Clinician – Community Services

Principal Medical Limited; Cherwell District; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Medical Limited is seeking two Community Services Clinicians to deliver autonomous, evidence-based clinical care in Oxfordshire’s community settings. Roles cover South & West Oxfordshire (Witney, Didcot, Faringdon, Wantage) and North & East Oxfordshire, with opportunities to mentor staff and influence service quality.

The posts focus on advanced patient assessments, chronic disease management and clinical decision-making within NHS-aligned community care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Paramedic with current registration
• Evidence of post-registration training relevant to primary care or community settings
• Current registration with the NMC/HCPC or equivalent registration
• Clean Driving Licence

Responsibilities

• Deliver autonomous, evidence-based clinical care in community settings.
• Lead complex patient assessments and long-term condition management.
• Mentor junior team members and support operational excellence.
• Ensure patient safety, service quality and clinical governance.
• Cover South and West Oxfordshire including Witney, Didcot, Faringdon and Wantage.

Skills

Patient assessment

Clinical documentation

Decision-making

Infection prevention

Safeguarding

Education

Registered Nurse

Paramedic

NMC/HCPC registration

Clean Driving Licence

Job description

PML are looking for two Community Services Clinicians on a full-time and permanent basis. One role is to cover South and West Oxfordshire and the other clinician is to cover North and East Oxfordshire.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high-quality, autonomous, evidence-based clinical care in community settings. The Clinician plays a key role in complex patient assessments, long-term condition management, clinical decision-making, and supporting operational excellence. The role significantly contributes to patient safety, service quality, clinical leadership, and the mentoring of less experienced colleagues.

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 responsibilities

Role Purpose

To deliver high-quality, autonomous, evidence-based clinical care in community settings. The Clinician plays a key role in complex patient assessments, long-term condition management, clinical decision-making, and supporting operational excellence. The role significantly contributes to patient safety, service quality, clinical leadership, and the mentoring of less experienced colleagues.

The role is specifically covering South and West Oxfordshire, across Witney, Didcot, Faringdon, Wantage area.

Role Accountabilities

Advanced Patient Assessment and Clinical Care

• Undertakes comprehensive nursing assessments, clinical observations and treatment plans within professional scope.
• Manages a caseload of patients autonomously, including those with complex needs or long-term conditions.
• Provides advanced wound care, chronic disease monitoring, childhood and adult immunisations, ECGs, and other enhanced skills (depending on competency).
• Escalates concerns appropriately while exercising professional judgement and decision-making authority.

Clinical Decision-Making and Risk Management

• Applies clinical reasoning to identify deterioration and make informed decisions.
• Uses evidence-based practice and guidelines to plan and deliver care.
• Contributes to clinical risk management through incident reporting, safety checks and proactive risk identification.
• Provides support during emergencies, ensuring safe escalation and rapid response. A single short sentence that describes what this accountability should deliver within this role.

Health Promotion, Patient Education and Self-Management Support

• Provides tailored health education and lifestyle advice to patients and families.
• Supports behaviour-change interventions such as smoking cessation, weight management or medication adherence.
• Helps patients understand and manage their own conditions, improving long-term health outcomes.
• Identifies safeguarding concerns and signposts to appropriate support or protective measures.

Clinical Workflow and Service Efficiency

• Ensures effective time management and patient flow.
• Supports coordination between clinical and administrative teams to optimise service delivery.
• Works confidently within protocols and contributes to service development or pathway improvements.
• Participates in audits, clinical reviews and quality improvement initiatives.

Leadership, Support and Team Working

• Acts as a role model for excellent professional standards, communication and patient care.
• Supports, advises and mentors junior members of the team, healthcare assistants or students.
• Offers guidance during busy periods and contributes actively to team problem-solving.
• Shares knowledge, experience and good practice to strengthen overall team capability.

Professionalism, Conduct and Values

• Demonstrates accountability and autonomy while working within the relevant Codes of Conduct (Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) and Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
• Maintains accurate, contemporaneous clinical records.
• Upholds confidentiality, safeguarding and data protection principles in all interactions.
• Models values-based behaviour, acting with compassion, respect, fairness and integrity.
• Supports an inclusive and culturally sensitive environment for patients and colleagues

Continuous Learning and Service Development

• Maintains and updates competencies through CPD, reflective practice and training.
• Engages in learning related to long-term conditions, clinical skills, diagnostics or expanded roles.
• Contributes to service improvements, policy updates and evidence-based changes.
• Participates in appraisals, audits and clinical governance processes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Paramedic with current registration
• Evidence of post-registration training relevant to primary care or community settings
• Current registration with the NMC/HCPC or equivalent registration
• Clean Driving Licence

Skills and Knowledge

• Competence in basic patient assessment, observations, clinical documentation, care planning and decision-making skills.
• Good understanding of infection prevention, safeguarding and patient safety principles.
• Knowledge of NHS primary care systems and clinical IT systems.

Experience

• Experience working within professional and organisational policies, including clinical governance and patient safety standards.
• Experience in urgent care, out of hours or primary 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.

£40,000 to £45,000 a yearFTE, Depending on Experience