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The ideal candidate should be a qualified clinician currently working in general practice or have relevant experience in primary care, possess strong educational and leadership skills, and demonstrate knowledge of primary care training and workforce challenges. Additional attributes include the ability to facilitate small groups, familiarity with local health systems, and a readiness to adapt to evolving responsibilities. The role requires flexibility to travel within the North Central London area for face-to-face support and collaboration with partners.
The SPIN programme is now established in North Central London but moving into a new phase that requires innovation to sustain a more diverse multiprofessional offer across various stages of professional careers. The postholder will need to manage the existing GPN fellowship programme, with the current GP Programme Director and Programme Manager (PM).
The clinical lead will ensure that they bring their own clinical perspective to the programme while being able to gain the credibility and respect of a range of other clinicians. They will work to understand the different needs of those professions, increasing the retention of our wider workforce in NCL, and developing a diverse leadership.
- Maintains the infrastructure for GPN fellowships within the NCL footprint, and provides support to practices for the model
- Provides educational support to participants of the scheme. Co-design and facilitate educationally led peer support sessions for SPIN fellows as agreed with the programme team and working with borough facilitators.
- Works alongside the Fellowships Project Team to engage with the wider system and support the design and delivery of portfolio programmes along with all partners across the system.
- Maintain oversight of the wider workforce elements of the scheme on behalf of NCL.
- Participate in the wider NCL Faculty of Educators, ensuring the approach to fellowships is well embedded in wider infrastructure for education across NCL
- Liaise with other key stakeholders including General Practices to roll out local iterations of SPIN fellowships.
- Provide peer support for the SPIN fellows
- Lead and develop local forums/networks across NCL in partnership with other multiprofessional leads
- Provide assurance and contribute to continuous evaluation and improvement of retention initiatives and wider workforce issues as relevant and appropriate.
- Leadership responsibility for the advertisement and recruitment of fellows.
- Remains accountable to the employing host.
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Key attributes of the postholder
1. Post holder to be a qualified clinician and be working in general practice currently or demonstrate recent relevant clinical experience in primary care to ensure an understanding of local clinical practice
2. Good working knowledge of educational support in primary care training, health systems and relevant clinical experience in primary care, leadership, multi- professional, postgraduate teaching, appraisal and continuous professional development.
3. Educational expertise and small group facilitation skills, including an understanding of multiprofessional preceptorship.
4. Understanding of supporting professional resilience, retention and wider primary care workforce issues.
5. Commitment to new ways of working and workforce transformation.
6. Preferably have knowledge of the local geography.
7. Experience in liaising with HEIs and other partners in leadership roles.
8. Flexibility and willingness to travel within the NCL area to provide face-to-face support as required.
This is an evolving role and the postholder will be expected to meet the challenges that may be presented commensurate with the band.
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