Job summary
We are a small practice service c.5,200 patients located in the area of Airedale, Castleford.
Our clinical team currently consists of GPS, an in-house Clinical Pharmacist, an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a lead Nurse, two experienced Practice Nurses, one Nurse Associate and a Health Care Support Assistants. The nursing team are highly qualified and provide general and specialist nursing services supported by a friendly and efficient administrative and management team.
We are part of a forward thinking and well-functioning Primary Care Network, Wakefield North PCN who provide a great visiting service and Enhanced Care Team as well as excellent access to Sonographers, Mental Health Practitioners and Pharmacist. In addition to this our organisation has a full infrastructure of support for the practice including finance, people and culture, nursing and quality, digital, IT and performance.
Main duties of the job
We would expect the Clinical Lead GP to become an integral leader of our well-established and effective practice team whilst demonstrating a passion for high quality clinical practice, a commitment to patient care and a drive for continual improvement. The role will require a forward thinking and enthusiastic business minded individual with a deep commitment to our practice ethos and ability to drive clinical excellence.
The role will be part of the wider clinical team responsible for medical services for the practice population and ensuring compliance with the contract requirements working closely with the PCN.
The postholders will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice and be responsible for the effectiveness of the practice working with the organisation's Medical Director and maintaining a positive collaborative working relationship with fellow GPs and the multidisciplinary team.
You will be a GP with full GMC Registration with a licence to practise and entry on the GP Register and you will be included on a Medical Performers List (or eligible). We are looking for excellent patient centred clinicians with a proven ability to handle a busy and varied primary care caseload and respond flexibly to workload fluctuations
For informal discussions about the role with either Dr Linda Harris, CEO or Dr Arasu Kuppuswamy, interim Medical Director please contact Mel Armitage via melanie.armitage@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
About us
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Leadership Responsibilities:
In particular, the post-holder will be responsible for clinical leadership in the following areas:
Developing and embedding robust clinical governance systems, ensuring active participation by all clinical staff
Oversee clinical quality and safety frameworks, ensuring best practice through NICE implementation, significant event reviews and compliance with CQC standardsLead on clinical strategy for the Practice. This will include improvement planning and quality assurance across the practice
Oversee clinical quality and safety frameworks, ensuring best practice through NICE implementation, significant event reviews and compliance with CQC standards
Act as CQC Registered Manager and Caldicott Guardian for the practice
Collaborate with Practice Management and Spectrums corporate services and functions to drive service improvement and staff development
Support Practice Management to meet contractual key performance indicators
Coordinate practice education and clinical supervision, ensuring clinical staff remain up to date with policy and guideline changes
Provide supervision for GPs and non- medical prescribers in line with the Practice Clinical Leadership Model.
Ensure clear robust actions plans are in place to support with CQC inspections.
Engage as a key stakeholder in the PCN to drive latest innovations and effective practice delivery and will develop good working relationships with:
Patients
APs, Clinical Pharmacists, nurses and other Surgery staff
GP colleagues
Community healthcare staff
Hospital staff
In addition to the key leadership deliverables there will be a requirement for the role to:
manage a caseload of patients presenting with a wide range of health care needs within a primary care setting. Working with clinical and operational colleagues in delivering a safe, high performing, effective, sustainable, innovative person-centred medical service
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Leadership Responsibilities:
In particular, the post-holder will be responsible for clinical leadership in the following areas:
Developing and embedding robust clinical governance systems, ensuring active participation by all clinical staff
Oversee clinical quality and safety frameworks, ensuring best practice through NICE implementation, significant event reviews and compliance with CQC standardsLead on clinical strategy for the Practice. This will include improvement planning and quality assurance across the practice
Oversee clinical quality and safety frameworks, ensuring best practice through NICE implementation, significant event reviews and compliance with CQC standards
Act as CQC Registered Manager and Caldicott Guardian for the practice
Collaborate with Practice Management and Spectrums corporate services and functions to drive service improvement and staff development
Support Practice Management to meet contractual key performance indicators
Coordinate practice education and clinical supervision, ensuring clinical staff remain up to date with policy and guideline changes
Provide supervision for GPs and non- medical prescribers in line with the Practice Clinical Leadership Model.
Ensure clear robust actions plans are in place to support with CQC inspections.
Engage as a key stakeholder in the PCN to drive latest innovations and effective practice delivery and will develop good working relationships with:
Patients
APs, Clinical Pharmacists, nurses and other Surgery staff
GP colleagues
Community healthcare staff
Hospital staff
In addition to the key leadership deliverables there will be a requirement for the role to:
manage a caseload of patients presenting with a wide range of health care needs within a primary care setting. Working with clinical and operational colleagues in delivering a safe, high performing, effective, sustainable, innovative person-centred medical service
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training - CCT)
- Currently on a CCG performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
- DBS clearance
- Have had an annual NHS appraisal
- Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered
- Recent experience of working in general practice in the UK
- Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment
- Developing and embedding robust clinical systems ensuring participation by all clinical staff
- Working as part of a GP Practice leadership team and lead a multi-disciplinary clinical team
- Oversee clinical quality and safety frameworks
- Lead on clinical strategy for the practice
Desirable
- Evidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
- MRCGP
- DCH
- DRCOG
- RCGP Substance Misuse
- Certificate Level 1 or 2
- F2 supervisor training/teaching diploma (this is essential for HDS)
- DFSRFH & Competence in Coil insertion
- Evidence of CPD activities
- Minor surgery skills
- Understanding/knowledge of: Quality & Outcomes Framework, QOF, Choose & Book, Practice Based Commissioning, Capacity & Access management
- Experience of supporting service change
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training - CCT)
- Currently on a CCG performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
- DBS clearance
- Have had an annual NHS appraisal
- Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered
- Recent experience of working in general practice in the UK
- Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment
- Developing and embedding robust clinical systems ensuring participation by all clinical staff
- Working as part of a GP Practice leadership team and lead a multi-disciplinary clinical team
- Oversee clinical quality and safety frameworks
- Lead on clinical strategy for the practice
Desirable
- Evidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
- MRCGP
- DCH
- DRCOG
- RCGP Substance Misuse
- Certificate Level 1 or 2
- F2 supervisor training/teaching diploma (this is essential for HDS)
- DFSRFH & Competence in Coil insertion
- Evidence of CPD activities
- Minor surgery skills
- Understanding/knowledge of: Quality & Outcomes Framework, QOF, Choose & Book, Practice Based Commissioning, Capacity & Access management
- Experience of supporting service change
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).