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NHS Primary Integrated Community Services

Lead Salaried GP

East of England, East of England

Permanent

£12,000 a session

General Practitioner

Lead Salaried GP

Job summary

The Lead GP is a pivotal role in the practice, providing the leadership support to the team, exemplifying the professional approach required to deliver high quality services to patients and staff alike. The lead will be supported by the Executive Team within PICS whilst being self-directed and self-motivated. This will include regular support meetings with the Medical Director, appraisal, and support for personal development.

A key role is establishing and supporting a culture and vision within the service that reflects PICS vision for a quality driven, supportive workforce model providing the best care possible for patients whilst supporting the development and progress of its workforce.

This will demonstrate that it is possible to move from a partnership leadership model to a salaried leadership model in General Practice.

PICS runs 3 GP Practices in Nottinghamshire, and the intention is to develop increasing operational and clinical support networks between the 3 sites and the PICS central team. The Lead GP will be a key part of developing this approach with clinical and managerial colleagues from across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Demonstrating and developing the qualities and behaviours that reflect the best of General Practice and the values of PICS; being patient-focused, creating evidence-based solutions, with a can-do, empowering approach.
Patient safety and quality of care is the priority. The leads role is to ensure processes and services work to this standard. Oversee and develop clinical governance processes within the practice.
The clinical lead is responsible for the clinical aspects of the service budget, working with the service management team and PICS to maintain fiscal diligence at service level (keeping within budget levels and supporting opportunities for income generation and optimising spend).

Key Requirements:

GMC registration
Experience as a GP
Ability to establish, set and lead on a positive workplace culture

About us

PICS is the employer for this role. We collaborate with patients and partners to design and deliver clinically robust health and social care solution through Community Services, Out of Hospital Services, GP Practices, and Primary Care Networks. Find out more about us: http://picsnhs.org.uk/.

Benefits of working for PICS

We offer a comprehensive package which includes:

NHS Pension 2015 Scheme (subject to eligibility)
Alternative government-based scheme (subject to eligibility)
Competitive leave entitlement that includes maternity, paternity and adoption leave, study leave allowance, and sickness provisions
Access to education and training opportunities, depending on your role (CPPE Pharmacy, NHS England Roadmap for First Contact Practitioners, apprenticeship schemes, support professional development)
Working in a multi-disciplinary team with support from a wide variety of professionals
A flexible approach to a work-life balance
Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
Access to Blue Light Card scheme
All staff events and conferences
Staff engagement (Wellbeing Group, EDI Network, Staff Focus group)
Free parking across many sites
Personalised induction into the company and job role

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

LEAD SALARIED GP:

Cultural Aspects

Demonstrating and developing the qualities and behaviours that reflect the best of General Practice and the values of PICS; being patient-focused, creating evidence-based solutions, with a can-do, empowering approach.
Developing a practice culture of mutual support, an ambition to provide the best care possible for our patients, and to create the conditions where people working in the practice are able realise their full potential. An overall sense of stewardship and responsibility towards the health and care of our patients.
Being a figurehead at practice level. This is a key aspect of the role which brings the team together working to develop the culture and vision referenced above.
Being a role model for the team, exemplifying flexibility, commitment, professionalism.
Working closely with the practice managers to bring together the skills of both professions for the benefit of the patients, staff and the practice.

Operational Aspects

The Clinical lead is responsible for ensuring that:

Patient safety and quality of care is the priority. The leads role is to ensure processes and services work to this standard. Oversee and develop clinical governance processes within the practice.
Chairing Clinical Meetings and ensuring they are recorded and shared with the team.
Attending regular meetings with managers
Linking up to the senior medical team within PICS (medical director and fellow leads) supporting clinical governance at service level feeding into the organisational clinical governance structure.
Supporting practice staff on ad hoc basis with clinical queries/ issues
QOF and enhanced service planning/ review and optimising achievement
Linking with the Data management team/ workflow team to ensure implementation of systems to optimise quality care within the practice.
Individual GP/ clinical staff support including annual appraisal.
Personal professional development activities
Safeguarding lead role (this can be delegated if appropriate to another clinical team member)
Day to day Information governance role

Budgetary responsibility

The clinical lead is responsible for the clinical aspects of the service budget, working with the service management team and PICS to maintain fiscal diligence at service level (keeping within budget levels and supporting opportunities for income generation and optimising spend).

Networking aspects

Represent the practice at a local level with the PCN and other stakeholders.

Clinically active

To maintain credibility and support to the practice team the clinical lead should undertake patient facing clinical sessions within the service. The session would be expected to come from within the clinical lead session allotment. Undertaking clinical work within the practice provides the opportunity to test and refine processes operationally, fully understand the nature of the work required and lead by example.

Professional leadership, development and management

To lead the clinical service and its development as set out in the contract provided by the commissionersTo line manager all Salaried GPs and the Lead Nurse, this includes:

Effectively communicating with clinical team and leading regular team meetings
Maintaining adequate resourcing levels, in liaison with the Practice Manager
Recruitment, selection and induction of new Salaried GPs in line with PICS Policies
Performing annual appraisals in line with PICS Policies for the Salaried GPs and Lead Nurse ensuring objectives are achieved and actively supporting the team with ongoing training and development
Managing GP team and Lead Nurse absence, performance, and conduct in partnership with the HR Team and in line with PICS Policies
Ensuring GPs and Lead Nurse are up to date with statutory and mandatory training
In liaison with the Practice Manager, to ensure that the GP clinical rota is covered and to help manage contingency arrangements when needed
To be, or work closely with, the CQC Registered Manager, Practice Manager and Governance Team to prepare for CQC inspections and respond to any improvements that may be recommended by CQC
Be responsible for ensuring the service provided at the Practice is consistently safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led

Clinical Governance

The post holder(s) will be a member of the PICS Clinical Governance Committee. Responsibilities for this include working with the Practice Team to:

Ensure ongoing clinical compliance in line with standards of best practice
Development and leading a clinical audit programme in the Practice that reviews clinical practice and outcomes in relation to best practice guidelines and standards
Ensure the clinical team are responding to clinical audit feedback and taking full advantage of the learning support offered through this process
Overall taking responsibility to ensure the clinical team are functioning at a good clinical standard
In partnership with the Practice Manager, participating in the managing of clinical complaints/incidents
To be, or support, the Practice Safeguarding Lead for children and vulnerable adults

For more information, please see the supporting documents.

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Qualifications

Essential

Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
Please provide your registration number of your GMC professional registration.

Experience

Essential

Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.

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.