JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Financial and contractual performance and financial reporting Responsibility for PCN financial performance Produce an annual statement of Income and expenditure for PCN auditors Provide financial reports to network practices Business Planning and PCN Strategy Development Lead the development of a 5-year strategic plan. Support change and monitoring practice PCN DES performance Identify new income streams and new services Support, develop and evaluate strategic development of all services Apply for PCN development funds and resources and to support the network achieve its objectives. Support PCN development nationally and advising the Clinical Director and member practices on initiatives, policy development, best practice, and funding streams. Provide digital transformation leadership to the PCN. Meetings Support all PCN meetings, lead and chair as required Act as PCN representative on countywide PCN Business Manager meetings and other relevant meetings with the IBC and other partners Act as point of contact for the Clinical Director, practices, screening communication, correspondence Encouraging and fostering effective working relationships between networks and within the ILP Work with member practices to consolidate the network, promoting its ethos and values. Attend county digital transformation meetings. Bids/Contracts: develop, sign off and responses Reviewing PCN service specifications, identify KPIs and key deliverables Prepare and present Business Cases to the PCN practices Working with member practices to ensure that all obligations under the agreement are met and network practices are fairly and equitably remunerated. Overseeing performance dashboards and supporting practices to implement remedial actions where needed. Representing the interests of the network at contract meetings with other bodies such as the ICB Presenting data to member practices, PCN clinical leads, Clinical Director and other stakeholders related to network performance HR/Workforce planning Lead and manage HR, performance, development and appraisal of network staff with clinical support where required Manage workforce returns as required by NHS E/ICB Lead on all PCN workforce planning and proposals for PCN Act as a line manager for relevant or senior ARR roles Attend ARR staff team meetings as required. Communication and Engagement Maintain effective and timely communication with network practices, clinical director, and network employees. Communicate with network practices, ICB and other stakeholders such as the GP federation, Care Homes etc and promotes the identify and ethos of the network. Communicate effectively with public groups, patients, and carers. Be comfortable and competent at working at all levels. Enable and encourage sharing of good practice across the network helping to reduce duplication and wastage Apply professional standards Develop a PCN wide social media communication Oversee alignment of digital options for service delivery across the PCN Digital Transformation Identify opportunities for transformation activities, utilising access, and PHM data to tackle inequalities and supporting practices to deliver change, improving systems for enhancing patient care. Link with the ICB and ICS teams within Gloucestershire, as well as NHSE regionally and nationally to ensure PCN maximises opportunities available for QI, digital transformation to maximise funding and resources. Plan, co-ordinate and directly support the delivery of transformation activity in general practice within the PCN with a view to improving patient access, quality and continuity of care, staff and patient satisfaction, and the efficiency and sustainability of general practice services. This job description is intended to be a guide to the scope and the responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. There may be other duties required of the post holder commensurate with the position as the PCN develops. The job description will be subject to regular review and amendments as necessary in consultation with the post holder. Key working relationships PCN Team Clinical Director Practice Managers Lead GPs Additional roles staff (Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Care Coordinators, Social prescribers, Mental Health Practitioners) Other network employees ICS colleagues: Primary Care Contracting Team Integrated Community Teams Integrated Locality Partnership Care Homes Other Primary Care Networks Forest of Dean District Council/Publica (Social Prescribing Service)