Job summary Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC) and Integrated Care-24 (IC24) have recently taken over the Out of Hours Integrated Urgent Care Service (IUCS) in Gloucestershire and are looking for a key Clinical Director role to provide clinical leadership for the IUCS. IC24 and GHC are two different companies. IC24 is a not for profit organisation that provides responsive, safe, high-quality urgent healthcare to over six million patients in the UK. GHC provides joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. This is in our hospitals, community building and primarily in people's own homes. Post holder will provide professional leadership and support for the clinicians within the IUCS. The postholder will play a key role to develop and maintain high levels of performance in line with the overall strategic priorities of the trust. This involves working with wider Primary and Secondary Care medical teams, management and the entire IUCS Multidisciplinary Team. The postholder will work in close partnership with the Service Director and Quality Governance Lead. To enable this role to be successfully embedded within the service, there is an expectation that the Clinical Director would also work clinically in IUCS, in addition to 0.2FTWE as a Clinical Director. Main duties of the job Ensuring the clinical workforce is adequate in competence and sufficient in numbers to meet contractual and any other regulatory and professional quality requirements by: Supporting recruitment including building relationships with a range of stakeholders to raise the profile of IUCS and promote out of hours as a desirable career opportunity Overseeing appropriate pre-employment interviews, induction and training including compliance with the relevant mandatory training Ensuring that all clinicians are competent and capable to deliver high quality, evidence-based clinical care within IUCS Overseeing induction and training of GP Registrars and medical students within the IUCS Enabling a program of directorate clinical education, peer networking and group supervision for continuous professional development To support the development of Advanced Practice within the directorate, through supervision and education provision To advise Service Director of best evidence clinical practice in the field of urgent and community care, drawing upon subject matter experts to inform decision making. Take responsibility for your own rigorous professional development Continued in job description details. About us We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust. The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that: 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users; 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work; 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority; 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work. Date posted 04 February 2025 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Doctor - other Salary £125,000 a year pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 327-25-099 Job locations Edward Jenner Court Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park Brockworth GL3 4AW Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance Support evaluation of clinical outcomes by delivering clinical audits Lead on reviews of incidents, learning and sharing events in line with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework, and supporting reassurance around relevant NICE guidance Support Mortality Review activity within IUCS, reflection and learning. Ensure specific points are reflected back to staff for learning and development. Ensure that the organisations key values and principles are enacted within operational services. Manage professional disciplinary issues relating to clinicians working in IUCS in partnership with the Service Director and Quality Governance Lead Strategic service development Develop and maintain strong professional networks within the local area, in-hours primary care, Local Medical Committee, relevant provider organisations and commissioners as enablers for ongoing service development Working with the wider multi-disciplinary team to establish protocols/standards that support the priority areas of work Contributing to the development of new models and deliveries of service that meet patient need Listening to and responding to service improvements suggested by service users and carers and clinical care pathway champions Please see attached the full job description and main responsibilities. Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance Support evaluation of clinical outcomes by delivering clinical audits Lead on reviews of incidents, learning and sharing events in line with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework, and supporting reassurance around relevant NICE guidance Support Mortality Review activity within IUCS, reflection and learning. Ensure specific points are reflected back to staff for learning and development. Ensure that the organisations key values and principles are enacted within operational services. Manage professional disciplinary issues relating to clinicians working in IUCS in partnership with the Service Director and Quality Governance Lead Strategic service development Develop and maintain strong professional networks within the local area, in-hours primary care, Local Medical Committee, relevant provider organisations and commissioners as enablers for ongoing service development Working with the wider multi-disciplinary team to establish protocols/standards that support the priority areas of work Contributing to the development of new models and deliveries of service that meet patient need Listening to and responding to service improvements suggested by service users and carers and clinical care pathway champions Please see attached the full job description and main responsibilities. Person Specification Qualifications Essential GMC and inclusion on GP Performers List Experience Essential Substantial, Current and credible GP experience Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team GP OOH Experience or other urgent care settings Significant NHS knowledge including supervision of clinical staff Desirable Experience in working in an integrated system Person Specification Qualifications Essential GMC and inclusion on GP Performers List Experience Essential Substantial, Current and credible GP experience Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team GP OOH Experience or other urgent care settings Significant NHS knowledge including supervision of clinical staff Desirable Experience in working in an integrated system 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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 Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Address Edward Jenner Court Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park Brockworth GL3 4AW Employer's website https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)