• Job Description

  Req#: A0444-24-0001?language=en&page=97&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Ascent PCN Ltd is looking to recruit a Digital and Transformation Lead to work alongside our Clinical Director, Business Manager and Practice Managers to provide support to the PCN. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual who can work independently and is flexible in responding to the developing nature of the role.

  The main base will be Asplands Medical Centre and Woburn Surgery but with flexibility to work and travel across all GP practices with the PCN Network.

  Working hours: up to 22.5 hours (3 days) per week.

  Main duties of the job

  The core objective of the PCN Digital and Transformation Lead role is to support the PCN, its additional roles and the constituent practices to deliver ongoing improvement to services. The role will require experience in service and quality improvements with good knowledge of organisational change, ideally within a primary care setting.

  To work in partnership with the PCN leadership and management team, identifying and developing relationships with PCN additional roles, practice staff, private providers, the local primary care team, neighbouring PCNs and other key partners to enable good working relationships and promote sharing of best practice.

  About us

  Ascent PCN Ltd is forward thinking, innovative and focussed on opportunities for best patient care. It is the collaboration of Asplands Medical Centre (including Woburn Surgery), Fishermead Medical Centre and Walnut Tree Medical Centre. Our patient population is approximately 32,000 patients and includes both rural and Milton Keynes City based patients.

  The PCN is lead by a dynamicClinical Director who has a very active role within the local Clinical Directors community.

  Date posted

  15 February 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £30,000 to £39,000 a year for 0.6 WTE, but depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  A0444-24-0001

  Job locations

  Asplands Close

  Woburn Sands

  Milton Keynes

  MK17 8QP

  
  

  Fishermead Medical Centre

  Fishermead Boulevard

  Fishermead

  Milton Keynes

  MK6 2LR

  
  

  Walnut Tree Health Centre

  2 Blackberry Court

  Walnut Tree

  Milton Keynes

  MK7 7PB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Ascent PCN Ltd is looking to recruit a Digital and Transformation Lead to work alongside our Clinical Director, Business Manager, Senior Administrator and Practice Managers to continue the development of the PCN. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual who can work independently and is flexible in responding to the developing nature of the role.

  The core objective of the PCN Digital and Transformation Lead role is to support the PCN and its constituent organisations to deliver continuity and ongoing improvement to services. The role will require experience in service and quality improvements with a good understanding of organisational change, ideally within a primary care setting.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Ascent PCN Ltd is looking to recruit a Digital and Transformation Lead to work alongside our Clinical Director, Business Manager, Senior Administrator and Practice Managers to continue the development of the PCN. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual who can work independently and is flexible in responding to the developing nature of the role.

  The core objective of the PCN Digital and Transformation Lead role is to support the PCN and its constituent organisations to deliver continuity and ongoing improvement to services. The role will require experience in service and quality improvements with a good understanding of organisational change, ideally within a primary care setting.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Evidence of Advanced Education
  • Level 8 or 9 in English and Maths or equivalent.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working in general practice or similar environment with a good working knowledge of general practice systems - including IT, processes and procedures.
  • Experience of leading people and change projects.
  • Experience of interpreting national policy and implementing this through programmes of work.
  • Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of services.
  • Understanding of the Data Protection Act and UK GDPR

  Desirable

  • Strategic understanding and experience of working in the NHS.
  • Experience of developing primary care provision at scale, including working with a federation or PCN.
  • An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners.
  • Experience of using GP IT systems .

  Skills

  Essential

  • Pragmatic but compassionate approach to managing people and patient services.
  • Ability to identify and following legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct including confidentiality and the implications of GDPR
  • Technically literate and also able to communicate complete digital solutions into laymens language.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, an understanding of how to present and communicate complex issues to a variety of audiences.
  • Ability to extract, collate, visualise and use data and insight to both drive change and to understand and adapt programmes of work while in progress to allow learning to be integrated into delivery.
  • Willingness to work flexibly, demonstrating critical thinking skills and an ability to respond to sudden, unexpected demands whilst prioritising effectively.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure, within strict time constraints and must be able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment with an understanding of the risks involved and how best to manage those risks.
  • Knowledge of quality improvement tools or a willingness to engage in the quality improvement training offers available to support the Digital and Transformation Lead role.
  • Excellent influencing and negotiation skills, interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge manager and clinician views.
  • Strategic thinking, ability to anticipate and understand how small-scale local projects fit into the bigger strategic picture.

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Confident approach to using own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
  • Collaborative, inclusive and open attitude to people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
  • Open and reflective.
  • Positive outlook that highlights the good.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Evidence of Advanced Education
  • Level 8 or 9 in English and Maths or equivalent.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working in general practice or similar environment with a good working knowledge of general practice systems - including IT, processes and procedures.
  • Experience of leading people and change projects.
  • Experience of interpreting national policy and implementing this through programmes of work.
  • Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of services.
  • Understanding of the Data Protection Act and UK GDPR

  Desirable

  • Strategic understanding and experience of working in the NHS.
  • Experience of developing primary care provision at scale, including working with a federation or PCN.
  • An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners.
  • Experience of using GP IT systems .

  Skills

  Essential

  • Pragmatic but compassionate approach to managing people and patient services.
  • Ability to identify and following legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct including confidentiality and the implications of GDPR
  • Technically literate and also able to communicate complete digital solutions into laymens language.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, an understanding of how to present and communicate complex issues to a variety of audiences.
  • Ability to extract, collate, visualise and use data and insight to both drive change and to understand and adapt programmes of work while in progress to allow learning to be integrated into delivery.
  • Willingness to work flexibly, demonstrating critical thinking skills and an ability to respond to sudden, unexpected demands whilst prioritising effectively.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure, within strict time constraints and must be able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment with an understanding of the risks involved and how best to manage those risks.
  • Knowledge of quality improvement tools or a willingness to engage in the quality improvement training offers available to support the Digital and Transformation Lead role.
  • Excellent influencing and negotiation skills, interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge manager and clinician views.
  • Strategic thinking, ability to anticipate and understand how small-scale local projects fit into the bigger strategic picture.

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Confident approach to using own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
  • Collaborative, inclusive and open attitude to people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
  • Open and reflective.
  • Positive outlook that highlights the good.

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Asplands Medical Centre

  Address

  Asplands Close

  Woburn Sands

  Milton Keynes

  MK17 8QP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.asplandsmedicalcentre.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Asplands Medical Centre

  Address

  Asplands Close

  Woburn Sands

  Milton Keynes

  MK17 8QP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.asplandsmedicalcentre.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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