Thames Valley ICB
Clinical Director

The closing date is 20 November 2026

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Job summary
Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (the ICB) is the statutory NHS organisation formed by the merger of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) ICB and Frimley ICB. It is responsible for planning and delivering health and care services for the communities across the Thames Valley area.

Main duties of the job
This senior clinical leadership role ensures that Thames Valley ICB delivers NHS constitutional standards effectively, efficiently, economically and with strong governance.

• Act as a conduit between system priorities and place delivery
• Support collaborative working across partners and professionals and promote the value of multidisciplinary leadership
• Provide clinical leadership into key programmes of work, including improved access through sharing best practice, addressing poor patient experience and enable the achievement of improved outcomes for residents
• Share collective responsibility for system performance and delivery

About us
Thames Valley Integrated Care Board plans and supports health and care services across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. We work with partners to improve access, reduce health inequalities and deliver sustainable, person-centred care.

Our values are Compassion, Collaboration and Excellence. They guide how we work with colleagues, communities and partners. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to creating a respectful workplace where everyone can contribute.

What we offer

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Sick pay arrangements
• Flexible working options, subject to service requirements
• Opportunities for learning and professional development

Our commitment to inclusion
We want our workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Please contact us if you would like to discuss an adjustment or request information in an alternative format.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will be offered an interview, in line with our recruitment commitments.

Details

• Date posted: 06 November 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Doctor - other
• Salary: Depending on experience per annum pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 482-ICB-5858SP

Job locations
King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3DP, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will preferably be a practising GP linked to the specific geography within the Thames Valley footprint that they are providing clinical leadership for. Preference will be given to those who fulfill this criteria or those who can demonstrate strong links to the geography and its stakeholders.

This senior clinical leadership role ensures that Thames Valley ICB delivers NHS constitutional standards effectively, efficiently, economically and with strong governance.

• Act as a conduit between system priorities and place delivery.
• Support collaborative working across partners and professionals and promote the value of multidisciplinary leadership.
• Provide clinical leadership into key programmes of work, including improved access through sharing best practice, addressing poor patient experience and enable the achievement of improved outcomes for residents.
• Share collective responsibility for system performance and delivery.

We are looking to appoint 2 x Clinical Directors Primary Care & Neighbourhood Health Strategy, based across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

WTE: 18.75 hours per week per post.

Please refer to the full job description attached for further information about the role and requirements.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential: Full GMC registration on GP register

Knowledge, Experience

• Significant current/recent experience of 'system thinking' and working within health and care systems
• Experienced senior clinical leadership with expertise in unblocking barriers and significant challenges
• Experience of effectively coordinating conversations and chairing meetings and working groups with a wide variety of stakeholders and partners
• It will be essential for candidates to have a deep understanding of the Thames Valley ICB area and strong relationships embedded with local connections to key stakeholders in their local geography.

Skills, Capabilities, Attributes

• Demonstrates a significant understanding of the local health and care context
• An evidenced track record of delivering high quality patient/service user focused care
• Demonstrates knowledge of clinical or care pathway transformation
• Knowledge of evidence-based change and transformation
• Ability to take a co-production approach to working with service users, patients and local communities
• Knowledge and experience of QSIR methodologies (or similar service improvement approach)
• Ability to understand budgets and financial and non-financial planning

Personal Attributes

• Exceptional communication (written and verbal) and influencing skills. Ability to act as a professional role model
• Ability to form and maintain relationships across multiple organisations / groups of stakeholders
• Ability to inspire colleagues to innovate and problem solve
• Strong time management skills with an ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to take collective responsibility for decisions made across the Thames Valley ICS
• Ability to put aside individual and personal interests and act in the interest of patients/service users

Values and behaviours

• Knowledge of Population Health Management approaches
• Integrity, openness and accountability
• Compassionate and inclusive leadership
• Commitment to reducing health inequalities
• Evidence-based decision-making
• Collaboration and system leadership

Other

• Computer literate
• Professional, calm and efficient manner
• Positive and flexible approach to work

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.

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Thames Valley ICB
Address: King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3DP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.thamesvalley.icb.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Chief Medical Officer, Lalitha Iyer, l.iyer@nhs.net

Supporting documents
Privacy notice: Thames Valley ICB's privacy notice

Applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria will be offered an interview.