Job summary
The PCDN team
support Primary Care teams and Nurses to improve the delivery of long-term
conditions (LTCs) care across the city to improve patient outcomes, reduce
unwarranted variation and health inequalities. You will be a keen, committed person
with a current nursing registration.
The role is challenging and wide-ranging being suited to those wishing
to make a difference to the population of Sheffield. With excellent
interpersonal, negotiating and communication skills the ideal candidate will
have excellent knowledge and experience of working in a primary care setting
and sound clinical knowledge of people with or at emerging risk of LTCs.
As nurse
leaders the team work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders to
develop and support the implementation of quality improvement projects
(informed by the NHS Long-term Plan, Local QA/QI & Prioritise, NHSE &
I Priorities/incentives), gather feedback and review outcomes.
If you have used any Artificial Intelligence (AI) programmes, such as ChatGTP, to support your application, please declare this at the start of your supporting statement
Interviews: 21st August 2024
Main duties of the job
The team act
as a catalyst for change working to ensure services are person centred,
evidenced based, accessible, needs led, and integrated. This is achieved by
forging close links with key professionals across the health and social care
system including transformation managers, providers, the wider local authority,
and voluntary sector. We provide clinical expertise and oversight acting as
an interface between organisations, improving the opportunities for
interaction across boundaries.
As members of
the PCDN team the post holders will contribute to the development and
delivery of the teams Strategy and Implementation plans. They will support
the development of new and innovative practices, responding to emerging
knowledge and techniques and working with other services where appropriate to
make improvements. The PCDN team work proactively to identify and improve the
quality of care for people of Sheffield by promoting national guidelines and
local strategies. We use audit tools and analyse data to identify gaps in
services and work collaboratively with others to develop solutions and
support initiatives that enhance patient care and improve safety.
We promote
workforce development by upskilling Primary Care colleagues and empowering
them by building strong relationships.
The team develop
resources (for example Practice team Hub) to disseminate information to
colleagues in Primary Care and promote communication.
About us
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees health
and social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our four places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on the
strengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our local
communities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes in
population health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience
and access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHS
support broader social and economic development.
Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broader
health, public health, and social care needs of the population across South
Yorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with the
Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the South
Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and care
services that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GP
practices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals working
across seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000
voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We work
alongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSE
partners and other partners to address health inequalities and wider
determinants of health in South Yorkshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Roles:
- To reduce unwarranted variation and inequalities in the care and management of long- term conditions (LTC) across the city.
- To ensure projects are person centred, accessible, needs led, and integrated.
- To work directly with primary care clinicians within the scope of practice development and quality improvement.
- To act as an interface between primary and secondary care.
The team respond to issues raised through several different sources, such as:
a) Data, national and local intelligence and discussions with the locality clinical lead(s).
b) Primary Care Quality Team.
c) Clinical Portfolios for example Long Term Conditions, Older People, Cancer and End of Life, mental health, dementia and learning disabilities.
d) Local and national priorities for example through local enhanced services and national directives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Roles:
- To reduce unwarranted variation and inequalities in the care and management of long- term conditions (LTC) across the city.
- To ensure projects are person centred, accessible, needs led, and integrated.
- To work directly with primary care clinicians within the scope of practice development and quality improvement.
- To act as an interface between primary and secondary care.
The team respond to issues raised through several different sources, such as:
a) Data, national and local intelligence and discussions with the locality clinical lead(s).
b) Primary Care Quality Team.
c) Clinical Portfolios for example Long Term Conditions, Older People, Cancer and End of Life, mental health, dementia and learning disabilities.
d) Local and national priorities for example through local enhanced services and national directives.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of primary care structures and ways of working.
- Evidence of working effectively and collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries.
- Evidence of being able to drive forward and develop practice and service provision locally.
- Understanding of audit and evaluation.
- Evidence of innovative working.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- In depth knowledge of national policies and guidance including NICE guidance related to specialist area.
