Head of Community Services Operations

Principal Medical Ltd; Bicester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Medical Ltd in the UK seeks a senior leader to oversee Community Services, driving integration, governance and delivery excellence across local NHS initiatives. The postholder will translate strategic priorities into stable service delivery, with a clear line of accountability between the Executive Team and Community Services leads.

Working with partners, you will shape sustainable healthcare solutions that improve outcomes for patients and communities and strengthen contract

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership, performance grip and integration discipline across Community Services.
• Translate strategic and assurance priorities into stable service delivery, with clear accountability and governance.

Job description

At PML, you'll have the opportunity to make a tangible difference to the communities we serve while helping shape the future of locally delivered healthcare. We are a values-driven organisation with a strong reputation for innovation, partnership working and high-quality patient care. In return, we offer the chance to work alongside passionate and supportive colleagues, influence service development at scale, and play a key role in delivering sustainable healthcare solutions that improve outcomes for patients and communities. This position exists to provide operational leadership, performance grip and integration discipline across Community Services, ensuring services are safe, contractually controlled, financially understood, and aligned to PML's neighbourhood / community development priorities. The postholder will provide the management layer between the Executive Team and Community Services leads, translating strategic and assurance priorities into stable service delivery, clear accountability, disciplined follow-through and proportionate governance.

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.