We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Senior Lead GP tojoin Newhaven Medical Practice, part of Sussex Primary Care.This is an exciting opportunity to join our brand new surgery operatingfrom a modern purpose-built premises while helping shape the future of patientcare within a supportive multidisciplinary team.As part of Sussex Primary Care, you will work within a collaborativeorganisation committed to innovation, service improvement and excellentclinical outcomes.
The Senior Lead GPplays a pivotal role in ensuring the service we provide is safe, that staff arewell supervised, and the service continues to improve the quality of care forpatients. If you are passionate about delivering excellent healthcare, and wantto be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and patient-centredcare, then we want to hear from you!
Alongside yourclinical sessions, there may be an opportunity to undertake a portfolio rolesupporting Unplanned Care across Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, subjectto organisational requirements.
So why wait? Apply today andtake the first step towards an exciting and fulfilling career with us at SPC!
Main duties of the job
We are looking for GPs who have:
MRCGPqualification.
GMCregistration with a licence to practise.
Inclusionon the NHS National Performers List.
Excellentclinical knowledge and decision-making skills.
Strongcommunication and leadership skills.
Apassion for improving patient care.
An interest inclinical leadership, service transformation and multidisciplinary working
Collaborate with Practice Management, PCNs, and SPC leads to drive service improvement and staff development.
Oversee clinical quality and safety, ensuring best practice through NICE implementation, significant event reviews, and compliance with CQC standards.
Coordinate practice education and supervision, ensuring clinical staff remain up to date with policy and guideline changes.
Provide supervision for GPs and non-medical prescribers in line with SPCs Clinical Leadership Model.
About us
Sussex Primary Care run a number of GP Practices across Sussex providingexcellent primary care in the heart of the community. Weare a learning organisation that listens to our team of staff, patients andpartners to guide our future. At the heart of our vision are our patients andtheir needs.
Job responsibilities
Within theseoverall goals, the role of the Senior Lead GP is as follows:
a)Clinical Leadership
Provide visible clinical leadership
Be a point of contact for practice staff who need support andguidance over quality and safety concerns. This may include a formal role insome staff members appraisals in some instances.
Develop clinical governance strategies, systems and processesand ensure the active participation by all medical staff.
Works with practice management to lead the wider practiceteam including regular
attendance at practice meetings
Support career development of clinical staff
Build relationships with SPC Education Lead, Senior GP leadsand ACP clinical leads from other SPC Practices and share learning and goodpractice
Play a key role in service improvement planning for thefuture, bringing the quality and safety concerns to the fore and ensuring theseare balanced with organisational and financial concerns.
Develop and maintain active working relationships with PCNs
Sign off and implement any additional policies/procedures asrequired
Be responsible for leading on the clinical components ofQOF/LCS and IIF
Attend quality assurance meetings and education meetings withother senior clinical lead GPs and with Medical Director for quality assurancepurposes and agree to work in line with SPC Clinical Governance structure
To work collaboratively with practice management operationalteam and ACP clinical lead as practice executive team
b)Clinical Quality/Safety
Be responsible for taking an overview of the clinicalfunctions in your SPC GP practice in terms of service quality and safety.
Ensure that the systems exist to embed best clinical practiceinto the service (e.g. implementation of NICE guidance, record keeping etc.)
Take the overall lead for review of clinical aspects ofSignificant Event reviews and complaints, ensuring that learning points arecaptured, documented, actioned and embedded into practice
Be responsible for leading on the clinical components of CQCreadiness
Ensure that the systems exist to embed patient safety acrossthe service (e.g., record keeping, national and local safety alerts)
Take the overall lead for arranging practice educationmeetings and ensuring that clinical staff are made aware of changes to clinicalguidelines and policy
Be the Caldicott Guardian for your SPC Practice
Be the lead clinician for ensuring that all areas of clinicalleadership (see SPC Clinical Leadership Model) are covered within the practice
c)Supervision
You will be responsible for delivering peer-based supportacross the practice team and be responsible for arranging the group supervisionof practice based non-medical prescribers alongside the ACP Clinical Lead
Provide supervision in line with SPC Clinical Leadershipmodel
Person Specification
Qualifications
- A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Accredited as a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) or have 5 years experience as a full time GP with a demonstrable commitment to quality practice.
- Currently on a performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
- Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check
- Evidence of continued professional development
Skills and Knowledge
- Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to recognize own limitations and act upon them appropriately
- Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
- Ability to work within the changing structures of the NHS and work to the requirements of other regulatory bodies
- Work in line with practice systems and processes
Experience
- Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment
- Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Clinical Governance
- Primary care prevention and screening services
- Self-audit and reflection
- Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
- Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Adaptability to 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.
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