Job summary
We are currently looking for aSurrey Wide ICB Named GP for Adult and Children for 3 PAs per week. This is a challenging post that offers the opportunity to join the Surrey Wide ICB Safeguarding Team which incorporates Surrey Wide ICB Adult and Children Safeguarding,Child Death Review and Looked After Children teams.
The post holder will take a lead role in statutory and learning review processes, working closely with the ICB Designated GP for Adult and Children. By contributing to these adult and children review processes on behalf of the Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board and Safeguarding Children's Partnership. Other key duties include designing and supporting the delivery of level 3 safeguarding training to clinical staff working in Surrey GP practices, and providing safeguarding support and advice as needed.
The post holder will work as a key member of the Surrey Wide ICB Safeguarding Team to support the Surrey ICBs and Surrey SafeguardingAdults Boardand Safeguarding Children Partnershipin meeting their statutory duties as detailed in Working Together to Safeguard Children Statutory and Operational Guidance: England (HM 2023) and Care Act (2014/15), supporting the continual improvement and development of the multi-agency partnerships and thesafeguarding adult and children's agenda.
Interview Dates: 12th/13th September 2024
Main duties of the job
o Provide safeguarding leadership across General Practice in Surrey
o To deputise for the ICB Associate Director Safeguarding as required
o Work with the Surrey Wide ICB Designated GP to provide support, advice and safeguarding supervision to staff working within General Practice
o Act as a source of professional advice in relation to General Practice and commissioning safeguarding arrangements and processes to other service providers and professionals
o Advice on, promote, influence and develop relevant training to ensure that the training needs of Clinical staff within general practice are addressed; this may involve direct involvement in training delivery or quality assurance for training
o Provide skilled and expert professional involvement in safeguarding processes, in line with Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership and Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board procedures, local professional bodies' procedures and any national guidance and legislation
o Provide specialist GP opinion for learning from reviews including safeguarding children and adult related serious incidents; Interagency Reviews, Partnership Reviews, Local Safeguarding Children Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews, Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews.
o Present in both verbal and written form, sensitive and highly complex information to a range of internal and external stakeholder groups both in person and virtually.
About us
Surrey Heartlands is a partnership of organisations working together - with staff, patients, their carers, families, and the public - to support people to live healthier lives. Surrey Heartlands developed into an Integrated Care Board (ICB) since July 2022, working through 4 Integrated, dynamic, and sustainable partnerships (ICP's) , each working together to deliver a shared vision across Surrey. ICP's aim to improve how local services are designed and co-ordinated for efficiency and benefit to the patient and service users. Each partnership is based on co-operation with our component partners, and focusing on local population needs, priorities and decision making.
The 4 ICP's are known as:
North West Surrey AllianceGuildford and Waverley AllianceSurrey Downs Health and CareEast Surrey Place
We have an ambitious vision for transformation and continuous improvement of health and care across our footprint and to deliver our objectives we need a team of capable, collaborative professionals who share the same vision. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome all applications, especially those from underrepresented communities, including people with a disability, and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the Job description and person specification for more information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the Job description and person specification for more information about the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Be an experienced GP of good professional standing with substantial GP practice experience in safeguarding children and adults
- Experience of the legislation relating to children and adults and the court and coronial processes
- Proven and significant leadership experience.
- Significant evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrated expertise in a practice environment
- Member of a relevant professional body
- Experience and/or understanding of the Health Economy
- Experience of successfully operating in a partnership environment
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse highly complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Demonstrate capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives
- Ability to prepare and produce comprehensive written reports and reviews, and to share and promote resulting learning and practice change
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Dynamic, driven but empathetic personality with the ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships and wide support networks in a political context
- Strong external communications skills
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Ability to communicate in a non-judgmental / blame manner
- Constructive cultural sensitive communication
Planning Skills
Essential
- Leadership, vision and planning with developed political skills
- Demonstrate capabilities to plan over short , medium and long-term time frames and adjust plans and resource accordingly
- understanding the need to prioritise workstreams to meet statutory timeframes
Management Skills
Essential
- Experience in leading a change initiative within a challenging environment
- Experience of team working and motivating and inspiring staff to work together to achieve a common objective
- Ability to work effectively between strategic and operational activities when required
Physical Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
Autonomy
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Interpreting national policy for implementation
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.
Other
Essential
- Team working skills
- Self-motivated
- Ability to move between details and the bigger picture.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
- Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Be an experienced GP of good professional standing with substantial GP practice experience in safeguarding children and adults
- Experience of the legislation relating to children and adults and the court and coronial processes
- Proven and significant leadership experience.
- Significant evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrated expertise in a practice environment
- Member of a relevant professional body
- Experience and/or understanding of the Health Economy
- Experience of successfully operating in a partnership environment
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse highly complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Demonstrate capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives
- Ability to prepare and produce comprehensive written reports and reviews, and to share and promote resulting learning and practice change
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Dynamic, driven but empathetic personality with the ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships and wide support networks in a political context
- Strong external communications skills
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Ability to communicate in a non-judgmental / blame manner
- Constructive cultural sensitive communication
Planning Skills
Essential
- Leadership, vision and planning with developed political skills
- Demonstrate capabilities to plan over short , medium and long-term time frames and adjust plans and resource accordingly
- understanding the need to prioritise workstreams to meet statutory timeframes
Management Skills
Essential
- Experience in leading a change initiative within a challenging environment
- Experience of team working and motivating and inspiring staff to work together to achieve a common objective
- Ability to work effectively between strategic and operational activities when required
Physical Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
Autonomy
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Interpreting national policy for implementation
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.
Other
Essential
- Team working skills
- Self-motivated
- Ability to move between details and the bigger picture.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
- Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey Heartlands ICB
Address
NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB (working remotely)
Dukes Court
Woking
GU21 5BH