Salaried GP Leadership

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Banbury Cross Health Centre, run by Principal Medical Limited, seeks a salaried GP to join the senior clinical team. The role combines clinical care with service leadership, shaping strategy, mentoring colleagues, and driving quality improvement.

The post requires significant post-CCT independent GP experience and a current licence to practise. A minimum of six sessions per week is expected, with additional responsibilities in change leadership beyond consulting.

Qualifications

• MBBS/MBChB or equivalent medical degree
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and revalidation

Responsibilities

• Act as senior point of reference for complex clinical queries and risk-based decisions
• Give real-time advice, second opinions and support to GPs and the wider MDT
• Support appraisal, performance management and professional development
• Foster a supportive, inclusive and high-performing clinical culture
• Contribute to and lead clinical governance, incident review and quality improvement
• Ensure safe management of results, prescriptions and clinical workflows across the practice
• Work with operational leads to manage demand, capacity and service pressures
• Lead or contribute to service redesign, pathway development and innovation projects
• Support day-to-day operational decision-making for safe, effective service delivery
• Contribute to practice strategy, workforce planning and system-level working
• Build relationships with secondary care, community services and wider stakeholders
• Maintain evidence-based, person-centred care standards

Skills

Senior clinical leadership

Mentoring colleagues

Quality improvement

Strong communication

Education

MBBS/MBChB

CPD and revalidation

Job description

This salaried GP post sits on the senior clinical team at Banbury Cross Health Centre, which is run by Principal Medical Limited, a not-for-profit federation working with the NHS. The core of the work is clinical care alongside service leadership, shaping strategy, mentoring colleagues and driving quality improvement. A minimum of six sessions a week keeps the post clinical, with the rest of the role given to leading change beyond the consulting room. Fit turns on significant post-CCT experience as an independent GP and a current licence to practise.

What the job involves

• Act as senior point of reference for complex clinical queries and risk-based decisions
• Give real-time advice, second opinions and support to GPs and the wider MDT
• Support appraisal, performance management and professional development
• Foster a supportive, inclusive and high-performing clinical culture
• Contribute to and lead clinical governance, incident review and quality improvement
• Ensure safe management of results, prescriptions and clinical workflows across the practice
• Work with operational leads to manage demand, capacity and service pressures
• Lead or contribute to service redesign, pathway development and innovation projects
• Support day-to-day operational decision-making for safe, effective service delivery
• Contribute to practice strategy, workforce planning and system-level working
• Build relationships with secondary care, community services and wider stakeholders
• Maintain evidence-based, person-centred care standards

What’s required

Qualifications

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical degree
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and revalidation

Registration & licences

• GMC registration with licence to practise, and inclusion on the GP Register and Performers list
• Medical indemnity appropriate to scope of practice

Experience

• Proven experience in General Practice
• Significant post-CCT experience as an independent GP
• Demonstrated expertise managing complex, high-risk and undifferentiated clinical presentations
• Strong record of safe, high quality, patient-centred practice

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of clinical governance, patient safety and quality assurance
• Experience of audit, quality improvement or service evaluation, and using data to improve practice
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to foster a supportive, inclusive and safe working environment

Other

• High professional integrity, credibility and judgement
• Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and reducing health inequalities
• Resilient, reflective and values-driven leadership approach
• Commitment to developing others and building clinical capability

Nice to have

• Senior advisory experience, including decision-making support to colleagues
• Leading quality improvement programmes or governance processes
• Working across organisational and professional boundaries
• Supporting, mentoring or supervising GPs and/or multidisciplinary clinicians
• Strategic planning, business cases or commissioning processes
• Service development, redesign or quality improvement
• Educational roles (GP Trainer, Educational Supervisor, Appraiser)
• Recognised PCN-level leadership role within a specialist area