Operational Management To lead the delivery and operational management of General Practice services provided by PML, this will be.....
Operational Management To lead the delivery and operational management of General Practice services provided by PML, this will be done via visible, personable on-site leadership across all the PML General Practice services now and in the future To ensure the delivery of all operational priorities, targets to time and within budget To ensure all services are appropriately running both clinically and non-clinically working where necessary with the Medical Director To develop and embed systematic aligned policies and procedures across PML General Practice allowing for scale where required and localisation where necessary To ensure the seamless provision of high-quality integrated health and social care to patients and their carers, fulfilling all obligations under the agreement(s) To ensure the delivery of PMLs operational services contracts, attend contract reviews and lead contract negotiations Promote joint working across all PML services and departments and other agencies to maximise the provision of effective services. This includes leading senior management teams once a month hot topics / problem solving huddle Support the Executive Team in negotiation with contractual bid/tender processes Enable the meaningful involvement of patients and carers in the development, delivery and feedback of PML Primary Care services. To lead the services in operating in a community-orientated culture to promote social inclusion and support for registered populations taking into account the characteristics of the local community Responsible for carrying out development well led reviews of all services under the ownership of this role To ensure managerial cover is functional and in place in the services To ensure the prompt and effective investigation of allegations or reports of abuse of any service users in line with national and local policies, procedures and standards Quality Undertake regular CQC well led assessments of the leadership and management within General Practice taking advice and guidance from PMLs Director of Quality To, with the Quality Director lead on the development of the Operational Directorates Quality Assurance programme which includes embedding peer inspection, audit, quality improvement and a strong culture of openness, transparency and strong governance Working with the Medical Director, Director of Quality, Clinical and CQC Leads to ensure robust clinical governance systems are in place and maintained to maximise the clinical effectiveness of services consistent with national standards and NICE guidance Ensure the effective working of clinical governance system and processes within the service including the provision of timely, relevant and accurate information to support assurance requirements e.g. CQC, Infection Control, Health & Safety, Complaints, etc. Please note that whilst the Director of Quality leads in this area to ensure operational services are safely, effectively and responsively ran to high quality standards and within budget, this needs input from the Director of Primary Care Ensure appropriate identification , tracking and mitigation of service risks through the PML risk registers reporting into the PML board To implement an annual improvement plan, consistent with CQC standards and be accountable Lead, as appropriate on complex investigations as necessary and advise on terms of reference for complex investigations. Provide advice on implementation of remedial actions identified because of clinical incident and complaint investigations and take lead on action plans where required. Act as a CQC registered manager. Management of Resources To support the Director of Finance as required to establish and agree income and expenditure budget plans To lead the Operations Management Team in delivery of priorities, contracts and services within agreed resources including the development of a robust annual plan. To monitor resource consumption against plans and to identify variances from budget, to identify and implement agreed action/contingency plans to tackle variances. To ensure the implementation of all statutory requirements, PML policies, renumeration committee policies and procedures across all operational services To lead on the development of the operational directors annual Financial Viability Plan. Workforce To manage and supervise the senior managers and to have active input into the management of the clinical leads along with the Medical Director and GP Clinical Director To develop a cohesive, motivated high performing operational management team ensuring the effective leadership of all staff this includes ensuring that all staff are receiving monthly 1:1s and professional supervision where that is necessary Ensure that an effective and robust system of appraisal is in place and functioning for all general practice staff consistent with PML policies and procedures, with appropriate action and follow up taken including the identification and provision of Personal Development Plans To, with People and Culture colleagues, ensure that the key messages from the Annual Staff Survey are widely understood and that action plans to address issues that need further development are produced and acted upon. To act on the monthly workforce report where particular services are seen to be out of normal service ranges with regards to vacancy rates, sickness rates and turnover rates Work with PML cross service and department in the recruitment, training and management of all staff ensuring the workforce has the skills, expertise and motivation to deliver high quality care services Instil and maintain a positive, dynamic and proactive culture within the all operational services To talent manage and develop future leaders To prepare others for change through effective personal and professional development programmes To ensure processes and systems are in place to effectively manage disciplinaries and grievances across the borough in accordance with PML. This includes acting as the organisational lead for hearings and final outcome. Performance Monitoring and Management (corporate responsibility shared with Director of Finance and Performance and Director of Quality) To support in the gathering, provision and use of accurate, relevant and timely reports to monitor service performance by which to hold practices to account and evidence success To identify variances and to agree corrective actions consistent with requirements. This includes generating remedial plans and keeping the board appraised, here working hand in hand with the Director of Finance and aligning to risk registers To review the quality of all PML Primary Care services utilising individual Service reports. To make recommendations to improve services where required To ensure that information technology is used to its fullest potential to provide management information and to inform future service delivery this includes rota master and the in-development performance management system To operate as a member of the governance group, service clinical governance groups, service operational groups. Strategic Working closely with the CEO, lead and sustain our relationship with commissioners, providers and system leaders in relation to the operational services for which this Director is responsible To be responsible for producing an annual service plan for the services working in collaboration with them which meets the needs of staff and patients and aligned to regulatory and system requirements as well s PMLs overall Strategies Lead collaboration with member practices locally, on the development of products and initiatives that will directly improve and benefit practices and patients Deputise as chair of the NONG meeting in the absence of the medical director Lead the development of new services across primary, community, mental and urgent care to support business development and sustainability in PML General Practice All directors of the PML board are expected to act as a senior responsible officer for the development and delivery of specific projects falling out of the annual planning process and these will be agreed with post holders as part of the planning round. Key working relationships PML Directors All PML services PML member practices GP leadership groups LMCs Other GP at scale organisations (both formal and informal) and locally and nationally Wider primary care OUHFT / OHFT Connect Partnership ICBs Regulatory bodies Patients and carers. This job description seeks to outline the key duties and responsibilities of the post holder and is not a definitive document and does not form part of the main statement of terms and conditions. This job will be reviewed periodically and changes may be made in consultation with the post-holder
