Linthorpe Surgery

Care Navigation Hub Manager

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Job summary

Linthorpe Surgery are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Care Navigation Hub Manager who can demonstrate excellent leadership and people skills, and is well organised, with a passion for delivering high standards in patient care.

The role is to compliment and sit alongside our current Management Team with defined roles and responsibilities.

Previous GP practice experience is essential.

Main duties of the job

Main aspects of the role include:

People Management

Significant Events and Complaints

Monitoring demand and capacity

Managing day to day operational processes in the hub

About us

Linthorpe Surgery is the largest practice in Middlesbrough with 9 GP partners, 4 salaried GPs, 2 Clinical Practitioners, 4 Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs and a superb group of highly committed and enthusiastic administrative and reception staff. We're situated close to the town centre with a branch surgery in North Ormesby and a list size of over 20,000.

The practice is a member of Holgate Primary Care Network. Within our PCN team we have support from social prescribers, pharmacists, enhanced care home practitioners, mental health practitioners, safeguarding lead and care co-ordinators.

Details

Date posted

02 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,147 to £34,581 a year In line with Band 4 / 5 depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0583-24-0002

Job locations

378 Linthorpe Road

Middlesbrough

TS5 6HA


1 Trinity Mews

North Ormesby

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Aspects of Role:

(i) DAILY

Morning Huddle for staff at 8.05am (urgent updates, focus for the day, staff seats, challenges for the day, important reminders)

Review & understand capacity for the day including:

o PCN Urgent Care Hub

o Same-day Clinical Practitioner & GP appts (F2f & TA)

o Enhanced Access appts (evening & SAT morning)

Check in with Hub GP and provide twice daily update of appointment availability as above

Check in with reception staff and waiting room coordinator.

Manage CNH Manager ledger and delegate work/actions across the team as appropriate

To prioritise work and manage the team that allows flexibility depending on the time of day and pressures e.g. asking staff to temporarily support another member of staff in their role.

Breaks: ensure everyone aware of break time and lunchtime.

Seats: regular review of demand to flex seat positions.

PHONE LINE:

o To log into screen/monitor for Babble voice calls

o To regularly monitor phone line wait and numbers

SMART IN-BOX:

o to monitor smart in-box volume and liaise closely with GP and Care Navigator seat to prioritise same-day appointments

o to agree with Hub GP if max same-day capacity is being reached and if appropriate to switch off e-consult.

o If e-consult is temporarily being switched off, then three actions must be done:

1) Switch telephone message via Babblevoice desktop (admin rights needed)

2) Record date and time of switching off on log-sheet

3) Switch back telephone message to normal message at end of day (or first action next morning)

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT (APPOINTMENTS):

o regularly review all unused approaching appointments (surgery, nursing, PCN Urgent Care Hub and enhanced access) to ensure these are used by converting to same-day telephone or QR appointments and liaise with the Hub GP as needed

o ensure team communicate any same-day cancellations throughout the day to ensure appointments are used

o where necessary, change appointment type (e.g. from F2F to TA or QR) to avoid un-used appointment.

o ensure Enhanced Access appointments are fully booked for the day and in advance and not un-used

o Monitor use of postnatal appointments: if mum DNA then convert baby appointment to be utilised (TAs or QRs). Note check in morning if there are any to monitor

o Review interpreter appointments at beginning of day:

1) if double appt for GP trainee (from 20mins to 40mins), then convert on the day to 30min appt and 10min QR.

2) If double appt for GP (from 15mins to 30mins), then convert on the day to 25 mins and one 5 min QR

MANAGE HOME VISITS:

o 10.30am (approx.) liaise with Hub GP and review home visits

o Liaise with Hub GP and allocate HVs at mid-morning

o It may be appropriate to un-block some protected HV slots to appointments at 10.30am, leaving sufficient number of slots blocked just in case additional HVs come through

o 11.30am (latest) agree with Hub GP to unblock remaining HV slots and convert to same-day TA and/or QR slots (max hr) as follows:

x6 QR slots for GP or

x3 same-day TAs for GP or combination of both

x3 QR slots for GP Trainee

x2 same-day TAs for GP Trainee

WAITING LISTS:

o daily and weekly review of each waiting list to pick up any concerns

o support and advise booking team where needed

CALL-CARE TEAM (Manchester):

o To liaise closely with the Call Care Team working remotely from Manchester via agree WhatsApp group and inform them of any changes in the day, key information, when e-consults are switched off etc

o To monitor TEAMS IN-BOX for patient queries from Call Care Team. Process as follows:

Call Care Team would hold patient on their line

Call Care Team to send instant TEAMS MESSAGE to Hub Manager PC and one other member of staff in Hub Room

Query addressed and patient continued to be managed by Call Care Staff. Call Team will then build on their knowledge base to manage such problems in the future

(ii) WEEKLY

Staff check ins; individual time with staff members to review any queries/concerns, short period of observation. Sit for 5 minutes to check in.

Rota: review any potential challenges or changes for the coming week

Data: run standard reports for e consult and appointment data

(iii) MONTHLY

Rota production provided ONE MONTH in advance and take one afternoon per month of protected time to create this.

Staff supervision: 10 mins protected time to discuss challenges/aims for all established staff and review progress with induction plan for new staff review training and induction progress.

