Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional senior clinical leader to join a dynamic and high-profile team within our organisation as Clinical Director of Primary and Community Care working to the Medical Director.
We are offering a fantastic opportunity for an experienced GP with an established track record in leadership and management to join Principal Medical Limited (PML) as our Clinical Director of Primary and Community care to help to shape our expanding primary and community care services in Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire.
We are looking for an ambitious leader to who will encourage, support, and innovate with our growing team, looking to the future of patient care.
The combination of our locations across the 2 market towns of Banbury and Bicester, as well as Oxford (the prestigious city of dreaming spires) located on the edge of the Cotswolds provides a wonderful area to live and work, with excellent road and rail links as well as access to excellent public and private schools.
The position offers flexible working arrangements for the ideal candidate and all suitable current PML employees are encouraged to apply
for this leadership position.
Main duties of the job
- Lead clinical services with Clinical and Managerial Leads.
- Manage clinical leads, attend governance meetings. Regular attendance at service based clinical governance meetings.
- Ensure safety, effectiveness, patient focus and that appropriate clinical governance processes are in place.
- Collaborate with Primary Care Head of Operations.
- Prior demonstrable experience of leadership roles.
- Clinically work in the GP surgeries and Urgent Care Centre in an ongoing basis.
- Set and maintain practice standards within regulations framework.
- Develop and share evidence-based practice.
- Handle complex information and foster professional growth.
- Promote health, safety, and diverse culture.
- Develop strategies and policies for service improvement within an evolving corporate agenda.
- Maintain quality to agreed standards within the operating model.
- Promote and influence a culture that actively celebrates diversity.
- Champion diversity and provide transformative leadership
- Delegate based on skills through effective management.
- Support Clinical Leads in
managing medical staff as per PML policies,
- Ensure high-quality training and teaching,
fostering improvement action plans.
- Lead service medical
workforce and training development.
- Manage organizational change in line with the HR
policies.
- Engage and motivate GPs, ensuring talent and
succession planning for key posts.
- Agree on annual job plans
for GPs, aligned with service objectives. Provide line management, oversee
Clinical Leads and conduct annual appraisals.
About us
PML is a successful not-for-profit, GP-led organisation providing various NHS community and primary care clinical services to patients across Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. We have evolved as a NHS healthcare provider since 2004 and in the last few years have grown significantly, now employing around 300 staff with a turnover of circa £16m. PML holds GMS contracts, as well as being a GP Federation representing circa 50 GP practices covering approximately 650,000 patients.
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and circumstances and people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
- This is a key senior leadership role in PML and we are looking for a highly experienced, ambitious individual with drive and passion to lead the our clinical services alongside Clinical and Managerial Leads.
- Line Management of service based clinical leads.
- Regular attendance at service based clinical governance meetings.
- Ensure that departments and Clinical Leads prioritise the safety, effectiveness, and the patient experience of the services they deliver and that appropriate clinical governance processes are in place.
- Work hand in hand with the Primary Care Head of Operations
- Prior demonstrable experience of leadership roles.
- We are looking for a high performing individual, who is as excited as we are about the future strategic direction who is able to support the development and implementation of several service transformational projects and the development of our place-based strategy with system partners.
- Flexible working arrangements are available, and we would like to encourage applicants from across our workforce to apply for this leadership position.
- It is important that this role is rooted in clinical practice and therefore will be required to work clinically in the following services in an ongoing basis:
- GP surgeries
- Urgent Care Centre.
- Set and maintain clinical practice standards within a Governance and Regulatory framework.
- Develop and share evidence based clinical practice.
- Provide, receive, and manage complex, sensitive, or contentious information.
- Develop own knowledge and practice and facilitate continual professional development amongst others.
- Develop a working environment and culture that actively improves health, safety, and security.
- Develop strategies and policies for service improvement within an evolving corporate agenda.
- Maintain quality to agreed standards within the operating model.
- Promote and influence a culture that actively celebrates diversity.
- Provide transformational leadership through personal and expert power.
- Delegate work to others appropriate to knowledge and skills through the application of effective management practices.
Clinical Leadership
- Support Clinical Leads to manage all medical staff within the services in line with PML policies and that concerns about performance are dealt with promptly and effectively.
- Ensure the delivery and assessment of high-quality training and teaching within the Division and that robust action plans for improvement.
- Lead the development of service medical workforce and training plans.
- Support the roll out of training hubs across clinical services.
- Lead the effective management of organisational change within the services, in line with Trust HR policies and best practice.
- Ensure that the GPs across PML in are engaged and managed well so that they are highly motivated. Have a clear talent and succession plan for the key posts.
- Ensure that all GPs within PML agree and finalise annual job plans, where required, to be reviewed each year in line with service objectives to ensure that they provide the best and most cost-effective utilisation of their expertise to deliver Federation services and objectives.
- Provide line management to Clinical Leads and be responsible for annual appraisals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
- This is a key senior leadership role in PML and we are looking for a highly experienced, ambitious individual with drive and passion to lead the our clinical services alongside Clinical and Managerial Leads.
