Clinical Director (Clinical Networks) - Frailty
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NHS England Clinical Director (Clinical Networks) - Frailty
The closing date is 22 November 2026
Job summary
Are you a senior clinician with the strategic vision, credibility and experience to lead improvement across London?
NHS England are recruiting a Clinical Director working in London's health and care system to provide visible strategic leadership across the frailty pathway.
Working with clinical leaders, Integrated Care Boards, providers, patient representative groups, Health Innovation Networks and other strategic partners, you will lead and design a London-wide programme focused on improving clinical outcomes, reducing unwarranted variation and supporting the spread and adoption of evidence-based practice and innovation. You will provide expert clinical advice, strategic leadership and act as an ambassador for clinical improvement across London.
You will be a clinically qualified senior leader with GMC or other appropriate professional registration and a licence to practise, with significant NHS leadership experience and recognised expertise in frailty care. You will bring the influence, judgement and collaborative leadership needed to deliver change across London's complex health and care system. This is why strategic and operational leadership experience in London is important.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the improvement of outcomes and experience of care for the London population and to coordinate action to reduce health inequalities.
The time commitment for this role is 0.1 WTE.
Main duties of the job
Working with other Clinical Network Directors and strategic partners, the post-holder will contribute to the regional delivery of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan and implementation of the Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework once published.
About us
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for external candidates.
Details
Date posted
06 November 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,000 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
990-LDN-EC6217-I-E-C
Job locations
10 South Colannade
Canary Wharf
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Clinical Director, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in co-leading and managing a London-wide clinical network programme to: To provide expert clinical advice and leadership in the desired disease or pathway specific area To provide strategic leadership as part of the senior management team of the Clinical Network Programme To co-develop an annual work programme that focuses on improving quality and clinical outcomes for patients To support, review and sign off products developed as part of the annual work programme To provide clinical leadership, advice, and input within the organisation, working with stakeholders to support strategic work streams To be a credible ambassador for the regional office, and build relationships across directorates, including with national clinical leads To support the Medical Directorate to develop operating systems and processes which are clinically driven To support the organisations way of working, model its values and champion the NHS constitution.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Clinical Director, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in co-leading and managing a London-wide clinical network programme to: To provide expert clinical advice and leadership in the desired disease or pathway specific area To provide strategic leadership as part of the senior management team of the Clinical Network Programme To co-develop an annual work programme that focuses on improving quality and clinical outcomes for patients To support, review and sign off products developed as part of the annual work programme To provide clinical leadership, advice, and input within the organisation, working with stakeholders to support strategic work streams To be a credible ambassador for the regional office, and build relationships across directorates, including with national clinical leads To support the Medical Directorate to develop operating systems and processes which are clinically driven To support the organisations way of working, model its values and champion the NHS constitution.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Qualification
- Registration with a Royal College, Faculty, or equivalent professional body
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of time in a relevant specialty
- Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification
Skills and capabilities
Essential
- Ability to deal with challenging situations in a formal setting
Communication skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
Analytical skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse highly complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources (verbal, written and numerical)
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives
Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively between strategic and operational activities where required
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Qualification
- Registration with a Royal College, Faculty, or equivalent professional body
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of time in a relevant specialty
- Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification
Skills and capabilities
Essential
- Ability to deal with challenging situations in a formal setting
Communication skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
Analytical skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse highly complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources (verbal, written and numerical)
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives
Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively between strategic and operational activities where required
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
10 South Colannade
Canary Wharf
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
10 South Colannade
Canary Wharf
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Head of Clinical Networks - London
Shaun Crowe
07787105622
Details
Date posted
06 November 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,000 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
990-LDN-EC6217-I-E-C
Job locations
10 South Colannade
Canary Wharf
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Supporting documents
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