Job summary
Please note this organisation does not hold a sponsorship licence, we regret to inform you that we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require sponsorship.

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic clinician to join NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB as a Clinical Lead for Primary Care and Community.

This is a high-impact, system-facing leadership role where you will help shape, design and transform primary and community care services across the system. You will play a critical role in improving access, outcomes, patient experience and health equity for our population, working closely with partners across the Integrated Care System (ICS).

You will provide both:

• Place-based leadership for primary care
• System-wide clinical leadership across key transformation priorities

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence strategic direction, support neighbourhood models of care, and drive innovation in how services are delivered across Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

A key element of this role will be providing credible clinical leadership within South East Hampshire locality. The post holder will be expected to work within the area that they are appointed to support, bringing a strong understanding of local primary care, community services, population needs and clinical relationships.

Main duties of the job

• While the role is particularly suited to an experienced practicing GP, applications are welcomed from clinicians who can demonstrate the local credibility, relationships and insight required to lead effectively across practices, PCNs and wider system partners.
• Provide clinical leadership for primary care at Place level and contribute to system-wide priorities, improving outcomes, access and patient experience.
• Lead and support the design and delivery of transformation programmes, including service development, improvement plans and new care models.
• Support the development of modern, neighbourhood-based models of general practice, aligned with system strategy.
• Work collaboratively with PCNs, practices, providers, local authorities and VCSE partners to drive integrated care and service change.
• Working closely with clinical leads from other localities within NHS HIOW and within the directorate and wider teams.
• Provide clinical oversight and assurance of primary care services and contracts, ensuring delivery against national and local performance standards.
• Contribute to tackling health inequalities and improving population health, including support to equity programmes and prevention initiatives.
• Ensure robust clinical governance, risk management and programme reporting, supporting quality and continuous improvement.
• Act as a visible clinical leader, maintaining strong engagement with clinicians and stakeholders, and supporting co-production with patients and communities.

About us
We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.

We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.

We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.

Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:

• 27 days paid minimum holiday (pro-rata) and bank holiday entitlement
• NHS pension scheme
• Sick pay policy
• Occupational health services including staff counselling services
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
• Health Service Discounts - offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.

Details
Date posted: 01 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £29,811 a year (pro-rata for 2 sessions)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 104-ICB-6447TG
Job locations: Omega House, 112 Southampton Road, Eastleigh, SO50 5PB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership for primary care within a defined Place, contributing to the development of safe, effective and integrated services. Offer system-level clinical leadership across assigned local care priorities, supporting delivery of ICS strategic objectives and population health ambitions. Support the development and evolution of modern general practice, ensuring alignment with neighbourhood-based models of care. Promote evidence-based, person-centred approaches that drive improvement in access, outcomes and patient experience. Support the systems response to health inequalities, including input to Core20PLUS5 delivery and local equity initiatives. Oversee the clinical management and assurance of Primary Care Contracts and services (GMS/APMS/PMS) Working closely with Practices and Primary Care Networks, the GP Federations, NHS England and other primary care contractors, the post holder will establish the implementation of the Primary Care Strategy, ensuring the effective implementation of projects with maximum buy-in/engagement from practices and PCNs. To maintain performance monitor guaranteeing high quality care including the delivery of national plan targets, local targets and key national standards including those within National Service Frameworks and the recommendations of NICE guidance relevant to primary care.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/ or experience
Essential

• Be a clinician (ideally a practising GP) and have experience of working in a clinical lead role.
• Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy.
• Experience of leading large complex work streams.
• Experience of developing strategies and commissioning plans for Primary Care.
• Experience of development and implementing policy and service development guidelines.
• Experience of developing service specifications to inform commissioning and contracting.
• Experience as a budget holder and being able to manage large complex service budgets and contractual arrangements.
• Experience of supporting service review/ audits and research programmes.

Skills and abilities
Essential

• Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
• Ability to be accountable for the delivery and performance of clinical services.
• Ability to lead on service procurements.
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action, working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
• The post holder must be able to work successfully under pressure of time and resources.

Knowledge
Essential

• An understanding of the background and aims of current healthcare policy across Hampshire and IOW and appreciate the implications of this in their planning and on engagement.
• Knowledge and experience of leading on clinical programmes across the primary care commissioning and transformation environment.
• Have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement with clinical lead, individual practices, Primary Care Networks, GP federations etc.
• A thorough understanding of NHS finances allied to improving health outcomes.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial planning, developing plans to deliver national and local health and social care priorities.

Communication and interpersonal skills
Essential

• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to negotiate on difficult and challenging issues including performance and change.
• Ability to engage multi-disciplinary teams across primary care and the wider in integrated Care System, including the ability to work in partnership with clinical leads in a number of provider organisations.

Analytical and problem-solving skills
Essential

• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options for service provision.
• Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.

IT and digital literacy
Essential

• Experience of developing Information and data monitoring systems to support service delivery.

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).

Additional information
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.

Employer details
Employer name: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB (104)
Address: Omega House, 112 Southampton Road, Eastleigh, SO50 5PB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hantsiowhealthandcare.org.uk/icb (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Director Neighbourhood Health, Tom Bertram, tom.bertram@nhs.net