Job summary
The Assistant Medical Director (AMD) is a new and exciting role for the organisation as we continue to increase in our size and scope.
Patient safety is at the heart of everything we do. You will be supported to build strategic leadership capacity over time as IGPF continues to explore new opportunities to provide innovative and disruptive ways of delivering primary care in line with the NHS 10 Year Plan and other collaborative opportunities.
Main duties of the job
As AMD, you will support the Medical Director in providing clinical leadership and support across IGPF Services, projects, pilots and our GP Practices, including extended access services. You will ensure safe, consistent, and high-quality care through supportive oversight of clinical teams, service-level clinical governance, and collaborative problem-solving with clinical and operational colleagues. You will be supported by a strong clinical governance administration team and maintain a close and supportive relationship with the Medical Director. You will model a calm, fair and relationship-focused leadership style, helping clinical teams feel supported, valued, and able to learn.
About us
Islington GP Federation (IGPF) is a growing organisation
representing 31 practices; we have established ourselves as a leader in new
ways of working, including running Islingtons extended access primary care
services (I:HUB) as well as supporting the Islington Primary Care Networks
(PCNs).
Our current range of services include the Extended Access Service,
I:HUB, Community Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Integrated Community Gynaecology,
practice-based pharmacists and a range of practice support mechanisms.
IGPF works very closely with a range of partners including the
regional commissioning group, NHS England, Healthy London Partnership, Public
Health, local hospitals such as UCLH, Whittington Health and the London Borough
of Islington.
IGPF is the host organisation for the Primary Care Network (PCN)
workforce and the Islington Training Hub and has been working for over two
years to create training and development programmes that meet the needs of
staff working in primary and community care settings.
IGPF runs four Islington GP practices, one on a GMS contract, two
on APMS contracts and one caretaking contracts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The key responsibilities may change and evolve to meet service needs.
Clinical Leadership & Team Support
As AMD you will:
- Build strong, visible relationships across practices, services and teams
- Act as a supportive clinical point of contact for service leads, clinicians and practice teams.
- Provide clinical leadership & oversight to our IGPF Practice Clinical and Operational Leads through operational and clinical lead meetings.
- Provide calm, fair and steady leadership during periods of operational pressure.
- Promote an open learning culture within IGPF
Clinical Governance
With the support of the IGPF Medical Director and Executive Team:
- Lead our learning and incident review process at service and organisational level, ensuring we share learning across the organisation and across the system.
- Co-chair and develop our service-level clinical governance meetings and support teams to reflect, learn and improve.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of our Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); policies and guidance, working collaboratively with clinical leads and operational managers to ensure these are robust, relevant and fit for purpose across our organisation.
- Provide safeguarding support to services, escalating to the Medical Director (as organisational safeguarding lead) where needed.
- Work closely with operational leads to ensure robust, consistent governance processes across services.
Clinical Safety Officer Role
You will be supported to
Develop and act as the appointed Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) for IGPF as we test and develop new technologies in healthcare
Support others in development of this role.
Quality Assurance & Improvement
As AMD you will:
- Support clinical and operational leads to use QI methodology with service-level clinical data to identify patterns, variation and opportunities for improvement across the organisation.
- Work with teams to implement timely, pragmatic improvements with the support of the Medical Director
- Support practices and services to maintain readiness for CQC and commissioner assurance processes.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
- You will champion Equality, Diversity & Inclusion across IGPF, ensuring that our colleagues are empowered to:
- Act in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with IGPF procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behave in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
- Identify and challenge health inequity in our services and the wider system.
Interview dates
- Monday 22nd December
- Tuesday 23rd December
- Monday 5th January
- Tuesday 6th January
Job description
Job responsibilities
The key responsibilities may change and evolve to meet service needs.
Clinical Leadership & Team Support
As AMD you will:
- Build strong, visible relationships across practices, services and teams
- Act as a supportive clinical point of contact for service leads, clinicians and practice teams.
- Provide clinical leadership & oversight to our IGPF Practice Clinical and Operational Leads through operational and clinical lead meetings.
- Provide calm, fair and steady leadership during periods of operational pressure.
- Promote an open learning culture within IGPF
Clinical Governance
With the support of the IGPF Medical Director and Executive Team:
- Lead our learning and incident review process at service and organisational level, ensuring we share learning across the organisation and across the system.
- Co-chair and develop our service-level clinical governance meetings and support teams to reflect, learn and improve.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of our Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); policies and guidance, working collaboratively with clinical leads and operational managers to ensure these are robust, relevant and fit for purpose across our organisation.
- Provide safeguarding support to services, escalating to the Medical Director (as organisational safeguarding lead) where needed.
- Work closely with operational leads to ensure robust, consistent governance processes across services.
Clinical Safety Officer Role
You will be supported to
Develop and act as the appointed Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) for IGPF as we test and develop new technologies in healthcare
Support others in development of this role.
Quality Assurance & Improvement
As AMD you will:
- Support clinical and operational leads to use QI methodology with service-level clinical data to identify patterns, variation and opportunities for improvement across the organisation.
- Work with teams to implement timely, pragmatic improvements with the support of the Medical Director
- Support practices and services to maintain readiness for CQC and commissioner assurance processes.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
- You will champion Equality, Diversity & Inclusion across IGPF, ensuring that our colleagues are empowered to:
- Act in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with IGPF procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behave in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
- Identify and challenge health inequity in our services and the wider system.
Interview dates
- Monday 22nd December
- Tuesday 23rd December
- Monday 5th January
- Tuesday 6th January
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GMC
- Satisfactory record of continuous professional development
- MRCGP
Desirable
- Personal development record which reflects ambition to lead and manage
- Post graduate Qualifications aligned to the post
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years post CCT UK experience as a GP
- Experience in working within a range of settings within general practice or primary care
Desirable
- Knowledge of the local primary care and NHS landscape
- Experience of medical leadership in a primary care or other health setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of Clinical Governance principles and systems in a primary care setting
- An understanding of QI principles in healthcare
- Knowledge of the regulatory frameworks in which primary care operates e.g. CQC, GMC, NMC, GPC & Fitness to Practice
- Recognition of the importance of patient involvement within healthcare improvement
- Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of a diverse and highly mobile population in London
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge and experience of supporting or leading Clinical Governance processes and systems within primary care
- Sound knowledge and experience of QI methodology implementation
- Detailed understanding, and knowledge of the regulatory frameworks with experience in preparing/supporting organisations or individuals for external review
- Experience of leading effective patient involvement in health care improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GMC
- Satisfactory record of continuous professional development
- MRCGP
Desirable
- Personal development record which reflects ambition to lead and manage
- Post graduate Qualifications aligned to the post
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years post CCT UK experience as a GP
- Experience in working within a range of settings within general practice or primary care
Desirable
- Knowledge of the local primary care and NHS landscape
- Experience of medical leadership in a primary care or other health setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of Clinical Governance principles and systems in a primary care setting
- An understanding of QI principles in healthcare
- Knowledge of the regulatory frameworks in which primary care operates e.g. CQC, GMC, NMC, GPC & Fitness to Practice
- Recognition of the importance of patient involvement within healthcare improvement
- Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of a diverse and highly mobile population in London
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge and experience of supporting or leading Clinical Governance processes and systems within primary care
- Sound knowledge and experience of QI methodology implementation
- Detailed understanding, and knowledge of the regulatory frameworks with experience in preparing/supporting organisations or individuals for external review
- Experience of leading effective patient involvement in health care improvement
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
