Job summary
Primary
Care Networks (PCN) are groups of GP practices working closely together - along
with other healthcare staff and organizations - providing integrated services
to the local population. Sunderland has
6 PCNs who use a city-wide approach to strengthen communities and reduce
inequalities in health.
The post holder will work closely with the ICB Primary Care and Digital
teams to ensure local transformation plans and activity are aligned to the ICB
Primary Care priorities eg improving access and PCN Development, the ICB
Digital Strategy and the recommendations within the Fuller Report
Main duties of the job
Strategic
Planning
To lead and develop a strategic transformation
plan for the
PCN including managing risks, considering the potential impacts on the wider
organisation, and determining resource requirements.
Operations
To provide oversight and accountability to the delivery of PCN contracts, projects and specifications. Identifyand record risks and issues and develop contingency plans with Network
Leads.Ensure all relevant national
strategies, policies, targets, and frameworks are fully
implemented
Finance
and Governance
To support the collation of financial
information. To monitor and check the assurance of submissions for the DES and contractual requirements.To ensure that the PCN's physical and financial resources are managed and maintained for
maximum effectiveness.
Digital
Infrastructure and Information Management
To ensure the PCN maximizes
its use of business intelligence tools.Review and improve the PCNs digital maturity.Develop a continuous
improvement approach to digital accessibility for our patients and workforce.Review data from a variety of sources to develop insights into working practices, effectively tailoring
content to meet the needs of the audience
Relationship
Management
To foster a culture of collaboration
and promote learning to drive continuous improvement
About us
Washington PCN is made up of 7 Practices within the Washington Area of Sunderland with a total registered patient list size of approx 56000.
The PCN has a Clinical Director and and Lead Practice Manager. Whilst your employment will be with Galleries Medical Practice, one of the 7 practices, you may be asked to work from any one of the practices within the PCN.
The PCN is a very forward thinking PCN what works effectively, collaborating with each other and outside partners to continue to strengthen and develop the PCN
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description will be agreed between the post
holder, Clinical Director and PCN. It
may be reviewed in light of experience, changes and developments
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description will be agreed between the post
holder, Clinical Director and PCN. It
may be reviewed in light of experience, changes and developments
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The ability to work calmly under pressure
- The ability to process and manage conflicting advice and priorities
- The ability to influence decisions without line management authority
- The ability to adapt your leadership and management style to different situations
- To deliver technical information in a non-technical and engaging way to a range of stakeholders
- Patience
- To be able to able to work as part of a dispersed team
- To be positive and solution focussed
- Commitment to professional development
- The ability to design a manageable workload
- Experience of working in general practice with a detailed knowledge of general practice systems, processes, and procedures.
- Experience of successfully delivering change and improvement programmes in a patient facing environment.
- A proven track record of communicating and engaging with a wide range of staff and stakeholders; building excellent and trusted relationships.
- Significant experience of driving change including translating strategic objectives into tangible plans for delivery.
- Ability to use data and insight to both drive change and also to understand and adapt programmes of work
- Ability to work and make decisions autonomously, and to identify and act on challenges to move delivery forward, potentially working to tight timescales
- Ability to understand, interpret and present complex and/or sensitive information.
- Ability to interpret qualitative and quantitative data from a range of sources and present it in a clear and concise way to stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to engage successfully with a wide range of people at all levels within the organisation
- Experience of championing diversity and inclusion and promoting actions to make improvements to the experience of diverse groups.
- A clear and ongoing commitment to improving NHS services for the benefit of patients.
- General
- To undertake any other duties commensurate with the role, within the bounds of his/her own competence
- The post holder is expected to be flexible and accommodating, following consultation, in terms of any changes in the future
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The ability to work calmly under pressure
- The ability to process and manage conflicting advice and priorities
- The ability to influence decisions without line management authority
- The ability to adapt your leadership and management style to different situations
- To deliver technical information in a non-technical and engaging way to a range of stakeholders
- Patience
- To be able to able to work as part of a dispersed team
- To be positive and solution focussed
- Commitment to professional development
- The ability to design a manageable workload
- Experience of working in general practice with a detailed knowledge of general practice systems, processes, and procedures.
- Experience of successfully delivering change and improvement programmes in a patient facing environment.
- A proven track record of communicating and engaging with a wide range of staff and stakeholders; building excellent and trusted relationships.
- Significant experience of driving change including translating strategic objectives into tangible plans for delivery.
- Ability to use data and insight to both drive change and also to understand and adapt programmes of work
- Ability to work and make decisions autonomously, and to identify and act on challenges to move delivery forward, potentially working to tight timescales
- Ability to understand, interpret and present complex and/or sensitive information.
- Ability to interpret qualitative and quantitative data from a range of sources and present it in a clear and concise way to stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to engage successfully with a wide range of people at all levels within the organisation
- Experience of championing diversity and inclusion and promoting actions to make improvements to the experience of diverse groups.
- A clear and ongoing commitment to improving NHS services for the benefit of patients.
- General
- To undertake any other duties commensurate with the role, within the bounds of his/her own competence
- The post holder is expected to be flexible and accommodating, following consultation, in terms of any changes in the future
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.