Transformation Lead - Clinical (General Practice)
Job summary
Clinical Transformation Lead (General Practice)
Fixed Term 12 Months| 22.5 Hours per Week
Yorkshire Health Partners (YHP) is seeking an experienced and visionary Clinical Transformation Lead to provide clinical leadership for an ambitious programme of service redesign, workforce transformation and innovation within general practice.
Our preference would be that these hours are worked on an annualised basis to allow greater commitment early on in the project but we are happy to discuss this with the right candidate
This is a unique opportunity for a GP to step away from routine clinical sessions and focus exclusively on leading transformational change that will improve patient access, quality of care, workforce sustainability and operational effectiveness.
Working closely with practice leaders, YHP Senior Leadership Team and wider system partners, you will ensure transformation programmes are clinically led, evidence-based and aligned to national and local priorities. You will champion new models of care, support multidisciplinary working and help create a sustainable future for primary care services.
If you're passionate about leading transformational change in primary care, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Providing strategic clinical leadership for transformational change programmes.
- Leading service redesign to improve patient access, outcomes and experience.
- Supporting workforce optimisation and new multidisciplinary models of care.
- Strengthening clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement arrangements.
- Leading the clinical adoption of digital and AI-enabled solutions.
- Representing the organisation within neighbourhood, place and system-wide transformation initiatives.
About you
You will be a registered GP with significant primary care experience and a proven track record of leading service improvement, transformation or quality improvement programmes. You will be an engaging clinical leader with excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills and a passion for improving services for patients and communities.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to help shape the future of primary care, working with motivated system partners to deliver meaningful and lasting change. You will have the autonomy, influence and support to make a real difference to patient care while developing innovative and sustainable models of service delivery.
About us
Yorkshire Health Partners (YHP) is a GP federation working collaboratively with practices across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire to deliver high-quality, sustainable primary care services for local communities. Representing 23 GP practices and serving a combined patient population of over 320,000 people, YHP is committed to improving health outcomes through innovation, partnership working and patient-centred care.
At YHP our values are built around collaboration, compassion and continuous improvement. We strive to create an inclusive, supportive working environment where colleagues are empowered to develop professionally and contribute to service innovation. As a growing organisation we offer exciting opportunities for individuals who are passionate about making a positive difference to patient care and helping shape the future of primary care services.
Market Weighton Practice is a well-established GP practice serving the residents of Market Weighton and surrounding communities. The practice is dedicated to delivering accessible, patient-focused healthcare, with a emphasis on continuity of care and community engagement. The practice works closely with partner organisations so patients benefit from integrated multidisciplinary healthcare services.
As the Practice transitions into the YHP's family, there is an exciting opportunity to help develop sustainable neighbourhood-based healthcare services while maintaining the personalised care that patients value.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The Clinical Transformation Lead is an experienced General Practitioner who will provide dedicated clinical leadership for the transformation and redesign of services within the practice. This role is a fixed-term post established to deliver a programme of clinical transformation, service improvement, workforce redesign, digital innovation, and quality improvement.
The postholder will be relieved of all routine patient-facing clinical duties for the duration of the appointment to enable full focus on the transformation programme and delivery of strategic objectives.
Working closely with the Practice Leadership Team, Transformation Lead, PCN, Integrated Care Board (ICB), and wider system partners, the postholder will ensure that all transformation activity is clinically led, evidence-based, safe, and aligned with national and local priorities.
The Clinical Transformation Lead will champion modern models of care, support workforce optimisation, improve patient access and experience, strengthen governance arrangements, and embed sustainable changes that improve quality, productivity, and outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
1. Clinical Leadership for Transformation
- Lead the clinical aspects of the practice transformation programme.
- Provide strategic clinical oversight and assurance for all service redesign initiatives.
- Ensure transformation plans are clinically safe, evidence-based, and aligned with best practice.
- Act as the senior clinical advisor to transformation and service improvement projects.
- Support the development of innovative care models that improve access, quality, and efficiency.
- Represent the practice in clinical discussions with system partners and external stakeholders.
2. Service Redesign and Improvement
- Lead the clinical redesign of patient pathways and models of care.
- Review existing services and identify opportunities to improve quality, productivity, and patient outcomes.
- Support implementation of multidisciplinary and neighbourhood-based working models.
- Ensure transformation programmes deliver measurable improvements in access, experience, and clinical effectiveness.
