Alliance for Better Care CIC

RASS Clinical Lead

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Job summary

The post holder will provide Clinical Leadership to the ABC Refugee and Asylum Seeker Service (RASS) to ensure that the service runs effectively, safely and provides an excellent quality of care.

This is a rapidly evolving service which currently supports patients who are Refugees or Asylum Seekers staying in 20 hotels in West Sussex (Gatwick area), East Sussex and Surrey.

The service runs 8am-8pm 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will need to build relationships with other clinicians, providers across the footprint of the service, accommodation providers, and national organisations such as the Home Office. The post holder should also work clinically in the service to ensure first-hand experience of the delivery model.

They will be supported by the Head of Service, Lead Nurse, Service Manager & Medical Director as well as the ABC Quality Assurance and HR teams to ensure that our clinical services run effectively, safely and provide excellent quality of care.

Key Relationships include:

RASS Clinical and Leadership Team
All members of the Senior Leadership Team
ABC Associates Team
ABC Clinical Services and Operational Teams
ABC PCN Support Team
ABC Audit Team
ABC Equity Team
Local GP practices registering patients residing in hotels
Secondary care partners in Surrey, West Sussex and East Sussex i.e. TB team, paediatric team, microbiology
UKHSA and local Public Health teams
Voluntary sector partners
Surrey/West Sussex/East Sussex County Councils
Education providers e.g. local training hubs, universities
Accommodation providers
National organisations supporting refugees and asylum seekers
Mental health providers including specialist services
ICB/ICS partners
Other healthcare partners across Surrey and Sussex including health inclusion teams, dental services, sexual health services
Other primary care services delivering healthcare to refugees and asylum seekers

About us

About Alliance for Better Care CIC

Alliance for Better Care CIC (ABC) is the federation of the 47 East Surrey, Crawley Horsham and Mid Sussex GP practices, established in 2014, and comprising twelve Primary Care Networks

ABCs mission is to transform how people manage their health in their community so that we all live happier lives

Our core values are:

Innovation
Honesty
Care
Inclusivity
Delivery

We have grown rapidly over the last three years and are seen as industry leaders in how we develop and transform our communities through Primary Care Networks and deliver high quality clinical services at scale, ensuring that no one is left behind.

We are providing an increasing breadth and depth of clinical services across our area, responding to immediate and urgent needs as well as supporting an overall increase in services closer to where patients live. The Clinical Leadership of these services is critical to providing high quality care that meets our values and we are therefore looking to increase our number of operational clinical leaders.

Date posted

14 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14,560 a session

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

5 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0141-23-0128

Job locations

Horley Health Hub

120 Victoria Road

Horley

Surrey

RH1 1EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Lead emergency preparedness for the service including for accommodation set up at short notice, and response to potential infectious disease outbreaks

Support the development of the medical team, including identifying and addressing knowledge gaps through educational and training activities

Work closely with the Lead Nurse to identify needs and deliver training for the interprofessional team including nurses and paramedics, to further strengthen the team and service delivery

Keep up to date with national updates for Refugees and Asylum Seekers and be able to rapidly translate national guidance into local delivery i.e., in response to infectious disease outbreaks

Bring knowledge, experience and clinical leadership to the team particularly around specific health needs of this population

Identify and develop new pathways to enhance patient care for this population across the footprint of the service i.e. by building relationships with key stakeholders such as UKHSA, mental health providers, secondary care, dental services, sexual health services

Ensure cascading of clinical information both within the RASS service, and also to external partners such as GP practices, ICBs, and national organisations

Understand, identify and respond to safeguarding issues specific to the population and setting

Work closely with the audit team to ensure clinical KPIs for the service are being measured and met

Provide support and supervision to non-registered health care workers working within the team i.e. social prescribers, care coordinator

Share best practice in providing healthcare for patients who are refugees and asylum seekers locally, regionally and nationally i.e. via presentations and papers

Support the Head of Service in evolving the service in line with our current strategy

Work alongside the Lead Nurse and Learning & Development Manager to develop placement opportunities for learners in the service

Assist with health needs queries from partners such as those working in the voluntary sector

Provide a clinical presence and insight at both internal meetings, and on behalf of the organisation at external meetings relevant to the role i.e. with local ICBs, UKHSA, national partners

Provide clinical oversight of the service, including health check provision, latent TB testing, urgent primary care needs, and specialist clinics

Provide support to local practices registering patients who are refugees or asylum seekers i.e. through training events, regular practice meetings

Respond to complaints and clinical incidents within the service, and implement service improvements as a result