Medical DirectorNHS

Job summary

This is an opportunity to take on a defining clinical leadership role within Taurus Healthcare, helping to shape the future of innovative, high-quality care across Herefordshire.

As a member of the Executive Team, you will provide strategic leadership for clinical services, quality, patient safety and professional standards, ensuring our services remain safe, effective and focused on the needs of patients and communities.

Working closely with the Board, clinical leaders, practices and partners across the health and care system, you will influence the development of new models of care, strengthen clinical governance, support workforce development and help deliver our ambition of providing accessible, compassionate care closer to home.

This role offers a unique opportunity to combine strategic influence with meaningful impact, helping to shape services that improve outcomes for local people while supporting the sustainability and resilience of primary care.

Selection Day: 2 November 2026

Location: Nelson House, Hereford

Hours: Minimum 3 days per week

Please apply early, as this vacancy may close sooner if interest is high.

How to Apply

Please submit:

• Your CV
• A Supporting Statement (maximum 2 pages) demonstrating how you meet the criteria outlined in the role profile

Applications should be sent to [email protected] or submitted via NHS Jobs.

For queries or alternative application methods, please contact [email protected].

Main duties of the job

As Medical Director, you will provide visible clinical leadership across the organisation, ensuring high standards of quality, patient safety and professional practice.

You will work closely with colleagues and partners to shape strategy, support service improvement and drive the development of innovative models of care that meet the needs of the population we serve.

You will play a key role in strengthening clinical governance, supporting organisational learning, developing the future clinical workforce and fostering a culture where colleagues feel empowered to speak up, learn and continuously improve.

The postholder will also work collaboratively with general practice, system partners and multidisciplinary teams to ensure services are clinically effective, sustainable and responsive to changing healthcare needs.

Job description

A full Role Profile and Candidate Information Pack are attached to this advert

Main Responsibilities include:

• Providing executive leadership for clinical services, clinical quality, patient safety and professional standards across Taurus Healthcare.
• Acting as the senior clinical adviser to the Board, contributing to organisational strategy, performance, risk management and workforce planning.
• Holding executive responsibility for the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of clinical services.
• Leading and strengthening clinical governance, quality assurance, audit, risk management and organisational learning.
• Driving clinical input into service redesign, pathway development, new models of care and digital transformation.
• Providing professional leadership for medical staff and advanced clinical practitioners, including appraisal, revalidation, workforce development and succession planning.
• Building strong relationships with practices, commissioners and system partners to support integrated, patient-centred services across Herefordshire.
• Supporting a culture of learning, improvement, innovation and collaboration that enables colleagues to deliver their best work.

Areas You Will Lead

• Clinical Services & Performance - Providing strategic oversight of clinical service delivery, performance improvement and service transformation.
• Quality, Safety & Clinical Governance - Ensuring robust governance arrangements, regulatory compliance, clinical effectiveness and organisational learning.
• Medical Leadership & Workforce Development - Leading medical and advanced clinical practitioners through professional development, appraisal, revalidation and workforce planning.
• System Partnerships & Service Innovation - Working collaboratively with practices and partners to develop sustainable services and improve outcomes for local communities.
• Regulatory Assurance & Professional Standards - Providing oversight of statutory and professional responsibilities, including Registered Manager, Responsible Officer and Caldicott Guardian functions.

About us

We are proud to be part of Herefordshire General Practice. We provide the infrastructure, expertise and workforce needed to deliver services at scale while remaining closely connected to the practices and communities we serve.

Our work spans urgent access, preventative care, community-based services, neurodiversity services, clinical education and innovative new approaches that bring care closer to home.

We are an organisation driven by a clear purpose: working together to keep people well. Our values of Accountability, Respect and Compassion, and Collaboration underpin everything we do and shape the way we work with colleagues, patients, practices and partners.

You will join a supportive and ambitious team that values clinical leadership, innovation and continuous improvement. We encourage honest conversations, shared accountability and collaborative working, creating an environment where people are trusted, respected and empowered to make a difference.

In return, you will have the opportunity to work at executive level, influence the future direction of healthcare services across Herefordshire, and contribute to an organisation that is committed to improving outcomes for patients, developing its workforce and strengthening general practice for the future.

Employee Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• NHS Pension - 23.78% employer contribution.
• 33 to 38 days annual leave -incl bank holidays.
• Vivup benefits: 24/7 counselling, salary sacrifice schemes, retail discounts.