Job summary
South Tyneside Place is pleased to announce the
opportunity to join the clinical editor team working on the ongoing
development of HealthPathways an online medical manual, localised to South
Tyneside, which includes best practice, top tips, and referral guides to
local services.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a practicing General Practitioner within South Tyneside who understands the types and brevity of information required by general practice teams (including GPs, Nurses, and admin staff).The key functions of the local HealthPathways Clinical Editor are:1. Work with the work-programme team and work-groups to identify priorities for pathways localisation or development.2. Work with subject matter experts in order to develop localised condition specific pathways of care (usually at least one person from the specialty service, and another GP or two to act as a sounding board).3. Act as a representative from primary care ensuring pathways are developed which are fit for purpose in a primary care setting.4. Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within individual pathways.5. Gather the required information, particularly the clinical information on how assessment, management, and referral are, or will be, performed locally.6. Provide the information to the HealthPathways team for editing and layout in the HealthPathways style.7. Review the new draft pathways produced by the HealthPathways team for accuracy and completeness.8. Obtain additional reviews and comments from the subject matter expert(s) and work-group as required to finalise the pathway.9. Facilitate any learning identified through the roll via the existing GP education arrangements.
About us
A successful local Clinical Editor is likely to have these personal attributes: Systems thinker:i.e. able to distil a simple and clear process from complex information and perspectives. Whole-of-system understanding:i.e. able to see relationships and impacts across the continuum of care (patient responsibility, general practice services, other community services, secondary care services and the voluntary sector). Good understanding of applying evidence to practice. A strong belief in quality improvement and the role of documentation in this. Knowledge of key providers and individuals: i.e. knowing who to involve. Sufficient seniority and track record to debate and have credibility with primary care and secondary care clinicians (requires a good understanding of both sets of perspectives and issues i.e. a foot in both camps). Judgement and the ability to compromise and negotiate:i.e. knowing when to push hard, and when to ease-off.
For a full job description and person specification, please see the
attached document "GP Clinical Editor for
HealthPathways"
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose of the Clinical Editor role is to:
Identify, gather, edit, validate, and maintain the clinical content
published on their local HealthPathways website. Negotiate each pathway as a
local consensus clinical agreement for their region, and ensure that the
HealthPathways website is used by and useful to general practice and hospital
clinicians.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose of the Clinical Editor role is to:
Identify, gather, edit, validate, and maintain the clinical content
published on their local HealthPathways website. Negotiate each pathway as a
local consensus clinical agreement for their region, and ensure that the
HealthPathways website is used by and useful to general practice and hospital
clinicians.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Unblemished registration with the GMC
- Included on an All GP Medical Performers List
- Full compliance with the annual GP appraisal and revalidation processes
Desirable
- Academic excellence
- Relevant Post Graduate Medical Qualifications
Skills and Knowladge
Essential
- Proven leadership, facilitation and negotiation skills
- Ability to contribute to policy/service development
- Ability to draft professional reports and protocols in a timely manner
- Analytical mind able to reach conclusions and carry decisions forward
- Prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands
- Through documentation of interactions and ability to communicate these effectively within the team
- Up to date knowledge of relevant national and local agendas and priorities
Experience
Essential
- Must currently be a practicing GP in South Tyneside
- Adequate ongoing GP clinical work
- Experience of providing GP / Primary Care clinical advice
- Managing difficult/complex change
- Successful engagement across the Primary/Secondary Care clinical interface
Desirable
- Developing multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working
- Performance Management
- Medicines Management quality improvement/variance management activities
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible leadership style
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Self motivated and innovative approach
- Respect and consideration for others
Desirable
- Evidence of work demonstrating ability to persuade and influence
- Ability to present credibly to a wide range of stakeholders
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Unblemished registration with the GMC
- Included on an All GP Medical Performers List
- Full compliance with the annual GP appraisal and revalidation processes
Desirable
- Academic excellence
- Relevant Post Graduate Medical Qualifications
Skills and Knowladge
Essential
- Proven leadership, facilitation and negotiation skills
- Ability to contribute to policy/service development
- Ability to draft professional reports and protocols in a timely manner
- Analytical mind able to reach conclusions and carry decisions forward
- Prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands
- Through documentation of interactions and ability to communicate these effectively within the team
- Up to date knowledge of relevant national and local agendas and priorities
Experience
Essential
- Must currently be a practicing GP in South Tyneside
- Adequate ongoing GP clinical work
- Experience of providing GP / Primary Care clinical advice
- Managing difficult/complex change
- Successful engagement across the Primary/Secondary Care clinical interface
Desirable
- Developing multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working
- Performance Management
- Medicines Management quality improvement/variance management activities
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible leadership style
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Self motivated and innovative approach
- Respect and consideration for others
Desirable
- Evidence of work demonstrating ability to persuade and influence
- Ability to present credibly to a wide range of stakeholders
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the post
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
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).
