Clinical Director (GP) - Face to Face Care

Job overview

The Clinical Director for Face to Face Care will provide dynamic, strategic leadership to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care across HUC’s clinical services. This is a pivotal senior role for an experienced GP leader who thrives on shaping clinical strategy, driving performance, and inspiring multidisciplinary teams.

Working closely with operational and executive colleagues, you will ensure services are clinically robust, financially sustainable, and aligned with organisational goals. You will lead a team of Lead GPs, fostering a culture of excellence, learning, and innovation while maintaining the highest professional and governance standards.

This post offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of urgent and primary care delivery across diverse communities, representing HUC at senior system levels and driving continual improvement to enhance patient outcomes and staff experience.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Director, you will:

• Provide visible, cross-site clinical leadership and accountability for service quality, safety, and effectiveness.
• Lead, mentor, and line manage Lead GPs, supporting recruitment, retention, and professional development.
• Collaborate with operations to deliver services that meet KPIs, clinical outcomes, and strategic objectives.
• Support governance, safeguarding, and patient experience teams to ensure regulatory and ethical compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement through clinical audit, learning dissemination, and quality enhancement.
• Represent HUC with commissioners and system partners, contributing to innovation and new service mobilisation.
• Participate in clinical rotas and on-call duties, offering expert support and leadership in real time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a hybrid role which requires travel and presence at different sites across HUC network.

You must have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer VISA sponsorship. Full UK driving licence is required.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.