- Promote population health management approaches within service redesign activity.
3. Workforce Transformation and Clinical Skill Mix
- Support clinical workforce redesign in partnership with the Transformation Lead and practice leadership team.
- Support the development of effective multidisciplinary teams, ensuring clinicians work at the top of their licence.
- Promote appropriate utilisation of Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, Paramedics, Physician Associates (where appropriate), and ARRS staff.
- Identify opportunities to reduce GP workload through pathway optimisation and role redesign.
- Support succession planning and development of future clinical leaders.
4. Patient Access and Experience
- Provide clinical leadership for improvements in patient access.
- Review and redesign clinical triage, same-day access, continuity of care, and appointment systems.
- Ensure access models remain clinically safe, equitable, and responsive to patient need.
- Use patient feedback, complaints, incident reviews, and outcome data to inform service improvement.
- Support implementation of innovative access solutions, including digital-first approaches.
5. Clinical Quality, Governance and Risk Management
- Strengthen clinical governance frameworks across the practice.
- Ensure transformation programmes comply with CQC requirements, NHS contractual standards, and professional guidance.
- Lead clinical risk assessments associated with service change.
- Oversee clinical audits, quality improvement programmes, and learning from significant events.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, patient safety, and shared learning.
6. Financial Sustainability and Service Development
- Provide clinical leadership to support financial recovery and sustainability initiatives.
- Contribute to opportunities for income maximisation through optimisation of QOF, LES, and other commissioned services.
- Assess the clinical impact of proposed efficiency initiatives and service developments.
- Support business case development for new and redesigned services.
- Ensure value for money while maintaining quality and safety standards.
7. Digital Transformation and Innovation
- Act as the clinical lead for digital transformation projects.
- Support implementation of digital tools, online consultation platforms, artificial intelligence applications, and workflow automation.
- Ensure technology adoption is clinically safe and delivers tangible benefits for patients and staff.
- Promote digital innovation that improves efficiency, productivity, and patient experience.
- Support staff engagement and confidence in the use of new technologies.
8. Stakeholder Engagement and System Leadership
- Develop effective relationships with practice staff, patients, the Patient Participation Group, PCN, ICB, community providers, and secondary care partners.
- Provide clinical leadership within neighbourhood and place-based transformation programmes.
- Promote collaboration across organisational boundaries to improve integrated care pathways.
- Represent the practice at relevant clinical, operational, and transformation forums.
- Influence system-wide developments impacting primary care.
9. Change Management and Staff Engagement
- Act as a visible clinical leader throughout the transformation programme.
- Support staff through organisational change and service redesign.
- Promote engagement, communication, and collaboration across all teams.
- Help develop a positive culture focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Support clinical leadership development within the wider workforce.
Person Specification
Experience
- Significant experience working within primary care.
- Experience of leading service redesign, quality improvement, or transformation programmes.
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
- Experience of clinical governance, patient safety, and risk management.
- Experience of working collaboratively with PCNs, ICBs, or wider healthcare partners.
Key Performance Outcomes
- The postholder will be expected to contribute to:
- Improved patient access and continuity of care.
- Delivery of agreed transformation programme milestones.
- Improved workforce utilisation and productivity.
- Increased achievement of QOF and commissioned service performance.
- Enhanced clinical governance and quality metrics.
- Adoption of digital and AI-enabled solutions.
- Improved staff engagement and organisational culture.
- Delivery of a financially sustainable and clinically effective service model.
Qualifications
- Registered General Practitioner with a licence to practise and current GMC registration.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Skills
- Strong clinical leadership and influencing skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- Ability to analyse complex data and translate findings into service improvements.
- Strong programme management and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes within agreed timescales.
- Formal leadership or management qualification.
- Experience of CQC inspections and regulatory compliance.
- Experience leading digital transformation projects.
- Experience of financial recovery or sustainability programmes.
Knowledge
- Understanding of primary care contracts, QOF and Enhanced Services.
- Knowledge of NHS transformation priorities and neighbourhood-based models of care.
- Understanding of workforce redesign and multidisciplinary team development.
- Knowledge of digital transformation within healthcare settings.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Yorkshire Health Partners Ltd
Address
Market Weighton Surgery
Wolds House
10 Medforth Street
Market Weighton
East Riding of Yorkshire
YO43 3FF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://yorkshirehealthpartners.co.uk/