Clinical Director – Community Hospitals & Urgent Care

Integrated Care System; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Gloucestershire is seeking a Clinical Director for Community Hospitals and Urgent Care. The role involves providing clinical leadership, managing service delivery for patients with complex health needs, and working closely with various healthcare teams. Ideal candidates will have clinical leadership experience and a strong background in managing care for patients with frailty and end-of-life situations. This part-time role offers the opportunity to impact community health significantly.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Access to continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Proven clinical leadership experience in community health settings.
• Experience managing care for patients with frailty and end of life needs.
• Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for Community Hospitals and Urgent Care services.
• Coordinate clinical governance and oversee medical cover SLAs.
• Develop professional relationships with local health services.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Management of frailty and end of life care

Team collaboration

Education

Registered with the General Medical Council

Job description

Go back Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Director – Community Hospitals & Urgent Care

The closing date is 14 September 2025

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for community, mental health and learning disabilities for the county of Gloucestershire.

This is an exciting time to provide clinical leadership in Gloucestershire's community hospitals and community urgent care services, with more emphasis than ever before on providing care closer to people's homes.

You will be experienced in delivering clinical care to people with frailty, co-morbidities, end of life care, those requiring rehabilitation in the community as well as managing minor and acute illness. You will be a dedicated, enthusiastic, respected clinician who enjoys a challenge, thrives in a multi-disciplinary team environment and has service users at the heart of everything that you do.

The role will be part time, 3 days per week, which will include half-day of direct patient-facing work across our Community Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

Support experienced clinical teams and leaders in Community Hospital inpatients, Rapid Response, Minor Injury and Illness Units (MIIUs), Home IV Team and Homeward Assessment Team. You will be at the forefront of shaping the provision of urgent community response and intermediate care across the county, including working closely with our Integrated Urgent Care Service (IUCS).

Lead on clinical governance and provide line management to salaried GPs and specialist doctors in our Community Hospitals.

In a triumvirate with the Service Director and a representative from the NQT directorate you will oversee strategic decisions including system-wide urgent care transformation programme and neighbourhood health development.

Work with the Service Director to continue to develop a clinical workforce plan and regularly update this in line with the strategic aims and development across the various directorates.

Form excellent professional relationships with the external stakeholders such as local general practices, emergency and frailty services in our local acute trust, South West Ambulance Service and Integrated Care Board colleagues, amongst others.

Coordinate and deliver a program of clinical teaching and supervision.

Be supported to further develop your skills as a clinical leader in a large, experienced, community provider organization.

Have experience working as a senior doctor in the NHS, including supervising clinical staff, supporting and developing teams and services.

About us

Our medical directorate also supports all doctors through positive relationships with the LNC and Medical Staffing Committee.

We are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Job responsibilities

• To provide Clinical leadership and direction to the delivery of the Community Hospitals and Community Urgent Care (Physical Health) Directorate. Services include Inpatient beds, Outpatient services, Endoscopy, Community Theatres, Minor Injury and Illness Units, Countywide Rapid Response Service, The Hospital at Home team and the countywide Intravenous Therapy Service.
• To provide an element of clinical cover for Community Hospitals.
• To provide professional leadership and support to all working clinical colleagues within the Directorate.
• To professionally oversee the delivery of medical cover Service Level Agreements with GP partners into Community Hospitals alongside the Service Director.
• To advise colleagues of best evidence clinical practice in the field of Community Hospitals (inpatient, outpatient, endoscopy and theatres) and Community Urgent Care, with a specific focus on managing frailty, stroke rehabilitation and end of life care as well as admission and attendance avoidance opportunities.
• To enable a program of directorate medical teaching and support senior clinical leaders with the clinical supervision across the Community Hospitals, Minor Injury Units, Rapid Response and IV Therapies teams.
• To oversee the medical governance of the directorate alongside partners in the Nursing, Therapies and Quality Directorate, including reviews of incidents and attendance at learning and sharing events in line with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework. This may include chairing some review meetings.
• To attend the Mortality Review Group and the System Mortality group and support reflection and learning, ensuring any specific points are reflected back to all medical practitioners and ACPs within the directorate.
• In a triumvirate with the Service Director and a nominated representative from the Nursing, Quality and Therapies directorate to oversee strategic decisions including system-wide urgent care transformation programme and neighbourhood health development.
• Work collaboratively with other services delivering urgent care such as Integrated Urgent Care Service to provide clinical leadership in clinical pathways developments.
• In a triumvirate with the Service Director and a nominated representative from the Nursing, Quality and Therapies directorate ensure colleagues working within the services deliver care in line with professional and regulatory compliance expectations.
• To assist the Trust in its relationship and networks with Commissioners and partner agencies within the ICS regarding clinical matters pertaining to all aspects of the services within the directorate. Specifically, to develop strong professional relationships with the local GP practices and Primary Care Networks, to support delivery of integrated care between primary and community services.
• To ensure that the organisations key values and principles are enacted within operational services.
• In conjunction with the Service Director to develop the skill mix within Community hospitals and community urgent care, including Advanced Clinical Practitioners and the consideration of other AHPs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• On GP Register of General Medical Council

Experience

• Previous experience in a clinical leadership role
• Evidence of previous experience of providing care to people with frailty and end of life care

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.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Edward Jenner Court, as well as Community Hospitals and Minor Injury Units

Edward Jenner Court, 1010 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth

Edward Jenner Court, as well as Community Hospitals and Minor Injury Units

Edward Jenner Court, 1010 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth