GP Medical Lead – Community Same Day Emergency Care (cSDEC)

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a GP Medical Lead for its Community Same Day Emergency Care (cSDEC) services across Oxfordshire. This part-time position involves clinical leadership, supervising GPs, and enhancing urgent care delivery. The ideal candidate will have recent GP experience, leadership skills, and a strong commitment to quality in care. The role offers a competitive salary and additional benefits while supporting a transformative healthcare environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

CPD time and study budget

NHS Discounts

Competitive pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Experience in leading services and line management of medics.
• Experience of planning, delivering, and evaluating care.
• Evidence of continual professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to GPs.
• Strengthen and evolve cSDEC units in the community.
• Deliver high-quality, responsive care across services.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Organizational skills

Knowledge of equity and diversity

Education

GMC registration on the GP register

Practicing GP with experience within the past 3 years

Job description

GP Medical Lead – Community Same Day Emergency Care (cSDEC)

Are you a visionary GP Medical Lead looking to shape and drive our Community Same Day Emergency Care (cSDEC) services across Oxfordshire? The base locations for the role are Witney, Abingdon, Henley, and SPA/UCR hubs in Abingdon or Banbury.

You will be working at the forefront of community-based emergency care transformation and possess a passion for urgent care, service innovation, and clinical leadership!

What we offer

• Flexible working: 17 hours per week for management and leadership work which may include some clinical work.
• Additional clinical work: ability to pick up additional clinical work via bank across all 3 cSDECs
• CPD time provided pro rata including access to a study budget
• Competitive salary, trust PayScale for GPs
• Leadership pay supplement

Main duties of the job

A new substantive leadership position designed to strengthen and evolve our cSDEC units in Abingdon, Henley, and Witney.

You'll work in a triumvirate leadership model alongside the Matron and Operations Manager, with support from unit clinical leads and the Senior Management Team (ICC), to deliver high-quality, responsive care and integrated services across Oxford Health and system partners. You will provide clinical leadership and supervision to GPs working in the units and across related services, including SPA and UCR functions.

This is a unique opportunity to influence urgent care delivery at scale, while remaining grounded in clinical practice

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people\'s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for a detailed overview of the role.

Please contact Dr Sachin Mandalia for an informal conversation about the opportunity, [e-mail] / 07823 818379

Person Specification

Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional

• Practicing GP - experience within the past 3 years
• GMC registration on the GP register
• Licence to practice as a GP/successful revalidation
• Demonstrated experience post GP qualification
• Experience of leading services and line management of medics

Contractual requirements orother requirements

• Ability to travel between sites

Knowledge

• Experience of working in emergency and acute medicine
• Experience of working in community based urgent care services
• Experience or further qualifications in care of the elderly and medicine

Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills

• Detailed knowledge of Acute and/or 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
• Experience of local services

Experience

• Experience of leading the planning, delivering, and evaluation of care to address changing needs
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit and implementing the audit cycle

Personal Qualities

• Demonstrate an ability to organise self and lead others
• Demonstrate an ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to manage competing priorities and to work under pressure.
• Well-developed communication skills both verbal and written
• To have a good understanding of equity and diversity and have a non-judgmental approach to patients, staff and partners
• Experience in developing people in order to provide sustainable change.

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.

Community clinic locations, trust office locations, other clinical sites and some remote working in Oxfordshire

Consultant Medical Lead for Acute & Emergency Care

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-GPSDEC-1A

Job locations

Community clinic locations, trust office locations, other clinical sites and some remote working in Oxfordshire