Job summary
The South West is piloting a new programme of teaching to enhance generalist skills for health and care professionals. This is part of a national programme.
Following the NHS long term plan and subsequent people plan report, Health Education England launched the future doctor report, which highlighted the need for a greater proportion of doctors and all other healthcare professionals to have generalist skills. Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to enhance generalist skills to create adaptable clinicians better able to meet patient need and to address population health needs of local populations. The Enhance, or Enhancing Generalist Skills Programme, is an interwoven professional development offer that delivers this vision. The recent NHS long term workforce plan emphasises the importance of generalist skills needed to care for patients and it is mandated that the enhance programme be expanded to demonstrate the benefits of more generalist approaches to education and training. The initial rapid changes have led to a focus on more long-term population needs, for which healthcare professionals must both acquire new and enhance existing generalist skills as an integral part of their professional development.
Our vision in the South West is to champion a person-centred, 'team around the person' approach, by working across different disciplines to promote collaboration through compassionate and empathetic leadership.
Main duties of the job
Post-Graduate Medical Education Clinical Fellow (AHP) - Enhance Generalist Programme, Band 7 (15 hours a week)
- Multi-disciplinary engagement
- Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders from a range of organisations (health, social care, voluntary sector, patient groups) and from a range of professional backgrounds.
- Co-production
- Help to collate and co-create inter-specialty educational material and interprofessional supervision training materials and to facilitate workshops.
- Ability to build rapport and foster robust integralworking relationships.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills.
- Evidence of active involvement in quality improvement, audit, research or other activity that focuses on clinical improvement and innovation.
- Willingness to support writing part of the programme for consideration of publication.
- Participate in mentoring programme candidates when undertaking case studies/independent projects.
About us
The Clinical Fellow (AHP) will work in conjunction with the Trailblazer Team and Healthcare Professionals to further develop the programme, with a focus on implementation, training and evaluation. This work will be closely linked to the learning outcomes of the Enhancing Generalist Skills Programme and the needs of Patients and Healthcare Professionals.
The Post-Holder will be instrumental in driving education and training reform, and will lead on co-production and evaluation of various projects specific to developing networks and championing the enhanced generalist skills project. TheEnhance Fellow will exhibit the robust ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other Key Local and National Stakeholders, whilst working closely with NHS Departments, enabling trainee improvement projects to align closely with service provision.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) is an NHS England pilot site for the enhance programme.
The enhance programme recognises the need for healthcare professionals to develop a range of generalist skills, in order to better meet patient need and improve the health of local populations.
Clinicians with generalist skills are confident at managing complex care within multi-professional teams, and can work across community, primary and secondary healthcare settings in order to provide person-centred care for a broad range of health conditions.
By developing a holistic approach to the health and wellbeing of both individuals and local populations, clinicians of all disciplines can help to improve patient experience and the quality of healthcare.
Our Programme is free, part-tine, multi-professional and inclusive.
Teaching sessions are all face to face at either Sandford Education Centre, Cheltenham or Redwood Education Centre, Gloucester, or for Dip-in Days at external venues. They include talks, workshops, lived experience interviews, case studies and Schwartz rounds, with the opportunity to interact with Third sector and community partners.
Key areas covered include person-centred practice, complex multi-morbidity, working across systems, social justice, population health and environmental sustainability, as well as the development of skills in leadership, wellbeing and reflective practice.
The programme sessions include:
- An introduction to frailty by the Frailty Team
- A 'senses' and simulation experience including case studies using simulation and a virtual reality patient experience
- A 'memory' day looking at the Well pathway for dementia and including expert experience interviews
- Can you be frail and not old? Includes a look at 'frail' younger patients with neurological disorders, and insights from a patient with an eating disorder.
- What's out there? Supporting the patient across systems - how does it all fit together? The complex Care at Home team, AgeUK, social prescribers and wellbeing co-ordinators use case studies to show how they work together.
- Health inequalities and Social Justice. Homeless people can be frail too. A look at trauma-informed care, how homeless people access the healthcare they need and health inequalities.
- Personalised care
- Human factors training. How do human factors affect the care we give our patients? Take part in an escape room and look at how a team works together.
- An ethics day. Use case studies to discuss issues around capacity and consent. Watch real life filmed clinical scenarios to learn about phronesis (decision-making based on previous experience.
- Sustainability in healthcare workshop. Learn about the Trust targets and carbon footprint, as well as the links between climate change and health.Schwartz rounds. A safe space to discuss the emotional and social aspects of working in healthcare.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) is an NHS England pilot site for the enhance programme.
The enhance programme recognises the need for healthcare professionals to develop a range of generalist skills, in order to better meet patient need and improve the health of local populations.
Clinicians with generalist skills are confident at managing complex care within multi-professional teams, and can work across community, primary and secondary healthcare settings in order to provide person-centred care for a broad range of health conditions.
By developing a holistic approach to the health and wellbeing of both individuals and local populations, clinicians of all disciplines can help to improve patient experience and the quality of healthcare.
Our Programme is free, part-tine, multi-professional and inclusive.
Teaching sessions are all face to face at either Sandford Education Centre, Cheltenham or Redwood Education Centre, Gloucester, or for Dip-in Days at external venues. They include talks, workshops, lived experience interviews, case studies and Schwartz rounds, with the opportunity to interact with Third sector and community partners.
Key areas covered include person-centred practice, complex multi-morbidity, working across systems, social justice, population health and environmental sustainability, as well as the development of skills in leadership, wellbeing and reflective practice.
The programme sessions include:
- An introduction to frailty by the Frailty Team
- A 'senses' and simulation experience including case studies using simulation and a virtual reality patient experience
- A 'memory' day looking at the Well pathway for dementia and including expert experience interviews
- Can you be frail and not old? Includes a look at 'frail' younger patients with neurological disorders, and insights from a patient with an eating disorder.
- What's out there? Supporting the patient across systems - how does it all fit together? The complex Care at Home team, AgeUK, social prescribers and wellbeing co-ordinators use case studies to show how they work together.
- Health inequalities and Social Justice. Homeless people can be frail too. A look at trauma-informed care, how homeless people access the healthcare they need and health inequalities.
- Personalised care
- Human factors training. How do human factors affect the care we give our patients? Take part in an escape room and look at how a team works together.
- An ethics day. Use case studies to discuss issues around capacity and consent. Watch real life filmed clinical scenarios to learn about phronesis (decision-making based on previous experience.
- Sustainability in healthcare workshop. Learn about the Trust targets and carbon footprint, as well as the links between climate change and health.Schwartz rounds. A safe space to discuss the emotional and social aspects of working in healthcare.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An Allied Health Professional with current registration
- Educated to Master's degree or equivalent level in relevant subject/ significant experience
Experience
Essential
- Interpersonal skills are paramount
- Experience of negotiating/influencing Local and National Stakeholders
- Robust experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
Desirable
- Experience of Quality Improvement methodology and ideally Bronze level
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Excellent evidenced communication skills
- Desire to think broadly about clinical care and approaches to Quality Improvement
- Aptitude for presenting ideas and plans to healthcare colleagues/Patients and Carers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An Allied Health Professional with current registration
- Educated to Master's degree or equivalent level in relevant subject/ significant experience
Experience
Essential
- Interpersonal skills are paramount
- Experience of negotiating/influencing Local and National Stakeholders
- Robust experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
Desirable
- Experience of Quality Improvement methodology and ideally Bronze level
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Excellent evidenced communication skills
- Desire to think broadly about clinical care and approaches to Quality Improvement
- Aptitude for presenting ideas and plans to healthcare colleagues/Patients and Carers
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
