Job Title
: GP Clinical Advisor
Team
: Clinical Governance and Quality
Base Location
: Lexicon / Bradley
Line Manager
: Medical Director
Staff Group
: All Clinical & Dental Triage Nurses
DBS Check (Level Required)
: Enhanced with Child & Adult Barring & Workforce
Vaccination Requirement Statement
:
Role Specific Accountabilities
Role Specific Responsibilities
Clinical effectiveness and audit
Risk management
Education and Training
Financial resources
To ensure financial policies and procedures are maintained and the budget is adhered to and that best value for money is achieved.
To ensure areas of responsibility are delivered in a way that are consistent with Local Care Directs financial plans and cost improvement plans.
To provide input to the production of business cases to support service developments.
Health, safety and security
Ensure that you meet appropriate standards and that corrective action plans are implemented where breaches are identified.
Confidentiality
To operate and ensure the team operates within information governance protocols and that business confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Environment & location
Ensure staff work in accordance with LCD environmental management policy.
To ensure Local Care Direct premises meet the required contractual and organisational standards for the areas of your responsibility.
COMMUNICATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS
To ensure agreed lines of communication and reporting are implemented within the team to support all employees understanding LCD business plans, objectives, priorities and changes.
To promote effective cross functional working and that the operational team supports the achievement of objectives, standards and protocols of other LCD areas.
To attend internal and external meetings representing LCD and engaging in discussions appropriate to the role and level of the post.
PATIENT CARE
To ensure that the quality of patient care is firmly at the centre of the organisations objectives and vision.
To ensure the management and monitoring of the highest standards or safety and quality in the delivery of healthcare and related services, and manage risk within Local Care Direct.
TRAINING
To complete the defined company induction programme and core training for this role and mandatory refresher training thereafter and ensure that accurate records of training are maintained.
INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Healthcare workers have a duty of care to patients and are expected to comply fully with the companies Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) policies and attend / complete IP&C training, for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI). Knowledge, skills and behaviour in the workplace should reflect this.
SAFEGUARDING
Individuals have a duty of care to children and vulnerable adults that they come into contact with whilst at work to safeguard and promote their welfare and to work to prevent, recognise, respond, appropriately refer and record potential neglect or abuse, adhering to the companys Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults policies and procedures.
MANAGING SELF
Ensure that relevant professional practice is evidence based and current.
Ensure that continual professional development is maintained and facilitates the ability to provide care to a high standard in a way that is both safe and cost effective.
Ensure that mandatory training is up to date and participate in training as appropriate.
Effectively utilise time management, organisational, co-ordination and (if required) management skills.
Identify own professional development needs through the Personal Development Review process (PDR).
The main duties and responsibilities shown here are not exhaustive and the postholder will be expected to carry out any reasonable activities according to the needs of the business as directed by the line manager.
Local Care Direct is a non-profit Social Enterprise operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, to provide various primary and urgent health care services across West Yorkshire.
We have an exciting position available for a GP Clinical Advisor to join our Team working 22.5 hours per week
ensuring that Local Care Directs clinical and GP workforce can deliver safe and effective patient centred care across LCD services, both present and emerging.
Annual Salary
: £136,480.50 Pro Rata
Location
: Local Care Direct, Lexicon House, Wilmington Grove, Barrack Street, Leeds, LS7 2BQ & Local Care Direct, Unit 14, Longbow Close, Bradley, Huddersfield, HD2 1GQ
Working Hours
: 22.5 hours per week to be worked across 3 days
This role is split between Governance & Quality, Clinical Education and Operations.
Please note the provisional interview date for this position is 7th November 2024 and this would be a face to face interview.
The GP Advisor will:
Ensure the clinical & GP workforce can deliver safe & effective patient centred care across LCD services, both present & emerging.
Support supervision of a multi disciplinary workforce that is flexible, skilled & capable of responding quickly to emerging services & changes in GP and AP availability.
Support Pathway Development ensuring services & processes are reviewed, audited & developed to ensure LCD delivers safe & effective patient care with budgeted results.
Support the clinical audit processes & feedback to clinicians.
Contribute to clinical supervision of the clinical & non clinical workforce, ensuring they are able to provide safe & effective patient care and work within their personal limitations; ensuring they are capable of completing their work based training & programme within the agreed time scales.
Through attending the Clinical Audit / Governance Meetings & in collaboration with the Medical Director, ensure that services provided by GPs & Clinicians are delivered with compassion, and in a safe and effective way to every patient, every time.
Work in collaboration with the Medical Director, maintain systems & processes for monitoring & improving outcomes for patients & provide assurance that clinical care is safe & effective.
Work closely with the Medical Director, with respect to clinical governance & the championing of LCDs Clinical Strategy.
