# Medical Director > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottingham City General Practice Alliance. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-director/b2c66d81-4834-450d-8442-9d2dd1ce1dc2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-director/b2c66d81-4834-450d-8442-9d2dd1ce1dc2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottingham City General Practice Alliance - **Location:** Nottingham City GP Alliance - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical director - **Salary:** Depending on experience - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 6 sessions per week (Option of 2 additional sessions with flexibility) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-30T09:30:43.284Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottingham_City_General_Practice_Alliance/Medical/Medical-v8329634 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8329634?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ncgpa.org.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job overview Shape the future of General Practice in Nottingham Nottingham City General Practice Alliance (NCGPA) is seeking an exceptional clinical leader to become our next Medical Director. This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of General Practice across Nottingham, providing strategic medical leadership for our practice provision, citywide services, research, workforce and quality improvement programmes. The role builds on an established Medical Directorate with responsibilities across clinical governance, patient safety, research, education, service development and system leadership. This is a pivotal moment to join us. General Practice is moving into neighbourhood health, and NCGPA is at the centre of that change in Nottingham City, one of the first-wave sites of the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme. Our next Medical Director will help get NCGPA ready for that change, support our membership through it, and build a clinical culture that serves Nottingham’s diverse communities well. As Medical Director, you will be the principal clinical adviser to the Board, providing visible leadership and assurance across NCGPA services. You will work closely with Clinical Leads, senior managers, General Practices, Primary Care Networks and wider NHS partners to ensure services are safe, effective, innovative and sustainable. You will also be an ambassador for clinical care in Nottingham General Practice, for our membership as well as our own services. ### Main duties of the job Key responsibilities - Provide strategic clinical leadership to NCGPA and advise the Board on clinical matters. - Lead clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement and clinical assurance. - Support and develop Clinical Leads and the wider multidisciplinary workforce. - Provide medical oversight of NCGPA practice provision and citywide services. - Lead the development of research, innovation, teaching and training across the organisation. - Represent NCGPA within local, regional and system partnerships. - Help get NCGPA and our membership ready for neighbourhood health, contributing to the evolving models so that General Practice remains at the heart of care. - Promote a culture of learning, continuous improvement and professional excellence. - Build a clinical culture of transformation, learning, development, innovation, curiosity, listening and inclusion, so that we can serve Nottingham’s diverse population well. About you We are looking for a respected and inspirational clinician who can build partnerships, influence change and maintain a clear focus on quality, safety and patient outcomes. You will bring energy for transformation and a clear sense of how clinical leadership can take Nottingham General Practice into the future. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Essential - GMC registered medical practitioner with a current licence to practise. - Inclusion on the GP Register or Specialist Register. - Significant experience working within General Practice. - Proven senior clinical leadership experience. - Strong understanding of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement. - Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. - Experience working collaboratively across organisational boundaries. Desirable - Executive or Board-level leadership experience. - Experience of Primary Care Networks, Integrated Care Systems or provider collaboratives. - Research leadership or academic experience. - Experience leading service transformation and innovation programmes. - Experience of neighbourhood health, integrated neighbourhood teams or population health approaches. - Postgraduate leadership or management qualification. Please see the attached job description for more information regarding this role as well as role requirements. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications and Experience **Essential** - GMC Registered, not subject to suspension Qualified General Practitioner Currently on a CCG performers list Clear enhanced DBS check UK work permit (if required) - Inclusion on the GP Register or Specialist Register. - Significant experience working within General Practice. - Proven senior clinical leadership experience. - Experience working collaboratively across organisational boundaries. **Desirable** - Executive or Board-level leadership experience. - Experience of Primary Care Networks, Integrated Care Systems or provider collaboratives. - Research leadership or academic experience. - Experience leading service transformation and innovation programmes. - Experience of neighbourhood health, integrated neighbourhood teams or population health approaches. - Postgraduate leadership or management qualification. ## Documents - [ncgpa medical director job advert sept 2026 (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10653271) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.