- Line Management of service based clinical leads.
- Regular attendance at service based clinical governance meetings.
- Ensure that departments and Clinical Leads prioritise the safety, effectiveness, and the patient experience of the services they deliver and that appropriate clinical governance processes are in place.
- Work hand in hand with the Primary Care Head of Operations
- Prior demonstrable experience of leadership roles.
- We are looking for a high performing individual, who is as excited as we are about the future strategic direction who is able to support the development and implementation of several service transformational projects and the development of our place-based strategy with system partners.
- Flexible working arrangements are available, and we would like to encourage applicants from across our workforce to apply for this leadership position.
- It is important that this role is rooted in clinical practice and therefore will be required to work clinically in the following services in an ongoing basis:
- GP surgeries
- Urgent Care Centre.
- Set and maintain clinical practice standards within a Governance and Regulatory framework.
- Develop and share evidence based clinical practice.
- Provide, receive, and manage complex, sensitive, or contentious information.
- Develop own knowledge and practice and facilitate continual professional development amongst others.
- Develop a working environment and culture that actively improves health, safety, and security.
- Develop strategies and policies for service improvement within an evolving corporate agenda.
- Maintain quality to agreed standards within the operating model.
- Promote and influence a culture that actively celebrates diversity.
- Provide transformational leadership through personal and expert power.
- Delegate work to others appropriate to knowledge and skills through the application of effective management practices.
Clinical Leadership
- Support Clinical Leads to manage all medical staff within the services in line with PML policies and that concerns about performance are dealt with promptly and effectively.
- Ensure the delivery and assessment of high-quality training and teaching within the Division and that robust action plans for improvement.
- Lead the development of service medical workforce and training plans.
- Support the roll out of training hubs across clinical services.
- Lead the effective management of organisational change within the services, in line with Trust HR policies and best practice.
- Ensure that the GPs across PML in are engaged and managed well so that they are highly motivated. Have a clear talent and succession plan for the key posts.
- Ensure that all GPs within PML agree and finalise annual job plans, where required, to be reviewed each year in line with service objectives to ensure that they provide the best and most cost-effective utilisation of their expertise to deliver Federation services and objectives.
- Provide line management to Clinical Leads and be responsible for annual appraisals.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible leadership style
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated
- Innovative approach
- Ability to persuade and influence
- Ability to present credibly to a wide range of stakeholders
- Ability to act as an ambassador for the Company
- Respect and consideration for others
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the post
- Ability to work in various clinical settings within own scope of clinical practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified General Medical Practitioner
- Unblemished registration with the GMC
- Included on the English Medical Performers List
- Evidence of recent CPD including Post Graduate Medical Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Practising GP
- Partnership working across organisations
- Undertaking practice or performance audits/assessments
- Adequate Quality & Safety (Clinical Governance) experience
- Risk management
- Conducting investigations
- Developing multi-disciplinary / multi-agency collaborative working
- Managing difficult/complex change
- Performance Management
Desirable
- Root Cause Analysis Methodology
- Experience as expert witness in professional performance matters
- Provided formal reports on the performance of independent contractors
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Primary Care Regulations specifically the provision of GMS
- Understanding of the Health & Social Care system
- Up to date knowledge of national and local agendas, standards, targets, and priorities related to Primary Care
- Analytical mind able to reach conclusions and carry decisions forward
- Excellent leadership, facilitation, and negotiation skills
- Ability to lead or contribute to policy/service development
- Ability to draft professional and detailed letters, reports, and protocols in a timely manner
- Prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands
- Thorough auditable documentation of professional interactions/investigations
Desirable
- Financial/resource management
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible leadership style
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated
- Innovative approach
- Ability to persuade and influence
- Ability to present credibly to a wide range of stakeholders
- Ability to act as an ambassador for the Company
- Respect and consideration for others
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the post
- Ability to work in various clinical settings within own scope of clinical practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified General Medical Practitioner
- Unblemished registration with the GMC
- Included on the English Medical Performers List
- Evidence of recent CPD including Post Graduate Medical Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Practising GP
- Partnership working across organisations
- Undertaking practice or performance audits/assessments
- Adequate Quality & Safety (Clinical Governance) experience
- Risk management
- Conducting investigations
- Developing multi-disciplinary / multi-agency collaborative working
- Managing difficult/complex change
- Performance Management
Desirable
- Root Cause Analysis Methodology
- Experience as expert witness in professional performance matters
- Provided formal reports on the performance of independent contractors
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Primary Care Regulations specifically the provision of GMS
- Understanding of the Health & Social Care system
- Up to date knowledge of national and local agendas, standards, targets, and priorities related to Primary Care
- Analytical mind able to reach conclusions and carry decisions forward
- Excellent leadership, facilitation, and negotiation skills
- Ability to lead or contribute to policy/service development
- Ability to draft professional and detailed letters, reports, and protocols in a timely manner
- Prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands
- Thorough auditable documentation of professional interactions/investigations
Desirable
- Financial/resource management
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).
