sites

Knowledge

Essential

  • Medical qualification

Desirable

  • Experience of working in emergency and acute medicine
  • Experience of working in community based urgent care services
  • Experience or further qualifications in care of the elderly and medicine

Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills

Essential

  • Detailed knowledge of Acute and/or Primary Care Services
  • Ability to demonstrate personal and professional leadership skills.
  • Experience in developing and delivering evidenced based practice
  • Knowledge of national and local strategy
  • Evidence of continual professional development
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and Care Quality Commission (CQC) essential standards of care
  • Skills and experience in undertaking investigations and critical reviews

Desirable

  • Experience of local services

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of leading the planning, delivering, and evaluation of care to address changing needs
  • Experience of undertaking clinical audit and implementing the audit cycle

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Demonstrate an ability to organise self and lead others
  • Demonstrate an ability to motivate self and others
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and to work under pressure.
  • Well-developed communication skills both verbal and written
  • To have a good understanding of equity and diversity and have a non-judgmental approach to patients, staff and partners
  • Experience in developing people in order to provide sustainable change.
Person Specification

Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional

Essential

  • Practicing GP - experience within the past 3 years
  • GMC registration on the GP register
  • Licence to practice as a GP/successful revalidation

Desirable

  • Demonstrated experience post GP qualification
  • Experience of leading services and line management of medics
  • Management qualification

Contractual requirements orother requirements

Essential

  • Ability to travel between sites

Knowledge

Essential

  • Medical qualification

Desirable

  • Experience of working in emergency and acute medicine
  • Experience of working in community based urgent care services
  • Experience or further qualifications in care of the elderly and medicine

Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills

Essential

  • Detailed knowledge of Acute and/or Primary Care Services
  • Ability to demonstrate personal and professional leadership skills.
  • Experience in developing and delivering evidenced based practice
  • Knowledge of national and local strategy
  • Evidence of continual professional development
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and Care Quality Commission (CQC) essential standards of care
  • Skills and experience in undertaking investigations and critical reviews

Desirable

  • Experience of local services

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of leading the planning, delivering, and evaluation of care to address changing needs
  • Experience of undertaking clinical audit and implementing the audit cycle

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Demonstrate an ability to organise self and lead others
  • Demonstrate an ability to motivate self and others
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and to work under pressure.
  • Well-developed communication skills both verbal and written
  • To have a good understanding of equity and diversity and have a non-judgmental approach to patients, staff and partners
  • Experience in developing people in order to provide sustainable change.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Community clinic locations, trust office locations, other clinical sites and some remote working in Oxfordshire

Oxford

OX3 7JX


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Community clinic locations, trust office locations, other clinical sites and some remote working in Oxfordshire

Oxford

OX3 7JX


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Medical Lead for Acute & Emergency Care

Dr Sachin Mandalia

sachin.mandalia@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

07823818379

Details

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-GPSDEC-1A

Job locations

Community clinic locations, trust office locations, other clinical sites and some remote working in Oxfordshire

Oxford

OX3 7JX


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