About this role
Job summary
Role Purpose
This role is based at Banbury Cross Health Centre which is a GP surgery, which is part of Principal Medical Limited.
This role is for a minimum of 6 sessions per week.
To provide specialist level general practice leadership and advanced clinical expertise, combining high quality patient care with strategic influence, specialist service leadership, and system wide impact. The role improves population health outcomes, service quality, workforce capability, regulatory compliance, and organisational sustainability. Postholders uphold company values and consistently model the Leadership Code of Conduct behaviours, promoting a positive, inclusive, and accountable clinical culture.
Main duties of the job
This is a GP leadership role, designed for a doctor who is keen to influence how care is delivered across the practice. The postholder will act as a senior clinical decision-maker, mentor, and organisational leader, supporting both patient care and the development of our clinical workforce.
While maintaining a core clinical commitment, the role places significant emphasis on management, leadership visibility, and strategic contribution across the practice.
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 description Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Leadership & Decision-Making
Act as a senior point of reference for complex clinical queries and risk-based decision-making.
Provide real-time advice, second opinions, and support to GPs and the wider MDT.
Maintain high standards of evidence-based, person-centred care.
People Management & Workforce Development
Support appraisal, performance management, and professional development.
Foster a supportive, inclusive, and high-performing clinical culture.
Governance, Quality & Safety
Contribute to and lead elements of clinical governance, incident review, and quality improvement.
Ensure safe management of results, prescriptions, and clinical workflows across the practice.
Operational & Service Leadership
Work closely 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 to ensure safe, effective service delivery.
Strategic Contribution
Contribute to practice strategy, workforce planning, and system-level working.
Build relationships with secondary care, community services, and wider stakeholders.
Person Specification
Behaviours and Attributes Essential
High level of 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.
Desirable
Ability to operate effectively in complexity, ambiguity, and change. Experience of coaching or supporting leadership development in others.
Qualifications Essential
Fully qualified medical doctor (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent). GMC registration with license to practice. Inclusion on the GP Register and Performers list. Evidence of ongoing CPD and revalidation. Medical Indemnity appropriate to scope of practice.
Desirable
Educational roles (e.g. GP Trainer, Educational Supervisor, Appraiser).
Experience Essential
Proven experience in General Practice. Significant post-CCT experience working as an independent GP. Demonstrated expertise in managing complex, high-risk and undifferentiated clinical presentations. Strong record of safe, high quality, patient centred clinical practice.
Desirable
Experience of providing senior clinical advice and decision-making support to colleagues. Experience of working at a senior advisory level. Experience leading quality improvement programmes or governance processes. Experience working collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries. Experience supporting, mentoring, or supervising GPs and/or multidisciplinary clinicians. Experience of strategic planning, business cases, or commissioning processes. Experience of contributing to service development, redesign, or quality improvement.
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, and quality assurance. Experience of audit, quality improvement, or service evaluation. Ability to use data and learning to improve practice. Strong communication and relationship-building skills. Ability to foster a supportive, inclusive and safe working environment.
Desirable
Demonstrable specialist knowledge, skills or experience in a defined area of responsibility. Ability to translate evidence, policy and best practice into effective clinical pathways and services. Experience of influencing practice beyond own clinical sessions. Recognised leadership role within the specialist area at PCN, level. Involvement in incident investigation, serious incident reviews, or complaints management. Established relationships with secondary care, community, or voluntary sector partners. Ability to balance clinical quality, workforce sustainability, and system pressures. Understanding of primary care governance.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Principal Medical Limited
Address Banbury Cross Health Centre
Oxford Rd
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 9AD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.principal-medical.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)