Job summary
ABOUT THE
ROLE
The Lead GP
is a pivotal role in the practice, providing leadership support to the team,
exemplifying the professional approach required to deliver high quality
services to patients and staff alike. This is a key role in establishing and
supporting a culture and vision within the service that reflected PICS vision
for quality driven, supportive workforce model providing the best care possible
for patient whilst supporting the development and progress of its workforce. The
lead will be supported by the Executive Team within PICS whilst being
self-directed and self-motivated.
The ideal
candidate would have availability to commit to the following work pattern:
Tuesday:2 sessions
Wednesday:1 GP Lead session (non-clinical)
Thursday:2 sessions
Friday (or Monday):2 sessions
We are looking for a GP interested in a leadership role, combining
clinical work with dedicated leadership time. Whether you are at the beginning
of your career, seeking professional development, or an experienced doctor
looking to contribute established skills, we encourage you to apply.
The successful candidate will be fully supported by the PICS clinical,
managerial, and administrative teams, as well as the experienced practice
staff. We also offer tailored training and mentorship to meet your specific
development needs for this leadership role.
Please see the supporting documents for more information
Main duties of the job
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
-
Demonstrate and develop the qualities and behaviours that reflect the best of General
Practice and the values of PICS; being patient-focused, creating evidence-based
solutions, with a can-do, empowering approach.
-
Patient
safety and quality of care is the priority. The leads role is to ensure
processes and services work to this standard. Oversee and develop clinical
governance processes within the practice.
-
Working
closely alongside the practice manager to support the practice and clinical
team
-
Represent
the practice at PCN meetings
-
Lead
practice clinical meetings
-
Attend
safeguarding meetings
-
Debrief
clinicians when required
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To
line manager all Salaried GPs and the Lead Nurse
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Work
alongside the Secretarial team to support timely completion of SARs (Subject
Access Requests), including clinical oversight and use of IGPR systems
-
Assist
in the management and resolution of patient complaints
-
Developing
a practice culture of mutual support, an ambition to provide the best care
possible for our patients, and to create the conditions where people working in
the practice are able realise their full potential. An overall sense of
stewardship and responsibility towards the health and care of our
patients.
KEY
REQUIREMENTS
-
First
Medical Degree either MB or MBBS, plus one foundation year as a Medical
Practitioner
-
GMC
registration
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Experience
as a GP
-
Leadership
qualities
-
Awareness
of the duties of a doctor and good medical practice
About us
PICS is the employer for this role. We collaborate with patients and partners to design and deliver clinically robust health and social care solution through Community Services, Out of Hospital Services, GP Practices, and Primary Care Networks. Find out more about us: http://picsnhs.org.uk/.
Benefits of working for PICS
We offer a comprehensive package which includes:
Job description
Job responsibilities
LEAD SALARIED GP:
Cultural Aspects
- Demonstrating and developing the qualities and behaviours that reflect the best of General Practice and the values of PICS; being patient-focused, creating evidence-based solutions, with a can-do, empowering approach.
- Developing a practice culture of mutual support, an ambition to provide the best care possible for our patients, and to create the conditions where people working in the practice are able realise their full potential. An overall sense of stewardship and responsibility towards the health and care of our patients.
- Being a figurehead at practice level. This is a key aspect of the role which brings the team together working to develop the culture and vision referenced above.
- Being a role model for the team, exemplifying flexibility, commitment, professionalism.
- Working closely with the practice managers to bring together the skills of both professions for the benefit of the patients, staff and the practice.
Operational Aspects
The Clinical lead is responsible for ensuring that:
- Patient safety and quality of care is the priority. The leads role is to ensure processes and services work to this standard. Oversee and develop clinical governance processes within the practice.
- Chairing Clinical Meetings and ensuring they are recorded and shared with the team.
- Attending regular meetings with managers
- Linking up to the senior medical team within PICS (medical director and fellow leads) supporting clinical governance at service level feeding into the organisational clinical governance structure.
- Supporting practice staff on ad hoc basis with clinical queries/ issues
- QOF and enhanced service planning/ review and optimising achievement
- Linking with the Data management team/ workflow team to ensure implementation of systems to optimise quality care within the practice.
- Individual GP/ clinical staff support including annual appraisal.
- Personal professional development activities
- Safeguarding lead role (this can be delegated if appropriate to another clinical team member)
- Day to day Information governance role
Budgetary responsibility
- The clinical lead is responsible for the clinical aspects of the service budget, working with the service management team and PICS to maintain fiscal diligence at service level (keeping within budget levels and supporting opportunities for income generation and optimising spend).
Networking aspects
Represent the practice at a local level with the PCN and other stakeholders.
Clinically active
To maintain credibility and support to the practice team the clinical lead should undertake patient facing clinical sessions within the service. The session would be expected to come from within the clinical lead session allotment. Undertaking clinical work within the practice provides the opportunity to test and refine processes operationally, fully understand the nature of the work required and lead by example.
