Job overview

Do you want to excel as a Medical Leader in the community where the NHS has its roots?

Clinical Director – Primary Care (with a choice of areas of special interest available)

We wish to recruit an exceptional clinical leader with professional stature to support our medical leadership in Primary Care. You will have opportunities to collaborate with wide range of internal and external teams and individuals and where you will be recognised for the contribution you make. You will support the continuing maturity of Neighbourhood Care Networks in the planning and delivery of sustainable, safe and effective services by working closely between primary and secondary care, Local Authorities and the Voluntary Sector.

We are seeking an exceptional Primary Care Clinical Director to join our Primary Care & Community Services Team who can maximise these unique opportunities and who have already demonstrated the ability to deliver sustainable safe and effective primary care. As a key member of the Divisional Management Team, you will work closely with the Deputy Medical Director-Primary Care, Divisional Director, Divisional General Manager, senior managers and clinicians, including independent contractors, contributing to the management, development and service improvement agenda.

To join our team you will already have current GMC registration, with a higher qualification in General Practice and significant experience at GP level.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

A key member of the Divisional Management Team, responsible for ensuring that the highest standard of clinical care is delivered and that all targets and objectives are met in line with national and local standards. 

• To be responsible for developing and implementing strategic and operational plans for the Division.
• To foster a capability in clinical teams including independent contractors to deliver safe, effective, efficient, timely and person centred care
• To work with the Deputy Medical Director, Clinical Directors and senior managers to support the effective and safe cross-sector care
• To support the Deputy Medical Director in the leadership of medical staff across the Division and within the GMS workforce, including performance management and appraisal.
• To contribute strategically as a member of the Divisional Management Team.

The successful candidate will be a general practitioner with a clear commitment to, and experience of improving quality/safety/standards of care within their workplace and, ideally, across a locality. They will need to be flexible, innovative, approachable, and have excellent influencing skills.

In addition to general duties, clinical directors also lead on one or more specific area(s) listed under Additional Duties. 

It is anticipated that the role will require between two and seven sessions.  This will be dependent on the number of ‘Additional Duties’ undertaken by the Clinical Director.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in October 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.