Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an established or aspiring Clinical leader to drive positive improvement in General practice and wider primary care in Havering, implementing the recommendations of the Fuller review, and making a real improve to outcomes for local people.
You will work with theHavering Place-based Partnership Director and Clinical Director, Directors of Primary Care, and with other leads (including from across NEL). The post-holder will provide leadership at a Place level to support the ongoing development of local primary care services and deliver the twin aims of the NEL Primary Care Strategy:
- To improve core Primary Care services, including General Practice, through a QI approach and to ensure Primary Care services, including General Practice, is ready to act as the cornerstone of the NEL integrated care system and deliver the visions of the Fuller Review locally.
You will support the ongoing development of the Place based Partnership, will be flexible and resilient; having the ability to both challenge and collaborate with partners to drive transformation and improvements in outcomes, during a period of considerable transition andchange.
They will have a deep understanding of the challenges facing local Primary Care services and evolving requirements (such as the implementation of the recommendations from the Fuller Review), and will be passionate about improving quality, embedding innovation and improving outcomes for local people.
Main duties of the job
Key Accountabilities
The office holder will undertake the following duties and responsibilities, working with the Place based Partnership leadership, and wider partners as part of an integrated team:
? Lead work on behalf of the PbP and NEL Primary Care Team to identify the development needs of PCNs and primary care contractor organisations and put in place programmes of work to meet these needs
? Working closely with PCNs, address unwarranted variation through development programmes ensuring a QI approach is fully embedded in this work
? Provide strong clinical leadership for core primary care within the PbP, focusing on enabling primary care to undertake its work as effectively as possible.
? Work with the local Director for Primary Care and provide clinical leadership to the work of the wider primary care team.
We welcome applications from those who are medically trained and meet the other requirements of the role specification from across North East London and the wider NHS. Candidates are asked to assess conflicts of interest in terms of other positions that you may hold before applying for this post as this may be taken into consideration when reviewing the suitability of applicants for the role.
Please refer to the JD for further details on this role
About us
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) was formed on 1 July 2022.
We are an exciting new organisation putting the needs of communities at the heart of our commissioning arrangements.
We are working with local people and partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector in innovative ways to improve health and wellbeing for all our communities. Our key priority in the next year will be to develop closer integrated and collaborative ways of working with all our partners to implement our Out of Hospital Strategy.
We can only do this with great staff who are encouraged and supported, which is why we invest in them, listen to them, make sure we are representative of our populations and that we foster their health and wellbeing.
Please note that all vacancies will be subject to a 6 months' probation period in line with the Probation Policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on this role, please refer to the attached job description. Please ensure that you pay careful attention to the essentials and desirables of the person specification when completing your supporting statement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on this role, please refer to the attached job description. Please ensure that you pay careful attention to the essentials and desirables of the person specification when completing your supporting statement.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Recognised General Practice qualification (MRCGP minimum qualification) or HCPC Registered health professional or NMC Registered or General Pharmaceutical Council or equivalent experience
Desirable
- A recognised qualification in a QI methodology, or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Understand the changing landscape of health and social care including the roles of Primary Care Networks, GP federations and wider Place Based Partnership working
- Demonstrate the skills required for effective working with health and social care partners at both a Place Based Partnership, and at North East London Integrated Care System level
- Demonstrate the skills which enable the development of multi-professional clinical and care leadership in Primary Care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Experience of continuously and demonstrably improving patient outcomes and tackling health inequalities
- Experience of supporting other practices or contractor groups to demonstrably improve patient outcomes and address unwarranted variation
- Experience of participating in and leading effective engagement with local people to understand their experience of care delivered and improvements that should be made
Desirable
- Knowledge of QI approaches to service improvement
Specific Requirement
Essential
- Used to working in a busy environment
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Effective organizer, influencer and networker
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Recognised General Practice qualification (MRCGP minimum qualification) or HCPC Registered health professional or NMC Registered or General Pharmaceutical Council or equivalent experience
Desirable
- A recognised qualification in a QI methodology, or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Understand the changing landscape of health and social care including the roles of Primary Care Networks, GP federations and wider Place Based Partnership working
- Demonstrate the skills required for effective working with health and social care partners at both a Place Based Partnership, and at North East London Integrated Care System level
- Demonstrate the skills which enable the development of multi-professional clinical and care leadership in Primary Care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Experience of continuously and demonstrably improving patient outcomes and tackling health inequalities
- Experience of supporting other practices or contractor groups to demonstrably improve patient outcomes and address unwarranted variation
- Experience of participating in and leading effective engagement with local people to understand their experience of care delivered and improvements that should be made
Desirable
- Knowledge of QI approaches to service improvement
Specific Requirement
Essential
- Used to working in a busy environment
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Effective organizer, influencer and networker
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).
Additional information
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).