Job summary
Are you a GP looking for an opportunity to shape the future on general practice?
Clinical Director- General Practice Support Unit
Salary: 12,000 per session
Hours: 4 sessions per week
Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
We are looking to recruit a clinical director to join our primary care team. The successful candidate will be an experienced GP, who has a passion for driving positive change within primary care.
The general practice support unit is a new service that is currently in development. The GPSU will provide administrative support to our Bedfordshire practices and will be a first of its kind service that provides an enhanced experience for patients and staff.
The clinical director will be involved in the design and evolution of the service as it develops over the next few years. This is an exciting and unique opportunity. The clinical director will be responsible for designing and implementing processes that ensure clinical safety, improved clinical outcomes and improved experiences for patients. The successful candidate will be part of a big team shaping the future of general practice.
Main duties of the job
General practice is so much more than just a GP and a patient, and it takes a whole practice team to ensure that patients get the care they need, the kind of care we would want for the people we love. Delivering this care has become more and more challenging over time. In response to the challenges, we face the ELFT primary care team want to make some changes. We want to consistently deliver the kind of care to our patients, and happy working environment, that we would want for our loved ones
The General Practice Support Unit (GPSU) encompasses all the functions of primary care that support the interaction between patients and health care professionals and ensure we can deliver care to our patients. The idea of the GPSU goes further than just enabling the delivery of clinical care, it will help us to holistically improve the lives of the people we serve. It is an administrative function that will support our ELFT GP surgeries in Bedfordshire. We currently provide care at Leighton Road Surgery and Cauldwell Medical Centre, in the future the GPSU will support other GP surgeries in Bedfordshire as the primary care directorate grows.
About us
This Post Would Offer
The opportunity to work with autonomy to develop your team and make decisions with that team about how to best meet the needs of your patients
The opportunity to work with the ELFT primary care team as we are undertaking some really ground-breaking work
Exciting opportunities to shape the future
Becoming part of a peer support network with our other clinical lead GPs from our practices across East London and Bedfordshire
Opportunity to receive comprehensive training in QI and to lead QI projects within the Trust
The opportunity to work with an outstanding Trust
Potential for support with relocation allowance
A dedicated well-being team currently developing and offering new benefits to staff such as support with car packages
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and GPSU document for further information. If you would like to discuss this role further, or have any questions please email our Medical Director of Primary Care, Dr Liz Dawson at liz.dawson1@nhs.net
Applications will be via Trac Jobs
Closing Date- 28th February 2022
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and GPSU document for further information. If you would like to discuss this role further, or have any questions please email our Medical Director of Primary Care, Dr Liz Dawson at liz.dawson1@nhs.net
Applications will be via Trac Jobs
Closing Date- 28th February 2022
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- oCommitment to provision of high-quality services
- oCommand the respect of colleagues
- oAbility to work on site in Leighton Buzzard for all 4 sessions
Education
Essential
- oFull GMC Registration
- oMRCGP
- oEvidence of entry to the Performers List
Desirable
- oFormal Quality Improvement qualification
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills
- oAbility to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- oAbility to balance personal responsibility and delegation
- oFlexibility
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of leading service change
- oExperience of service evaluation
- oPrevious experience of holding responsibility for quality assurance/patient safety
Desirable
- oTeaching, training and appraisal
- oExperience of using quality improvement techniques within healthcare
Knowledge
Essential
- oClinical and Corporate Governance agenda
- oAwareness of NHS developments and opportunities
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- oCommitment to provision of high-quality services
- oCommand the respect of colleagues
- oAbility to work on site in Leighton Buzzard for all 4 sessions
Education
Essential
- oFull GMC Registration
- oMRCGP
- oEvidence of entry to the Performers List
Desirable
- oFormal Quality Improvement qualification
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills
- oAbility to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- oAbility to balance personal responsibility and delegation
- oFlexibility
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of leading service change
- oExperience of service evaluation
- oPrevious experience of holding responsibility for quality assurance/patient safety
Desirable
- oTeaching, training and appraisal
- oExperience of using quality improvement techniques within healthcare
Knowledge
Essential
- oClinical and Corporate Governance agenda
- oAwareness of NHS developments and opportunities
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
