Job Description
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Job Title:
GP Member of the Governing Body
Reports to:
Chair of CCG Governing Body
Accountable to:
Location:
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Chair of CCG Governing Body
Billingham Health Centre
Job Purpose
To be a Member of the CCG Governing Body, responsible for delivery of the
CCG’s commissioning plans and strategies, acting on behalf of member practices,
bringing a unique understanding of local member practices and health and wellbeing issues to CCG discussions and decision making.
3.. Organisational Chart
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4. Responsibilities and Key Result Areas
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Membership of the CCG Governing Body, taking responsibility for the collective
decision making processes of the Governing Body.
Work constructively with others, including with GP practice representatives; Meet
CCG timelines, including the commissioning cycle and contracting processes;
To Chair allocated CCG Committee meetings of the CCG that support the work of
the CCG Governing Body
Be a key member of relevant Governing Body committees ensuring a clinical
perspective is brought to CCG Governance arrangements
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COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Within organisation
Other Governing Body Members
Close working relationships with members of staff within the CCG and our
commissioning support partners (North Of England Commissioning Support,
NECS)
Outside the organisation
Other North east CCGs
Partner organisations including providers, local authorities, Healthwatch, NHS
England
Member practices
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CHANGES & OBLIGATIONS
This job description is intended as a guide to the duties and responsibilities of the
post, and should not be regarded as a complete list of those requirements
under the ‘written statement of the main terms and conditions of
employment’. The contents may be amended from time to time, subject
to developing service needs, although such amendments would occur
following appropriate consultation with the post holder.
It is the responsibility of the individual to work in compliance with all health and
safety legislation at the Trust Health and Safety policy. Also to attend any
training requirements both statutory and mandatory in line with the CCG
responsibilities to comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the
Health and Safety Regulations in the Workplace 1992.
It is the aim of the organisation to ensure that no job application or any
employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability,
gender, race, religion and belief and sexual orientation, or is not placed at a
disadvantage by conditions and requirements which cannot be shown to be
justified.
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Person Specification
Job Title: Non-Executive GP Member of the Governing Body
Criteria relevant to the
job
Qualities and abilities
Essential Criteria
Desirable Criteria
These are the requirements necessary for safe and effective performance
in the job:
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be committed to continuously improving local health and well-being
outcomes, tackling health in-equalities and delivering the best value
for taxpayers’ money;
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embrace good governance, the (Nolan) principles of public life,
accountability, and effective scrutiny and stewardship of public
money;
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understand and be committed to the principles and values in the NHS
constitution;
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be committed to ensuring the organisation values diversity and
promotes equalities and inclusivity in everything it does;
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will demonstrate the following leadership qualities
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be highly regarded as a
clinical leader, beyond the
boundaries of a single
practice or profession, and
able to think beyond their own
professional viewpoint;
creating the vision
working with others
being close to patients
intellectual capacity and application
communicates with authority and engages well with people
from all walks of life.
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have the confidence of the member practices in the CCG, able to
show they understanding the issues facing member practices and
what is important to them;
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be able to contribute the generic view of a member practice in the
CCG, and put aside issues facing their own practice.
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Skills and Knowledge
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Physical skills
be able to understand and analyse complex issues to inform
decision making, able, confident and willing to give an unbiased
strategic clinical view on all CCG business, drawing on their
specialist skills to add value to the group’s decision making and the
way it operates;
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A special interest or past
experience in at least one
area of the work streams.
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Be experienced in the
subject matter or be
prepared to become
knowledgeable - through
clinical supervision where
appropriate.
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Demonstrate commitment to
development of the CCG
and own professional
development.
have an in-depth understanding of the locality;
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Ability to maintain periods of prolonged concentration
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Ability to travel across the NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees area
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Supporting Information
Expected Time Commitment
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The appointed post holder is expected to undertake 2 sessions for the CCG a month in
order to carry out the role.
This will also need to include flexibility with regards to the dates and times the post
holder is available to attend pre-arranged meetings and postholder is expected to
commit to regular sessions in the CCG.
Employment Processes
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The post holder will be expected to comply with the policies and procedures of the CCG
including corporate, HR and Information Governance policies.
The post holder will also be subject to the CCG Governing Body appraisal process and
ongoing personal development.
Eligibility for nomination
To be eligible for this role the individual must be a salaried GP or a GP Partner in one of the
CCG’s member practices.
Nomination process
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All nominations must be made via e-mail to the CCG’s Corporate Governance and Risk
Officer by COP 15th July 2016 – [email protected]
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All nominations will be self-nominations.
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Nominations for the post will then be reviewed by the nominations panel (w/c 18th July)
against the criteria specified in the person specification and the eligibility information
above.
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Should more than one nomination be received a vote of all member practices will take
place based on one vote per GP as agreed by the Council of members at their meeting
held on 25th September.
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If only one nomination is received, should they meet the criteria for the role, the
nomination is put up for a ratification vote by all members of the Governing Body and
this is either accepted or rejected.
Remuneration
Role
Clinical
Governing Body
member
Sessional rate
(Gross)
£262.5
Hourly Rate
(Gross)
£75
Salary
Annual
(Gross)
£6,300
(based on 2
sessions per
month)
Time
Commitment
1 Day per
month