New staff induction: will require listening in to telephone conversations and support as per induction plan

Data: summarise reports and highlight any trends/challenges to management

Personal development: mandatory training-to be built into the rota plan

Update desk aid and signposting information for each hub seat

Plan monthly meeting with Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Aspects of Role:

(i) DAILY

Morning Huddle for staff at 8.05am (urgent updates, focus for the day, staff seats, challenges for the day, important reminders)

Review & understand capacity for the day including:

o PCN Urgent Care Hub

o Same-day Clinical Practitioner & GP appts (F2f & TA)

o Enhanced Access appts (evening & SAT morning)

Check in with Hub GP and provide twice daily update of appointment availability as above

Check in with reception staff and waiting room coordinator.

Manage CNH Manager ledger and delegate work/actions across the team as appropriate

To prioritise work and manage the team that allows flexibility depending on the time of day and pressures e.g. asking staff to temporarily support another member of staff in their role.

Breaks: ensure everyone aware of break time and lunchtime.

Seats: regular review of demand to flex seat positions.

PHONE LINE:

o To log into screen/monitor for Babble voice calls

o To regularly monitor phone line wait and numbers

SMART IN-BOX:

o to monitor smart in-box volume and liaise closely with GP and Care Navigator seat to prioritise same-day appointments

o to agree with Hub GP if max same-day capacity is being reached and if appropriate to switch off e-consult.

o If e-consult is temporarily being switched off, then three actions must be done:

1) Switch telephone message via Babblevoice desktop (admin rights needed)

2) Record date and time of switching off on log-sheet

3) Switch back telephone message to normal message at end of day (or first action next morning)

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT (APPOINTMENTS):

o regularly review all unused approaching appointments (surgery, nursing, PCN Urgent Care Hub and enhanced access) to ensure these are used by converting to same-day telephone or QR appointments and liaise with the Hub GP as needed

o ensure team communicate any same-day cancellations throughout the day to ensure appointments are used

o where necessary, change appointment type (e.g. from F2F to TA or QR) to avoid un-used appointment.

o ensure Enhanced Access appointments are fully booked for the day and in advance and not un-used

o Monitor use of postnatal appointments: if mum DNA then convert baby appointment to be utilised (TAs or QRs). Note check in morning if there are any to monitor

o Review interpreter appointments at beginning of day:

1) if double appt for GP trainee (from 20mins to 40mins), then convert on the day to 30min appt and 10min QR.

2) If double appt for GP (from 15mins to 30mins), then convert on the day to 25 mins and one 5 min QR

MANAGE HOME VISITS:

o 10.30am (approx.) liaise with Hub GP and review home visits

o Liaise with Hub GP and allocate HVs at mid-morning

o It may be appropriate to un-block some protected HV slots to appointments at 10.30am, leaving sufficient number of slots blocked just in case additional HVs come through

o 11.30am (latest) agree with Hub GP to unblock remaining HV slots and convert to same-day TA and/or QR slots (max hr) as follows:

x6 QR slots for GP or

x3 same-day TAs for GP or combination of both

x3 QR slots for GP Trainee

x2 same-day TAs for GP Trainee

WAITING LISTS:

o daily and weekly review of each waiting list to pick up any concerns

o support and advise booking team where needed

CALL-CARE TEAM (Manchester):

o To liaise closely with the Call Care Team working remotely from Manchester via agree WhatsApp group and inform them of any changes in the day, key information, when e-consults are switched off etc

o To monitor TEAMS IN-BOX for patient queries from Call Care Team. Process as follows:

Call Care Team would hold patient on their line

Call Care Team to send instant TEAMS MESSAGE to Hub Manager PC and one other member of staff in Hub Room

Query addressed and patient continued to be managed by Call Care Staff. Call Team will then build on their knowledge base to manage such problems in the future

(ii) WEEKLY

Staff check ins; individual time with staff members to review any queries/concerns, short period of observation. Sit for 5 minutes to check in.

Rota: review any potential challenges or changes for the coming week

Data: run standard reports for e consult and appointment data

(iii) MONTHLY

Rota production provided ONE MONTH in advance and take one afternoon per month of protected time to create this.

Staff supervision: 10 mins protected time to discuss challenges/aims for all established staff and review progress with induction plan for new staff review training and induction progress.

New staff induction: will require listening in to telephone conversations and support as per induction plan

Data: summarise reports and highlight any trends/challenges to management

Personal development: mandatory training-to be built into the rota plan

Update desk aid and signposting information for each hub seat

Plan monthly meeting with Team

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • NHS / Primary Care General Practice experience
  • Experience of workforce planning / rota management

Desirable

  • Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams
  • Experience of performance management
  • Experience of producing agendas and minutes for meetings
  • GP practice Reception Manager experience
  • Handling patient complaints

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

  • Leadership and / or Management Qualification or willingness to work towards this
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • NHS / Primary Care General Practice experience
  • Experience of workforce planning / rota management

Desirable

  • Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams
  • Experience of performance management
  • Experience of producing agendas and minutes for meetings
  • GP practice Reception Manager experience
  • Handling patient complaints

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

  • Leadership and / or Management Qualification or willingness to work towards this

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Linthorpe Surgery

Address

378 Linthorpe Road

Middlesbrough

TS5 6HA


Employer's website

https://www.linthorpesurgery.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Linthorpe Surgery

Address

378 Linthorpe Road

Middlesbrough

TS5 6HA


Employer's website

https://www.linthorpesurgery.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Manager

Tina Clark

tina.clark14@nhs.net

07890859416

Details

Date posted

02 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,147 to £34,581 a year In line with Band 4 / 5 depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0583-24-0002

Job locations

378 Linthorpe Road

Middlesbrough

TS5 6HA


1 Trinity Mews

North Ormesby

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL


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