Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small and dynamic team where you can directly impact our offers to the Primary and Community Care workforce. The post will play an active and visible role working to inform and shape workforce initiatives. Candidates will be innovative and inclusive in their work to widen opportunities for the whole workforce. They will be responsive to the changing landscape of the NHS, and the demands of learning and development.
Main duties of the job
1. Leadership
2. Strategy Development & Delivery
3. Engagement
4. Reporting
5. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
About us
Our Vision, Values and Behaviours At Nottinghamshire Alliance Training Hub (NATH), our vision is to educate, inform and enhance the Primary and Community Care workforce to deliver the best possible care to their patients. We are our workforce's go-to place for education and development opportunities. Our offers include: workforce planning support, funding for learning and development, educational events and training, apprenticeships, student placements, and knowledge and library services. Funded by NHS England and Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System, we are a nonprofit entity hosted by NEMS Community Benefit Services Ltd. We work positively in partnership with our ICS partners to achieve the best education and healthcare outcomes. Our vision is underpinned by a clear set of values to reflect the culture we want to live in: Visible, Impactful, Innovative, Informative, Inclusive and Responsive. We commit to uphold these values as we collaborate and support each other to make Nottingham and Nottinghamshire a great place to work for our Primary and Community Care workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a highly organised individual with the ability to manage multiple tasks, you must be able to work in a fast-moving environment, communicate effectively with the team, and be used to working to tight deadlines. This role spans aspects of clinical practice and clinical education. Our commitment to educate, inform and enhance our workforce also applies to our team members. The role holder will receive continuous support and professional development opportunities to grow and flourish in the role. We want to know what you are passionate about so we can implement that within your role and career journey. The role reports to the Programme Manager and provides vital support to the whole NATH team and associates. The Primary Care Clinical Lead will be based at NEMS Platform One. The role is office-based with some flexibility for home working after the induction period. All equipment will be provided. Travel is required across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire venues to support in-person events. Some online evening work is required to support virtual events. NATH aspires to be an inclusive organisation and strives to make inclusion the golden thread running through all activities. Our priority is to ensure primary care has a strong understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion means, and support individuals and organisations to build an inclusive, positive culture where everyone can bring their whole selves to work.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership: To provide clinical leadership to Nottinghamshire Alliance Training Hub (NATH) and oversight to the team members. Contribute alongside other clinical leads, towards the identification of workforce gaps ensuring delivery against the current general practice workforce strategy in Nottingham & Notts ICS. Demonstrate a strong commitment to making general practice the best place to work and train. Uphold the vision and values of NATH.
Strategy Development & Delivery: Identify and support the key workforce priorities for their localities, ensuring alignment with the Primary Care Strategy and workforce strategy by collaborating with local General Practices, Primary Care Networks, Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System/Board (ICB/ICS), NHS WT&E and key stakeholders. Utilise data to support focused areas of workforce development as well as the promotion of careers and career pathways within general practice. Support the development and implementation of policies, guidelines, procedures and practice (ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and professional bodies' requirements) and ensure this is applied across NATH. Work closely with the leadership teams within all stakeholder organisations, contributing towards the development of commissioning intentions and assisting the ICS/ICB to deliver their key strategic workforce objectives and performance targets. Ensure delivery against key performance indicators, reporting on NATH Board within agreed timescales. Provide oversight and management to the Multi-Professional Support Unit, supporting delivery of learning opportunities to primary care staff. Keep abreast of policy changes and clinical priorities in the ICS within your area of professional expertise. Support the increase in placement/training numbers and support the implementation and ongoing delivery of the NHSE Workforce, Training and Education (NHSE WTE) Quality Assurance Framework, ensuring continued improvement. Support and oversee the Training Hub team to ensure collaboration with general practice, Primary Care Networks enabling the development of safe and effective interprofessional clinical learning environments, liaising where necessary with local universities, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) or any other quality driven stakeholders. Proactively develop relationships & work collaboratively with all providers of education within general practice; including but not limited to practical clinical learning environments and Higher Education Institutes (HEI).
Engagement: Build and maintain effective professional relationships both with internal and external stakeholders, professionals and organisations. To represent NATH at strategic meetings with internal and external stakeholders across Nottingham & Nottinghamshire. Engage primary care stakeholder organisations across the ICS in order to support the development of workforce offers. Communicate with individual practices & PCNs to offer support and promotion of education and training offers available to them.
Reporting: Support the senior leadership to ensure robust systems and processes are in place to capture and report on KPIs most relevant to the post. Keep up to date with all NHSE, ICB and ICS policy and guidance related to Primary Care workforce development. Summarise and share with NATH colleagues, when appropriate.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI): Ensure key areas of the business and communications promote equality, diversity, and inclusion. Maintain understanding of EDI issues and initiatives relevant to NATH and the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* In good standing with their relevant regulator (GMC, NMC, HCPC) and meet the requirements of revalidation. If a GP on the national performers list. If not a GP, be registered with appropriate professional body.
* Current general practice clinician: GP, GP Nurse, ACP, AHP or Pharmacists with significant experience in primary care.
* Substantial experience of working at a strategic level in healthcare (preferably in Nottingham & Notts).
* Experience of staff development.
* Evidence of teaching, supervision & assessment skills.
* Excellent IT skills using Microsoft Office Applications.
* Excellent analytical skills to understand and interpret data and policy which translate into interventions to aid primary and Community Care workforce development.
* Excellent organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Ability to translate policy into practice - interpret national guidance to produce local plans.
* Previous experience and evidence of clear and concise detailed report writing.
* High level of IT Skills, Presentation skills, Negotiation skills.
* Understanding and awareness of managing a budget, income and expenditure, and managing financial targets.
Desirable
* Evidence of innovation in education or training.
* Recent experience of both clinical and educational supervision.
* Experience of representation at strategic level meetings.
* Recent evidence of teaching and supporting student learning in practice.
* Experience of working at a strategic level.
* Experience of bid writing.
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr