Job summary
The Clinical Lead for sustainability will work in partnership with the Group Medical Director, the Associate Director and the Head of Primary Care to develop a robust sustainability framework for Primary Care services. They will support services to operate efficiently and thereby provide assurance that systems and processes are in place that demonstrate safe, effective and prudent clinical practice.
The post holder will provide leadership to the sustainability agenda within the Primary Care, Community and Therapies Group (PCTG). This pivotal role will have a profile beyond PCTG with an opportunity to work alongside colleagues in secondary and tertiary services, as well as in other health boards and nationally, as appropriate and in accordance with current work streams.
The post holder must be registered with the GMC and have the MRCGP qualification.
The post holder will have substantial experience working in Primary Care and will understand the challenges that are currently faced by General Practice and wider Primary Care services. The Clinical Lead for sustainability will also have a good understanding of the interface between services and the risks present for delivering safe patient care. *
*Please see full overview in the job description attached*
Main duties of the job
To deputise for the Deputy Group Medical Director / Group Medical Director on relevant panels/groups. As part of the Senior Medical team represent the Deputy Group Medical Director or Group Medical Director in meetings.
About us
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Equality and Human Rights: The Public Sector Equality Duty in Wales places a positive duty on the HB to promote equality for people with protected characteristics, both as an employer and as a provider of public services. There are nine protected characteristics: age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex and sexual orientation. The HB is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment of any of the above grounds. To this end, the organisation has an Equality Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success.
Dignity at Work: The organisation condemns all forms of bullying and harassment and is actively seeking to promote a workplace where employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. All staff are requested to report and form of bullying and harassment to their Line Manager or to any Director of the organisation. Any inappropriate behaviour inside the workplace will not be tolerated and will be treated as a serious matter under the HB/Trust Disciplinary Policy.
Values: All employees of the Health Board are required to demonstrate and embed the Values and Behaviour framework in order for them to become an integral part of the post holder's working life and to embed the principles into the culture of the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Sustainability and Innovation
To develop innovative strategies to support Primary Care Contractors develop robust plans for future sustainability. This will include but not be limited to workforce redesign. Workforce planning advice on managing access and demand. Signposting to other forms of support.
The possible lead will be a key lead member of the practice support team and a member of the access and sustainability forum.
The post holder will provide leadership in assessing sustainability risks and scores. The post holder will proactively visit practices and assist them in designing effective and sustainable systems and workforce to meet demands of modern Primary Care.
The post holder will provide an annual report highlighting activities to support GP practice sustainability together with an assessment of the current situation of future risks.
Lead on ensuring the safe, effective and efficient delivery of patient care within any PCTSG Managed Services within Swansea Bay University Health Board, including implementation of best practice and guidance. Ensure the principles of prudent healthcare are at the forefront of service planning and delivery and empower service teams to implement change and development where the need is identified.
Demonstrate effective clinical leadership and management of the team of Clinical Leads of specialities within your areas of responsibility, including job planning, workforce planning, recruitment and ensuring annual Health Board appraisal is conducted.
Ensure all services within your areas of responsibility are well managed, developed, and directed to provide care that is safe, compassionate, consistently of excellent quality and always improving; in line with the Health Boards Values and Behaviour Framework and Quality Strategy.
Provide confident and informed professional leadership to all medical staff within your areas of responsibility and promote the development of new service models to meet changes in demand and to comply with best practice and national guidelines.
Support the delivery of innovation, service redesign and improvement to support the wider Health Board and National strategies for Primary Care.
Promote the principles of Prudent Healthcare and Values Based Healthcare to achieve the Health Boards need for clinical effectiveness, flexibility, value for money and high staff engagement.
Lead on the delivery of required quality and performance standards in all services within your areas of responsibility by using key information to support planning, performance and decision making.
Lead and promote the development of effective working relationships with other relevant specialties in Unscheduled/planned Care, Primary Care, Community services, Secondary Care and wider agencies and third sector colleagues in the interests of patient centred care
Provide clinical advice, input and leadership for the development of strategic and operational plans for all services within your areas of responsibility. This will align with core Health Board targets and objectives as set out in the Integrated Medium-Term Plan, Annual Plan and Clinical Services Plan.
Performance Management
To develop an overall plan to support sustainability of general practice to be agreed by the Access and Sustainability Forum
To work with the Primary Care Academy Clinical Lead to develop and promote training and education programmes to support the future sustainability of Primary Care.
Facilitate mentoring and supervision, where appropriate and the need identified, in order to manage performance issues of medical staff within your areas of responsibility.
Ensure medical staff directly aligned to you are compliant with statutory and mandatory training, annual Health Board and professional appraisal.
Highlight and escalate any concerns to the Deputy/Group Medical Director and Clinical Director for Quality and Safety regarding the performance of medical staff within your areas of responsibility.
Local Medical Committee. Establish good working relationships to work collaboratively, understand individual perspective and address the issues raised.
Act to resolve medical performance concerns at informal level and escalate to formal processes where needed in line with Health Board policy, Human Resources advice and communication with the Group Medical Director, Clinical Director for Quality and Safety and Responsible Officer in addition to the GMC where needed.
Quality and Safety
Provide leadership and oversight for Primary Care sustainability issues, including leadership for the wider sustainability and primary care teams to implement service/practice change and improvement where needed.
Represent the Primary Care viewpoint at Service Group and Health Board level and provide expert knowledge and planning where needed when discussing concerns, challenges and risks associated with PCTSG Managed Services.
Attend the Access and Sustainability meeting, contribute to the agenda and liaise with the Primary Care Managers and Heads of Service to ensure all outstanding actions have been completed for areas relating to Managed Services.
Attend regular meetings with the Group Medical Director/Associate Service Group Director to update them of service development, innovation, challenges and risks.
Audit & Research
Identify areas of clinical practice in Primary Care in which standards may need to be raised and promoted. This should align to regular audit cycles and staff engagement to ensure sustainability and innovation of services.
Support the analysis and intelligence gathering from Primary Care audits in the context of your areas of responsibility. Identify deficits and act to lead the development and implementation of key policies and processes conducive to effective service delivery.
Contribute towards research and audit in the service group and screen and assist the GMD in agreeing to any future research relevant to your areas of responsibility.
Other duties
In exceptional circumstances, it may be necessary to provide direct clinical services in order to maintain a safe service to patients when a service fails unexpectedly. E.g. the sudden collapse of a GMS practice.
It may be necessary as a Clinical Lead to work across the health board to develop wider pathways or services as new medical procedures, medicines and technologies develop.
Any other duty in keeping with the role of a Clinical Lead for Primary Care, Community and Therapy services and from the direct tasking of the Deputy Group Medical Director in accordance with their current work streams.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Registered with the GMC
- Hold MRCGP qualification
- Evidence of ongoing relevant CPD and appraisal
- Significant knowledge and understanding of General Medical Services and wider Primary Care and Community services
- Understanding of medical recruitment and training matters
- Demonstrable experience of working positively with senior clinicians to achieve improvement to services
- Demonstrate extensive knowledge of the strategic issues facing NHS Wales
Desirable
- Healthcare associated management and leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant track record of employment at a senior level in a health related environment
- Well established medical practitioner with considerable medical experience since full registration with the GMC
- Experience of medical management
- Experience of working effectively with other stakeholders to improve primary, community and secondary care services at a strategic and operational level
- Track record of facilitating change to improve services in clinical practice
- Evidence of leading service change with professional colleagues
Desirable
- Considerable experience in clinical leadership roles
- Knowledge of the role and function of a statutory organisation and the principles of corporate governance
- Understanding of Local Authorities, social services and the voluntary sector
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Display excellent communication (verbal and written), influencing and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work effectively as a team with a range of other professionals
- Clear and unequivocal focus on improving services for patients, service users and citizens
- Sound judgement and decision making
- Able to manage complex work and prioritise effectively
- Effective people and performance management skills
- Political awareness and ability to work within these constraints
- Enthusiastic, constructive and creative in the face of challenges
- Resilient in dealing with challenges and in the face of conflict
- Effective listening skills and ability to take on board ideas and suggestions
- Leads by example, promoting high standards of conduct, integrity and probity
- Delivers outcomes within agreed timescales
- Able to travel across SBUHB to multiple sites when needed
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Employer details
Employer name
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Address
Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Baglan Way
Neath Port Talbot
SA12 7BX