Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Proven experience in General Practice.
- Experience
Significant post-CCT experience working as an independent GP.
- Experience
Demonstrated expertise in managing complex, high-risk and undifferentiated clinical presentations.
- Experience
Strong record of safe, high quality, patient centred clinical practice.
- Qualifications
Fully qualified medical doctor (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent).
- Qualifications
GMC registration with license to practice.
- Qualifications
Inclusion on the GP Register and Performers list.
- Qualifications
Evidence of ongoing CPD and revalidation.
- Qualifications
Medical Indemnity appropriate to scope of practice.
- Skills and Knowledge
Understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, and quality assurance.
- Skills and Knowledge
Experience of audit, quality improvement, or service evaluation.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to use data and learning to improve practice.
- Skills and Knowledge
Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to foster a supportive, inclusive and safe working environment.
- Behaviours & Attributes
High level of professional integrity, credibility, and judgement.
- Behaviours & Attributes
Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and reducing health inequalities.
- Behaviours & Attributes
Resilient, reflective, and values-driven leadership approach.
- Behaviours & Attributes
Commitment to developing others and building clinical capability.
Desirable
18 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of providing senior clinical advice and decision-making support to colleagues.
- Experience
Experience of working at a senior advisory level.
- Experience
Experience leading quality improvement programmes or governance processes.
- Experience
Experience working collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries.
- Experience
Experience supporting, mentoring, or supervising GPs and/or multidisciplinary clinicians.
- Experience
Experience of strategic planning, business cases, or commissioning processes.
- Experience
Experience of contributing to service development, redesign, or quality improvement.
- Qualifications
Educational roles (e.g. GP Trainer, Educational Supervisor, Appraiser).
- Skills and Knowledge
Demonstrable specialist knowledge, skills or experience in a defined area of responsibility.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to translate evidence, policy and best practice into effective clinical pathways and services.
- Skills and Knowledge
Experience of influencing practice beyond own clinical sessions.
- Skills and Knowledge
Recognised leadership role within the specialist area at PCN, level.
- Skills and Knowledge
Involvement in incident investigation, serious incident reviews, or complaints management.
- Skills and Knowledge
Established relationships with secondary care, community, or voluntary sector partners.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to balance clinical quality, workforce sustainability, and system pressures.
- Skills and Knowledge
Understanding of primary care governance.
- Behaviours & Attributes
Ability to operate effectively in complexity, ambiguity, and change.
- Behaviours & Attributes
Experience of coaching or supporting leadership development in others.
Job summary
We're seeking an ambitious and motivated GP to join our clinical leadership team for a minimum of 6 sessions per week.
This is more than a traditional GP role. You'll combine expert patient care with the opportunity to lead services, influence strategy, mentor colleagues, and contribute to improving population health outcomes. Working across clinical and organisational priorities, you'll help shape innovative, high-quality healthcare services that make a real difference to patients and communities.
We're looking for someone who thrives on collaboration, embraces continuous improvement, and is passionate about delivering excellence while inspiring others.
Join us and be part of an organisation committed to quality, inclusivity, accountability, and making healthcare better every day.
Main duties of the job
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced GP who is passionate about leadership, innovation, and improving healthcare delivery. Working as part of our senior clinical team, you'll play a central role in shaping services, supporting workforce development, and driving continuous improvement across the practice.
While maintaining a clinical commitment, you'll have the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, mentor and develop colleagues, lead quality initiatives, and champion new ways of working that enhance both patient experience and health outcomes.
For a GP looking to extend their impact beyond the consulting room, this role offers the platform to lead, inspire, and help define the future of primary care within our organisation.
About us
Banbury Cross Health Centre is owned and operated by Principal Medical Limited (PML), which works in partnership with the NHS to deliver primary care services in GP practices and community settings.
Founded in 2004 as a not-for-profit organisation by local GPs, PML was established to enable healthcare professionals to develop and deliver innovative services at scale. Today, 70% of GP practices in Oxfordshire and 22% in Northamptonshire are associated with the Federation.
PML is the largest GP Federation in Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire, serving nearly 800,000 patients. We believe local providers are best placed to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care that meets community needs.
With over 20 years of experience, PML has a strong track record of delivering NHS, ICB and Public Health services. Our work is guided by five core values: being Compassionate, Competent, Courteous, Collaborative and Committed. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
Details
- Date posted: 18 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £14,000 a session
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: A6033-26-0012
- Job locations: Banbury Cross Health Centre, 6 Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AD, United Kingdom
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
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This advert is for Salaried GP Leadership with Banbury Cross Health Centre in Banbury, England. It is listed as a General practitioner Medical doctor General Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £14000.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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