Clinical Lead GP - Tieve Tara Medical Centre

We are a small practice service c.5,200 patients located in the area of Airedale, Castleford.

Our clinical team currently consists of GPS, an in-house Clinical Pharmacist, an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a lead Nurse, two experienced Practice Nurses, one Nurse Associate and a Health Care Support Assistants. The nursing team are highly qualified and provide general and specialist nursing services supported by a friendly and efficient administrative and management team.

We are part of a forward thinking and well-functioning Primary Care Network, Wakefield North PCN who provide a great visiting service and Enhanced Care Team as well as excellent access to Sonographers, Mental Health Practitioners and Pharmacist. In addition to this our organisation has a full infrastructure of support for the practice including finance, people and culture, nursing and quality, digital, IT and performance.

We would expect the Clinical Lead GP to become an integral leader of our well-established and effective practice team whilst demonstrating a passion for high quality clinical practice, a commitment to patient care and a drive for continual improvement. The role will require a forward thinking and enthusiastic business minded individual with a deep commitment to our practice ethos and ability to drive clinical excellence.

The role will be part of the wider clinical team responsible for medical services for the practice population and ensuring compliance with the contract requirements working closely with the PCN.

The postholders will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice and be responsible for the effectiveness of the practice working with the organisation's Medical Director and maintaining a positive collaborative working relationship with fellow GPs and the multidisciplinary team.

You will be a GP with full GMC Registration with a licence to practise and entry on the GP Register and you will be included on a Medical Performers List (or eligible). We are looking for excellent patient centred clinicians with a proven ability to handle a busy and varied primary care caseload and respond flexibly to workload fluctuations

For informal discussions about the role with either Dr Linda Harris, CEO or Dr Arasu Kuppuswamy, interim Medical Director please contact Mel Armitage via melanie.

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.

Clinical Leadership Responsibilities:

In particular, the post-holder will be responsible for clinical leadership in the following areas:

Developing and embedding robust clinical governance systems, ensuring active participation by all clinical staff

Oversee clinical quality and safety frameworks, ensuring best practice through NICE implementation, significant event reviews and compliance with CQC standards

Lead on clinical strategy for the Practice. This will include improvement planning and quality assurance across the practice

Oversee clinical quality and safety frameworks, ensuring best practice through NICE implementation, significant event reviews and compliance with CQC standards

Act as CQC Registered Manager and Caldicott Guardian for the practice

Collaborate with Practice Management and Spectrums corporate services and functions to drive service improvement and staff development

Support Practice Management to meet contractual key performance indicators

Coordinate practice education and clinical supervision, ensuring clinical staff remain up to date with policy and guideline changes

Provide supervision for GPs and non- medical prescribers in line with the Practice Clinical…