Professional leadership, development and management
- To lead the clinical service and its development as set out in the contract provided by the commissioners
- To line manager all Salaried GPs and the Lead Nurse, this includes:
- Effectively communicating with clinical team and leading regular team meetings
- Maintaining adequate resourcing levels, in liaison with the Practice Manager
- Recruitment, selection and induction of new Salaried GPs in line with PICS Policies
- Performing annual appraisals in line with PICS Policies for the Salaried GPs and Lead Nurse ensuring objectives are achieved and actively supporting the team with ongoing training and development
- Managing GP team and Lead Nurse absence, performance, and conduct in partnership with the HR Team and in line with PICS Policies
- Ensuring GPs and Lead Nurse are up to date with statutory and mandatory training
- In liaison with the Practice Manager, to ensure that the GP clinical rota is covered and to help manage contingency arrangements when needed
- To be, or work closely with, the CQC Registered Manager, Practice Manager and Governance Team to prepare for CQC inspections and respond to any improvements that may be recommended by CQC
- Be responsible for ensuring the service provided at the Practice is consistently safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led
Clinical Governance
The post holder(s) will be a member of the PICS Clinical Governance Committee. Responsibilities for this include working with the Practice Team to:
- Ensure ongoing clinical compliance in line with standards of best practice
- Development and leading a clinical audit programme in the Practice that reviews clinical practice and outcomes in relation to best practice guidelines and standards
- Ensure the clinical team are responding to clinical audit feedback and taking full advantage of the learning support offered through this process
- Overall taking responsibility to ensure the clinical team are functioning at a good clinical standard
- In partnership with the Practice Manager, participating in the managing of clinical complaints/incidents
- To be, or support, the Practice Safeguarding Lead for children and vulnerable adults
Job description
Job responsibilities
LEAD SALARIED GP:
Cultural Aspects
- Demonstrating and developing the qualities and behaviours that reflect the best of General Practice and the values of PICS; being patient-focused, creating evidence-based solutions, with a can-do, empowering approach.
- Developing a practice culture of mutual support, an ambition to provide the best care possible for our patients, and to create the conditions where people working in the practice are able realise their full potential. An overall sense of stewardship and responsibility towards the health and care of our patients.
- Being a figurehead at practice level. This is a key aspect of the role which brings the team together working to develop the culture and vision referenced above.
- Being a role model for the team, exemplifying flexibility, commitment, professionalism.
- Working closely with the practice managers to bring together the skills of both professions for the benefit of the patients, staff and the practice.
Operational Aspects
The Clinical lead is responsible for ensuring that:
- Patient safety and quality of care is the priority. The leads role is to ensure processes and services work to this standard. Oversee and develop clinical governance processes within the practice.
- Chairing Clinical Meetings and ensuring they are recorded and shared with the team.
- Attending regular meetings with managers
- Linking up to the senior medical team within PICS (medical director and fellow leads) supporting clinical governance at service level feeding into the organisational clinical governance structure.
- Supporting practice staff on ad hoc basis with clinical queries/ issues
- QOF and enhanced service planning/ review and optimising achievement
- Linking with the Data management team/ workflow team to ensure implementation of systems to optimise quality care within the practice.
- Individual GP/ clinical staff support including annual appraisal.
- Personal professional development activities
- Safeguarding lead role (this can be delegated if appropriate to another clinical team member)
- Day to day Information governance role
Budgetary responsibility
- The clinical lead is responsible for the clinical aspects of the service budget, working with the service management team and PICS to maintain fiscal diligence at service level (keeping within budget levels and supporting opportunities for income generation and optimising spend).
Networking aspects
Represent the practice at a local level with the PCN and other stakeholders.
Clinically active
To maintain credibility and support to the practice team the clinical lead should undertake patient facing clinical sessions within the service. The session would be expected to come from within the clinical lead session allotment. Undertaking clinical work within the practice provides the opportunity to test and refine processes operationally, fully understand the nature of the work required and lead by example.
Professional leadership, development and management
- To lead the clinical service and its development as set out in the contract provided by the commissioners
- To line manager all Salaried GPs and the Lead Nurse, this includes:
- Effectively communicating with clinical team and leading regular team meetings
- Maintaining adequate resourcing levels, in liaison with the Practice Manager
- Recruitment, selection and induction of new Salaried GPs in line with PICS Policies
- Performing annual appraisals in line with PICS Policies for the Salaried GPs and Lead Nurse ensuring objectives are achieved and actively supporting the team with ongoing training and development
- Managing GP team and Lead Nurse absence, performance, and conduct in partnership with the HR Team and in line with PICS Policies
- Ensuring GPs and Lead Nurse are up to date with statutory and mandatory training
- In liaison with the Practice Manager, to ensure that the GP clinical rota is covered and to help manage contingency arrangements when needed
- To be, or work closely with, the CQC Registered Manager, Practice Manager and Governance Team to prepare for CQC inspections and respond to any improvements that may be recommended by CQC
- Be responsible for ensuring the service provided at the Practice is consistently safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led
Clinical Governance
The post holder(s) will be a member of the PICS Clinical Governance Committee. Responsibilities for this include working with the Practice Team to:
- Ensure ongoing clinical compliance in line with standards of best practice
- Development and leading a clinical audit programme in the Practice that reviews clinical practice and outcomes in relation to best practice guidelines and standards
- Ensure the clinical team are responding to clinical audit feedback and taking full advantage of the learning support offered through this process
- Overall taking responsibility to ensure the clinical team are functioning at a good clinical standard
- In partnership with the Practice Manager, participating in the managing of clinical complaints/incidents
- To be, or support, the Practice Safeguarding Lead for children and vulnerable adults
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.
Qualifications
Essential
- Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
- Please provide your registration number of your GMC professional registration.
Experience
Essential
- Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.
Qualifications
Essential
- Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
- Please provide your registration number of your GMC professional registration.
Experience
Essential
- Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.
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
Primary Integrated Community Services
Address
Whyburn Medical Practice
The Health Centre, Curtis Street
Hucknall
Nottinghamshire
NG15 7JE
Employer's website
http://picsnhs.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
