Job summary
- Main area
- Medical
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 847-RM-26-V943
- Employer
- Spectrum Community Health CIC
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- Spectrum Community Health
- Town
- Wakefield
- Salary
- £125,170 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Director - NE
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP
Job overview
As Clinical Director you will work as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high quality, evidence based, patient centered care. The role will involve both clinical working and strategic leadership. This role is an integral part of the Senior Medical Directorate Leadership Team; The Clinical Director will be a core member of the regional leadership team with collective responsibility for the clinical governance and operational delivery of all clinical and operational services within the region. The role involves working closely with a diverse stakeholder group including Medical Education, Clinical Substance Misuse, Nursing, Pharmacy, Secondary Care Mental Health, Psychosocial Recovery Services, Palliative Care, Clinical Governance and Performance Leads, Operational leaders both at site and regionally, prison governors, and commissioners.
The Clinical Director role will be covering the North East.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to be a role model to lead others in line with our shared commitment to our values; Working Together, Integrity, Respect and Recognition, Compassion and Innovation.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Time for you (additional day off)
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details regarding this Clinical Director role, please refer to the Job Description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- UK recognised medical qualification
- Recognised Certificate of Vocational Training in General Practice
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in the relevant clinical and service improvement areas
- Possess a GMC licence to practice and have registration on a Primary Care Performer’s List
- Evidence of continuing professional development and ongoing personal development/revalidation
Desirable criteria
- Higher specialist qualifications or extensive relevant clinical experience
- Extended clinical skills in an area of specialist clinical practice
- RCGP Certificate Part 1 and 2 - Substance Misuse
- NHS Leadership Academy qualifications or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience and competency to deliver a high standard of clinical care autonomously and as a part of an MDT team.
- Primary care mental health
- Basic drug and alcohol awareness
- Chronic disease management
- Understanding of clinical risk management and governance
- Principles of substance misuse treatment and pharmacotherapy
- Pain management and management of dependence forming medications prescribing issues
Desirable criteria
- Women’s health and wellbeing
- Harm minimisation and management of bloodborne viruses
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Experience in research and academic writing
- Understanding of current health and social policy particularly offender health
- Experience of senior clinical and strategic leadership within community orsecure environments
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Arasu Kuppuswamy
- Job title
- Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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