Job summary
Medical Leads wanted in Oxfordshire!
Join our new team of doctors working to improve the Urgent Care and Community Care Pathways across Oxfordshire.
Oxford Health's Primary, Community & Dental Care Directorate is putting together a team of enthusiastic and innovative GPs and consultants to provide senior medical leadership for a wide range of primary and community care services across Oxfordshire.
The Trust's services already operate to a high standard, but we are launching an ambitious service transformation programme and recognise that the addition of more medical leadership will enable the team to provide even better care for patients and families.
To enable this, we are putting together a senior medical team to lead a number of our integrated care pathways. These pathways include a wide range of services in Oxfordshire, including (not exhaustively):
- District Nursing, community therapy and specialist nursing services
- Services for vulnerable groups and people experiencing health deprivation
- Urgent primary care, out-of-hours and minor injuries services (First Contact & Primary Care Pathway)
- Ambulatory and frailty care, hospital at home, end-of-life care and virtual wards
Main duties of the job
The Medical Pathway Lead is an important and responsible role in our senior Directorate team that will require you to oversee a pathway area containing a related suite of services. The role will require you to lead and implement change, working with senior clinical and operational colleagues to review, redesign, integrate and continually improve the overall care pathway, in partnership with health, social care and voluntary sector partners in Oxfordshire and BOB ICS (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System). Working closely with these partners, you will play a central role in steering how we provide care in the future, to better meet the needs of the population.
This really is a brilliant opportunity for GPs with relevant skills and experience, who are looking for a part-time role to develop or reinvigorate their career, adding interest and variety to their working week.
About us
In addition, this role comes with the following benefits:
- Competitive salary plus NHS pension and employment benefits (GP pathway lead rate of £110,000 WTE)
- Mix of on-site and remote working, with flexibility around days of work
- Opportunities to take on additional sessional work within our services
- Opportunities for teaching and mentoring clinical staff, for personal development and for working across our other clinical services if desired
- Opportunities to undertake Quality Improvement, research and other innovation projects, with strong academic links to the two Oxford Universities
- Strong support from the senior management team
- Generous annual leave
We are keen to hear from interested GPs who might be interested in this exciting opportunity. Please review the attached job description for further details and if you would like to know more about the role and the portfolio you may look after, or simply wish to have an informal chat, please contact us using the details below:
Dr Shamim Rahman, Medical Director for Primary, Community & Dental Care
Email: shamim.rahman@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Phone: 07917 261396
We are hoping to interview on the 12th January 2023.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Medical Lead for a pathway and collection of related services, you will work alongside other senior clinical colleagues and the senior management team to oversee the ongoing development, quality, safety and innovation of the services within your portfolio and work closely with relevant colleagues and system partners to promote coordination and integration with other related services.
- You will provide senior medical advice, direction and support to clinical leads responsible for individual services and assist in the development of existing and new clinical pathways.
- Act as the medical representative for our services both internally and externally.
- Support the recruitment, retention, and development of staff ensuring sustainable and high-quality care
- Prioritise the provision of high-quality care within all services, ensuring that patients and families are at the heart of the care we provide.
- Support the clinical and associate medical director to advise the Trust, and support and develop whole system innovation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the Medical Lead for a pathway and collection of related services, you will work alongside other senior clinical colleagues and the senior management team to oversee the ongoing development, quality, safety and innovation of the services within your portfolio and work closely with relevant colleagues and system partners to promote coordination and integration with other related services.
- You will provide senior medical advice, direction and support to clinical leads responsible for individual services and assist in the development of existing and new clinical pathways.
- Act as the medical representative for our services both internally and externally.
- Support the recruitment, retention, and development of staff ensuring sustainable and high-quality care
- Prioritise the provision of high-quality care within all services, ensuring that patients and families are at the heart of the care we provide.
- Support the clinical and associate medical director to advise the Trust, and support and develop whole system innovation.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- UK Recognised medical qualification
Desirable
- Experience of working in emergency and acute medicine
- Experience or further qualifications in care of the elderly.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to organise self and others.
- Demonstrate an ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to manage competing priorities and to work under pressure.
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites and to regional meetings
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of 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
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Profession al
Essential
- Practicing GP experience within the past 3 years
- GMC registration on the GP register
- Licence to practice as a GP/successful revalidation
- 5 years of experience post GP qualification
Desirable
- Management experience or qualification
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
Desirable
- Experience of local services.
- Experience of Out of Hours services in other parts of the country also desirable.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- UK Recognised medical qualification
Desirable
- Experience of working in emergency and acute medicine
- Experience or further qualifications in care of the elderly.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to organise self and others.
- Demonstrate an ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to manage competing priorities and to work under pressure.
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites and to regional meetings
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of 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
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Profession al
Essential
- Practicing GP experience within the past 3 years
- GMC registration on the GP register
- Licence to practice as a GP/successful revalidation
- 5 years of experience post GP qualification
Desirable
- Management experience or qualification
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
Desirable
- Experience of local services.
- Experience of Out of Hours services in other parts of the country also desirable.
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.
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.
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).
