Job summary
Job Title: Associate Medical Director
Contract Type: Permanent - Part time
Remuneration: £13,000 - £14,000 per session (on payroll), depending on experience
Hours of work: Part-time
Responsible to: Medical Director
Accountable to: CEO
Location: Haringey GP Federation Offices
Interview Date: Thursday 22nd October
Budgetary responsibility: Yes
Line Management Responsibility: Yes
Pay Grade: Medical pay scale

Main duties of the job
Working closely with senior clinical and operational leaders, contribute clinical leadership and insight to the ongoing development of the Federations strategic vision, future direction and service design, ensuring that delivery meets organisational priorities and the needs of Haringey residents.

Play a key role in the strategic leadership of neighbourhood working across Haringey, including the Haringey Neighbourhood Integrated Neighbourhood Teams development, working with member practices, PCNs, the Haringey Integrator and wider partners to shape and deliver integrated neighbourhood models of care.

Represent the GP Federation and General Practice at neighbourhood, borough and West and North London level, working with partners to ensure that General Practice is central to the developing Integrated Care System and neighbourhood health model.

Promote the vision, aims and values of Haringey GP Federation.

Continue to strengthen an ethos that all our work is patient-centred, values-based, reduces health inequalities and recognises General Practice as a core partner in integrated neighbourhood care.

About us
Haringey GP Federation is a dynamic and growing organisation working in partnership with GP practices across the diverse borough of Haringey, north London.

Our role is to support and enable general practice by developing and delivering services that complement core GP work, creating opportunities for shared learning and innovation, and helping practices respond to the evolving needs of patients and the wider health system.

We work in close partnership with practices, clinicians and system partners to co-design services, pilot new approaches, and build capacity across primary care. Through clinical programmes, workforce development and operational support, our aim is to add value in ways that are practical, respectful and aligned with the priorities of our member practices. Were proud of the strong relationships we've built across the health and care system grounded in mutual respect, shared goals, and a commitment to delivering excellent care together.

Our work has been recognised nationally, including commendations at the HSJ Awards for our leadership and service delivery.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you are applying for a role with us under the Disability Confident scheme, please let us know by email at nclicb.hgpf.recruitment@nhs.net

Job responsibilities
Service Development Work

• Support the development, mobilisation and improvement of Federation services, co-designing with management leads, clinical leads, member practices, PCNs and neighbourhood partners.
• Provide clinical leadership in setting up, mobilising, running and reviewing Federation services, ensuring clear governance, workforce arrangements, performance measures, safe delivery and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the development of clinical pathways, standard operating procedures and governance arrangements, ensuring safe, high-quality care and effective interfaces between General Practice, community, mental health, acute, local authority and voluntary-sector services.
• Support the operational team to identify appropriate clinical leadership, governance requirements, outcome measures and delivery plans for new and existing services, including services delivered at neighbourhood and borough level.

Management Responsibilities

• Provide oversight, direction and supervision to clinicians leading specific workstreams and services. The portfolio will be agreed with the Medical Director and CEO may include integrated, prevention, access, health-inequalities and neighbourhood services.
• Direct and oversee clinical care using regular 1-1 meetings and annual appraisals with the clinical leads
• Support and enable clinical and non-clinical staff to strengthen practice and PCN engagement, contribute to neighbourhood working and deliver change across organisational boundaries.

Clinical Governance

• Review and improve policies, procedures and documents to support good clinical governance.
• Provide clinical insight and support to the review of complaints, incidents, and audits.
• Support the Federation in maintaining a good CQC and work to achieve an outstanding rating

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• General Practitioner with MRCGP and in good standing with the GMC
• Evidence of recent professional and personal development
• Currently working 3-4 sessions in West and North London General Practice

Desirable

• Member of relevant professional body, if applicable

Experience
Essential

• Experience of setting up, mobilising and running clinical or integrated services, including governance, workforce, performance management and service improvement

Desirable

• Experience providing clinical leadership beyond their own practice, ideally across PCN, Federation, neighbourhood or system-level services

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).

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you are applying for a role with us under the Disability Confident scheme, please let us know by email at nclicb.hgpf.recruitment@nhs.net