Job summary
Purbeck Primary Care Network is seeking an experienced GP / Advanced practitioner (prescriber) to fulfil the position of Clinical Director.
The Clinical Director will work with the PCN Business & Operations Manager, alongside the network practices to facilitate the delivery of the Network Contract DES.
The Clinical Director will need to be a practicing clinician within the PCN's Core Network Practices for 50% of their time.
This position is available for between 4 and 10 sessions per week.
Main duties of the job
The
Clinical Director will work alongside the network practices to facilitate the
delivery of the Network Contract DES, optimise the PCN workforce and support practices
in the delivery of high quality care for the networks patient population whilst
ensuring the continued viability of the member practices and their existing
workforce. This is more than just a managerial position and the key
relationship the Clinical Director will have is with the member practices and
ensuring their GPs/Nurses/Practice Managers are supported to deliver good
quality care balanced against a manageable workload.
About us
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are groups of GP
surgeries working together with a range of local providers, including community
services, social care, and the voluntary sector. PCNs build on core primary
care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised,
coordinated and more integrated health and social care through delivery of
national and local service specifications alongside PCN initiatives.
Purbeck PCN is forward-thinking and continuously
looking for further areas of growth. All six practices meet on a regular basis,
placing our patients at the heart of the work that we do.
PLEASE NOTE: If
we have an unprecedented amount of interest in this vacancy, we reserve the
right to bring forward the closing date (close early). We therefore strongly recommend applying as
soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Strategic and Clinical Leadership and
Governance
-
Developing and implementing strategic plans,
leading, and supporting quality improvement and performance across member
practices (including professional leadership of the Quality and Outcomes
Framework and Impact and Investment Fund Quality Improvement activities across the network.)
-
The Clinical Director would not be solely responsible for
the operational delivery of services; this will be a collective
responsibility of the PCN.
-
They will provide strategic leadership for
workforce development, through assessment of clinical skill-mix and
development of a PCN workforce strategy.
-
They will support PCN implementation of
agreed service changes and pathways, and will work closely with member
practices, the commissioner, and other networks to develop, support and
deliver local improvement programs aligned to national priorities.
-
They will develop local initiatives that
enable delivery of the PCNs agenda, working with commissioners and other
networks to reflect local needs and ensuring initiatives are coordinated.
-
They will develop relationships and work closely with
other Clinical Directors, clinical leaders of other primary care, health and
social care providers, local commissioners, Dorset and Wessex LMC and the
Dorset Alliance of General Practice.
-
They will facilitate participation by
practices within the PCN in research studies and will act as a link between
the PCN and local primary care research networks and research institutions.
-
They will represent the PCN at ICB-level
clinical meetings and the ICS/STP, contributing to the strategy and wider
work of the ICS/STP.
-
Delivery of Workshops & Introductory
strategic planning sessions with PCN partners to promote Population Health
Management and Care Models for the network, developing a population health
profile and review process.
Conflicts of Interest
- The Purbeck PCN will
be responsible for managing any conflicts of interest.
- The Clinical Director
will take a lead role in developing Purbeck PCNs conflict of interest
policy, taking account of what is in the best interests of the PCN and its patients.
Resource Management and Planning
-
Supporting existing partners to scope, plan,
develop and support an Integrated Care Team provision within the wider
Network.
-
Service Integration Priorities planning with
integrated Care Teams working across entire network service provisions and
resource.
-
Collaboration with Network partners to ensure
both decisive and indicative workforce and organisation development plans are
created and implemented across network within set delivery timescales.
Network Contractual & Business
matters
-
Ensure data sharing agreements are in place
across the Network and where relevant wider Network partners.
-
Initiate a Network business continuity plan,
working with existing Network leadership to support evolution into wider
network plan as appropriate.
-
Work with existing Network teams to consider
different models of provider collaborations and identify any
intentions/recommendations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Strategic and Clinical Leadership and
Governance
-
Developing and implementing strategic plans,
leading, and supporting quality improvement and performance across member
practices (including professional leadership of the Quality and Outcomes
Framework and Impact and Investment Fund Quality Improvement activities across the network.)
-
The Clinical Director would not be solely responsible for
the operational delivery of services; this will be a collective
responsibility of the PCN.
-
They will provide strategic leadership for
workforce development, through assessment of clinical skill-mix and
development of a PCN workforce strategy.
-
They will support PCN implementation of
agreed service changes and pathways, and will work closely with member
practices, the commissioner, and other networks to develop, support and
deliver local improvement programs aligned to national priorities.
-
They will develop local initiatives that
enable delivery of the PCNs agenda, working with commissioners and other
networks to reflect local needs and ensuring initiatives are coordinated.
-
They will develop relationships and work closely with
other Clinical Directors, clinical leaders of other primary care, health and
social care providers, local commissioners, Dorset and Wessex LMC and the
Dorset Alliance of General Practice.
-
They will facilitate participation by
practices within the PCN in research studies and will act as a link between
the PCN and local primary care research networks and research institutions.
-
They will represent the PCN at ICB-level
clinical meetings and the ICS/STP, contributing to the strategy and wider
work of the ICS/STP.
-
Delivery of Workshops & Introductory
strategic planning sessions with PCN partners to promote Population Health
Management and Care Models for the network, developing a population health
profile and review process.
Conflicts of Interest
- The Purbeck PCN will
be responsible for managing any conflicts of interest.
- The Clinical Director
will take a lead role in developing Purbeck PCNs conflict of interest
policy, taking account of what is in the best interests of the PCN and its patients.
Resource Management and Planning
-
Supporting existing partners to scope, plan,
develop and support an Integrated Care Team provision within the wider
Network.
-
Service Integration Priorities planning with
integrated Care Teams working across entire network service provisions and
resource.
-
Collaboration with Network partners to ensure
both decisive and indicative workforce and organisation development plans are
created and implemented across network within set delivery timescales.
Network Contractual & Business
matters
-
Ensure data sharing agreements are in place
across the Network and where relevant wider Network partners.
-
Initiate a Network business continuity plan,
working with existing Network leadership to support evolution into wider
network plan as appropriate.
-
Work with existing Network teams to consider
different models of provider collaborations and identify any
intentions/recommendations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please refer to supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please refer to supporting documents.
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 (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).