- Specialist level knowledge and skills at least one specialist LTC area.
- Awareness of cultural diversity needs.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with wide range of professionals including hospital consultants and General Practitioners.
- Understanding of data and information, and audit.
- Appreciation of clinical governance issues.
- Awareness of cultural diversity needs.
- Ability to support learning and education for patients and practitioners.
- Intermediate IT skills.
- Have the ability to critically appraise a range of data and information and determine their impact or relevance to the delivery of care planning approach to CVD management.
Desirable
- Competency with computers.
- Presentation Skills.
- Experience and understanding of audit and or research.
- Working knowledge of GP computer systems, such as System One, EMIS, in particular producing reports via various search methods.
Attributes
Essential
- Ability to manage a demanding workload and priorities effectively.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Able to adapt to changing needs of the service.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Motivated and able to motivate others.
- Commitment to professional development.
- Current valid UK driving licence with car available
- (The duties of this post require travelling throughout the city on a regular basis, therefore the post holder must be independently mobile).
- Health clearance from occupational health.
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nursing registration.
- Specialist accredited qualification at diploma level or higher in long term conditions (LTC) (i.e., CVD, Diabetes or Respiratory, Mental Health or Learning Disabilities) or equivalent experience.
- Possession of, or be working towards a degree or higher or evidence of higher-level study.
- Clinical practice teaching qualification or experience.
Desirable
- Additional clinical qualification(s) such as skill-based diplomas or in other LTC domains.
- Trained in Basic Life Support.
Experience
Essential
- 2 years experience in managing people with at least one specialist LTC area.
- Evidence of innovative working.
- Experience of managing conflict.
- Experience of managing change.
Desirable
- Behavioural change techniques / Motivational interviewing.
- Experience of project management.
- Experience of working in a primary care setting.
- Experience of audit and evaluation.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of primary care structures and ways of working.
- Evidence of working effectively and collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries.
- Evidence of being able to drive forward and develop practice and service provision locally.
- Understanding of audit and evaluation.
- Evidence of innovative working.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- In depth knowledge of national policies and guidance including NICE guidance related to specialist area.
- Specialist level knowledge and skills at least one specialist LTC area.
- Awareness of cultural diversity needs.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with wide range of professionals including hospital consultants and General Practitioners.
- Understanding of data and information, and audit.
- Appreciation of clinical governance issues.
- Awareness of cultural diversity needs.
- Ability to support learning and education for patients and practitioners.
- Intermediate IT skills.
- Have the ability to critically appraise a range of data and information and determine their impact or relevance to the delivery of care planning approach to CVD management.
Desirable
- Competency with computers.
- Presentation Skills.
- Experience and understanding of audit and or research.
- Working knowledge of GP computer systems, such as System One, EMIS, in particular producing reports via various search methods.
Attributes
Essential
- Ability to manage a demanding workload and priorities effectively.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Able to adapt to changing needs of the service.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Motivated and able to motivate others.
- Commitment to professional development.
- Current valid UK driving licence with car available
- (The duties of this post require travelling throughout the city on a regular basis, therefore the post holder must be independently mobile).
- Health clearance from occupational health.
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nursing registration.
- Specialist accredited qualification at diploma level or higher in long term conditions (LTC) (i.e., CVD, Diabetes or Respiratory, Mental Health or Learning Disabilities) or equivalent experience.
- Possession of, or be working towards a degree or higher or evidence of higher-level study.
- Clinical practice teaching qualification or experience.
Desirable
- Additional clinical qualification(s) such as skill-based diplomas or in other LTC domains.
- Trained in Basic Life Support.
Experience
Essential
- 2 years experience in managing people with at least one specialist LTC area.
- Evidence of innovative working.
- Experience of managing conflict.
- Experience of managing change.
Desirable
- Behavioural change techniques / Motivational interviewing.
- Experience of project management.
- Experience of working in a primary care setting.
- Experience of audit and evaluation.
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.