Job Title
: GP Clinical Advisor
Team
: Clinical Governance and Quality
Base Location
: Lexicon / Bradley
Line Manager
: Medical Director
Staff Group
: All Clinical & Dental Triage Nurses
DBS Check (Level Required)
: Enhanced with Child & Adult Barring & Workforce
Vaccination Requirement Statement
:
Role Specific Accountabilities
Role Specific Responsibilities
Clinical effectiveness and audit
Risk management
Education and Training
Financial resources
To ensure financial policies and procedures are maintained and the budget is adhered to and that best value for money is achieved.
To ensure areas of responsibility are delivered in a way that are consistent with Local Care Directs financial plans and cost improvement plans.
To provide input to the production of business cases to support service developments.
Health, safety and security
Ensure that you meet appropriate standards and that corrective action plans are implemented where breaches are identified.
Confidentiality
To operate and ensure the team operates within information governance protocols and that business confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Environment & location
Ensure staff work in accordance with LCD environmental management policy.
To ensure Local Care Direct premises meet the required contractual and organisational standards for the areas of your responsibility.
COMMUNICATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS
To ensure agreed lines of communication and reporting are implemented within the team to support all employees understanding LCD business plans, objectives, priorities and changes.
To promote effective cross functional working and that the operational team supports the achievement of objectives, standards and protocols of other LCD areas.
To attend internal and external meetings representing LCD and engaging in discussions appropriate to the role and level of the post.
PATIENT CARE
To ensure that the quality of patient care is firmly at the centre of the organisations objectives and vision.
To ensure the management and monitoring of the highest standards or safety and quality in the delivery of healthcare and related services, and manage risk within Local Care Direct.
TRAINING
To complete the defined company induction programme and core training for this role and mandatory refresher training thereafter and ensure that accurate records of training are maintained.
INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Healthcare workers have a duty of care to patients and are expected to comply fully with the companies Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) policies and attend / complete IP&C training, for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI). Knowledge, skills and behaviour in the workplace should reflect this.
SAFEGUARDING
Individuals have a duty of care to children and vulnerable adults that they come into contact with whilst at work to safeguard and promote their welfare and to work to prevent, recognise, respond, appropriately refer and record potential neglect or abuse, adhering to the companys Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults policies and procedures.
MANAGING SELF
Ensure that relevant professional practice is evidence based and current.
Ensure that continual professional development is maintained and facilitates the ability to provide care to a high standard in a way that is both safe and cost effective.
Ensure that mandatory training is up to date and participate in training as appropriate.
Effectively utilise time management, organisational, co-ordination and (if required) management skills.
Identify own professional development needs through the Personal Development Review process (PDR).
The main duties and responsibilities shown here are not exhaustive and the postholder will be expected to carry out any reasonable activities according to the needs of the business as directed by the line manager.
Local Care Direct is a non-profit Social Enterprise operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, to provide various primary and urgent health care services across West Yorkshire.
We have an exciting position available for a GP Clinical Advisor to join our Team working 22.5 hours per week
ensuring that Local Care Directs clinical and GP workforce can deliver safe and effective patient centred care across LCD services, both present and emerging.
Annual Salary
: £136,480.50 Pro Rata
Location
: Local Care Direct, Lexicon House, Wilmington Grove, Barrack Street, Leeds, LS7 2BQ & Local Care Direct, Unit 14, Longbow Close, Bradley, Huddersfield, HD2 1GQ
Working Hours
: 22.5 hours per week to be worked across 3 days
This role is split between Governance & Quality, Clinical Education and Operations.
Please note the provisional interview date for this position is 7th November 2024 and this would be a face to face interview.
The GP Advisor will:
Ensure the clinical & GP workforce can deliver safe & effective patient centred care across LCD services, both present & emerging.
Support supervision of a multi disciplinary workforce that is flexible, skilled & capable of responding quickly to emerging services & changes in GP and AP availability.
Support Pathway Development ensuring services & processes are reviewed, audited & developed to ensure LCD delivers safe & effective patient care with budgeted results.
Support the clinical audit processes & feedback to clinicians.
Contribute to clinical supervision of the clinical & non clinical workforce, ensuring they are able to provide safe & effective patient care and work within their personal limitations; ensuring they are capable of completing their work based training & programme within the agreed time scales.
Through attending the Clinical Audit / Governance Meetings & in collaboration with the Medical Director, ensure that services provided by GPs & Clinicians are delivered with compassion, and in a safe and effective way to every patient, every time.
Work in collaboration with the Medical Director, maintain systems & processes for monitoring & improving outcomes for patients & provide assurance that clinical care is safe & effective.
Work closely with the Medical Director, with respect to clinical governance & the championing of LCDs Clinical Strategy.