Job summary
We are currently
advertising for a GP Collaborative Board Chair for the coming 3-year term.
There is an expectation that the successful candidate will take up the ICB seat
representing general practice.
For full details please see the attached candidate briefing
pack.
Main duties of the job
Main duties and responsibilities
The Chair will
Leadership
Take
the leadership role at the monthly board meetings to drive forward the work and
development of the GPCB ensuring meetings are well planned and managed
effectively
Work
closely with the One Care support teams of the GPCB
Ensure
GPCB engagement within the wider health and care systems
Bring
independent, respectful challenge
Engage
with other GP forums and networks to share and learn from others, including from
outside BNSSG
Champion
and promote leadership development within general practice across BNSSG
Engagement with stakeholders
Build strong and respectful relationships across
all partner organisations with the ICS
Act as a
spokesperson for general practice, representing the voice of GPCB in
external communications
About us
The
GP Collaborative Board (GPCB) was established in 2020 to be the representative
voice of general practice in planning and decision making in the wider health
and social care system in BNSSG. It
Represents
general practice at Integrated Care Partnership (ICP), Integrated Care System
(ICS), and Integrated Care Board (ICB) level
Ensures
general practice expertise is included in the development of new system
programmes
Ratifies
new patient pathways and strategies to advance patient care
Ensures
accurate and timely information flows to and from general practice
Creates
and funds new innovative programmes of work and projects
The
Collaborative Board brings together all general practice leaders, including the
LMC and our out of hours provider (BrisDoc) to provide the 24/7 general
practice perspective in discussions with other system partners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Chair will lead and
develop the GPCB to ensure it continues to be the collective and representative
voice of provider general practice within the BNSSG Healthier Together health
and care system. The Chair runs the monthly GPCB meetings and, alongside the
CEO of OneCare
(the GP Federation), represents and advocates for the GPCB in the ICS. The
chair will also be invited to become a non-voting member of the One Care Board.
One
Care, the GP federation that supports BNSSG practices, provides the
infrastructure for GPCB business, programmes and projects. The GPCB Chair will work closely with the One
Care executive, support teams and the One Care Chair to coordinate the
successful functioning of the GPCB.
The
person appointed will be instrumental in
Bringing
BNSSG general practice together to enable it to have a strong vision and voice
in the development of strategic health and care plans
Providing
inclusive leadership that reaches out to and engages all partners, with a particular
focus on building relationships within general practice and ICS leaders
Working
with general practice to develop the strategy and direction of the GPCB, and
communicating about this clearly and effectively
Ensuring
the GPCB is appropriately seen and heard at key system meetings.
Representing the views of its members and cascading
key messages from system meetings with GPCB members
Influencing partner organisations to engage with the
GPCB and recognise the opportunities the GPCB offers the wider system
Chairing
the monthly GPCB meetings effectively, ensuring a high quality of debate,
robust decision making and clear oversight
Contributing to the prioritisation of the agenda and
supporting governance processes
The responsibilities and nature of the role will
be reviewed annually
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Chair will lead and
develop the GPCB to ensure it continues to be the collective and representative
voice of provider general practice within the BNSSG Healthier Together health
and care system. The Chair runs the monthly GPCB meetings and, alongside the
CEO of OneCare
(the GP Federation), represents and advocates for the GPCB in the ICS. The
chair will also be invited to become a non-voting member of the One Care Board.
One
Care, the GP federation that supports BNSSG practices, provides the
infrastructure for GPCB business, programmes and projects. The GPCB Chair will work closely with the One
Care executive, support teams and the One Care Chair to coordinate the
successful functioning of the GPCB.
The
person appointed will be instrumental in
Bringing
BNSSG general practice together to enable it to have a strong vision and voice
in the development of strategic health and care plans
Providing
inclusive leadership that reaches out to and engages all partners, with a particular
focus on building relationships within general practice and ICS leaders
Working
with general practice to develop the strategy and direction of the GPCB, and
communicating about this clearly and effectively
Ensuring
the GPCB is appropriately seen and heard at key system meetings.
Representing the views of its members and cascading
key messages from system meetings with GPCB members
Influencing partner organisations to engage with the
GPCB and recognise the opportunities the GPCB offers the wider system
Chairing
the monthly GPCB meetings effectively, ensuring a high quality of debate,
robust decision making and clear oversight
Contributing to the prioritisation of the agenda and
supporting governance processes
The responsibilities and nature of the role will
be reviewed annually
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A partner with extensive experience within a general practice setting and currently working in a BNSSG practice which subscribes to One Care
- Experience of representing an organisation at system level meetings
Personal qualities, skills and attributes
Essential
- Ability to act autonomously to achieve the requirements of the post
- Values working collaboratively with a wide team to achieve results
- Willingness to represent the views and values of general practice
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to interpret the health and care environment and translate for the GPCB
- Demonstrable negotiation and influencing skills
- Commitment to developing respectful and positive relationships with other system leaders
- Willing to make tough decisions under conditions of uncertainty
- Able to bring divergent views together to reach consensus
- Excellent skills in chairing meetings, ensuring all points of view are heard and considered
- Committed to an integrated care agenda where care is delivered closer to home
- Attentive to individual perspectives yet able to make a decision to benefit the majority
- Credible orator
- Ability to use a range of leadership styles appropriate to each situation
- Positivity, enthusiasm and energy
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A partner with extensive experience within a general practice setting and currently working in a BNSSG practice which subscribes to One Care
- Experience of representing an organisation at system level meetings
Personal qualities, skills and attributes
Essential
- Ability to act autonomously to achieve the requirements of the post
- Values working collaboratively with a wide team to achieve results
- Willingness to represent the views and values of general practice
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to interpret the health and care environment and translate for the GPCB
- Demonstrable negotiation and influencing skills
- Commitment to developing respectful and positive relationships with other system leaders
- Willing to make tough decisions under conditions of uncertainty
- Able to bring divergent views together to reach consensus
- Excellent skills in chairing meetings, ensuring all points of view are heard and considered
- Committed to an integrated care agenda where care is delivered closer to home
- Attentive to individual perspectives yet able to make a decision to benefit the majority
- Credible orator
- Ability to use a range of leadership styles appropriate to each situation
- Positivity, enthusiasm and energy
