Primary Care Workforce Development

The primary care workforce and training hub in Humber, Coast and Vale, co-ordinate schemes on behalf of Health Education England to develop the future of the multidisciplinary primary care workforce. This includes aiding practices to develop mentors, offer student placements to nurse undergraduates and employ/train newly qualified nurses.  They also offers preceptorship schemes for advanced clinical practitioners (ACP Ready).

In a further bid to support all new clinicians to General Practice, through a funded initiative supported by NHS England termed New to Practice, Haxby Group Training also co-ordinates a range of funded New to Practice programmes in Humber, Coast and Vale. These include Next Generation GP, a six part programme supporting early career GP’s into practice and develop peer support and networking opportunities. For more information, please contact [email protected]

Support for returners and international recruits:

International GP recruitment

GP induction refresher

GP international recruitment newsletter

Job vacancies in our area

Contacts

The Workforce Consortium have developed a career pathway which includes some Primary Care roles.

Other information is also available:

Health Careers

Choose GP 

Primary Care vacancies in Humber, Coast and Vale can be found  on the following websites:

General Practice Jobs

NHS Jobs

Royal College of GP Jobs

Local employers will also have vacancies displayed on their websites, some of which you will be able to find here 

There are a number of higher education providers in Humber, Coast and Vale:

CU Scarborough

Grimsby Institute

Hull York Medical School (HYMS)

Open University

University of Hull

University of York

Here are a number of case studies of the different roles you can do in Primary Care:

More case studies will be available here soon.

As a primary care workforce and training hub in Humber, Coast and Vale, Haxby Group and Freshney Green provide support for local practices and co-ordinate local schemes of behalf of Health Education England.  This includes aiding practices to develop mentors, offer student placements to nurse undergraduates, employ and train newly qualified nurses, HCA apprentices, advanced clinical practitioners and physician associates.

Early each year Health Education England seeks applications for Post-CCT Fellowship Schemes in General Practice. 

These programmes aim to offer varied and interesting roles for GPs in the first five years of their career – of benefit to them, patients and the healthcare system. Funding is made available to practices to help cover the cost of 2 sessions per week of GP time to undertake work, postgraduate learning or professional development relevant to the fellowship. A CPD budget is also available to the fellows.

This year’s scheme is divided into two parts (Trailblazer fellowships and standard post-CCT fellowships) and includes locality specific targets for recruitment based on known GP workforce shortages. This reflects the approach last year, where there was a focus on priority recruitment areas.

 The roles are:

1.  Trailblazer post CCT fellowships – these are fellowships located in practices whose population has an IMD score in excess of 41 (most deprived decile of practice populations nationally) and/or the fellowship includes a substantial element of care for vulnerable groups or a focus on tackling health inequalities. Further details about the Trailblazer fellowships can be found at www.fairhealth.org.uk
2.  Post CCT fellowships – these are fellowships that can be located in any practice and whose aims and objectives must align with those of the scheme nationally. In 2019/20 we had posts that enabled fellows to pursue clinical special interests, develop expertise around lifestyle medicine and informatics, deliver innovative mental health services in primary care, assist with workforce development and advanced clinical practitioner mentoring.

SSPRD courses are available at the following HEI’s in Humber, Coast and Vale:

University of Hull

University of York

The following training is available for healthcare staff in Humber, Coast and Vale:

• Leadership and Management Development Programme – Haxby Group
• New to Practice Nursing Leadership Development Programme – Haxby Group
• Nurse Leadership and Management Development Programme – Haxby Group
• Online learning opportunities for ACPs and PAs – HCV Faculty of Advanced Practice
• Summer training calendar – Haxby Group Training

If you are aware of any opportunities you would like us to share, please contact the team

To support the clinical supervision of our multi-professional workforce in Primary Care, Health Education England have designed a Clinical Supervisor e-module as a precursor to a face-to-face component that is being devised.

To access the e-module, you need to register using new account and then sign up using HEYH as nominated institution, then log in to the Clinical Supervisors e-module.

Health Education England Primary Care School (Yorkshire and the Humber) are pleased to offer general practice staff training, which is initially free at the point of delivery. If you would like to take up this exciting opportunity, please read the guidance paper, complete the application form and return via email

NHSEI HCV are currently offering funding support (£75 per day, £150 in total) for nursing staff based in Humber Coast & Vale. The attendee will need to comply with all the expectations stated in the guidance paper. Further information will be made available to applicants in due course. 

Why Supervision in General Practice?

General practice (and the wider health service) is under enormous pressure managing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; delivering a large scale vaccination programme never experienced before; general practice left holding a backlog of medical problems which cannot presently be managed by the wider system; and also conducting business as usual practice where possible. The 24/7 news and media illustrate the impact of stress experienced by health staff, published on a daily basis.

Organisations enabling the practice of clinical supervision are committing to acknowledging and recognising the value of their staff. Clinical supervision is known to prevent and reduce stress and burnout; empowering, supporting and enabling staff through reflective practice. Clinical supervision improves the quality and safety of clinical practice thereby improving patient care.

Legal and regulatory requirements stipulate that clinical supervision is required for all clinical staff to allow them to safely carry out their role and responsibilities. CQC have issued breaches to practices not adhering to Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulation 18.

The CQC (2013) states that Clinical Supervision “can help staff to manage the personal and professional demands created by the nature of their work. This is particularly important for those with complex and challenging needs – Clinical Supervision provides an environment in which they can explore their own personal and emotional reactions to work. It can allow the member of staff to reflect on and challenge their own practice in a safe confidential manner”.

Protected time and good governance are essential to enable a safe environment for clinical supervisees and supervisors.

“It frees up more time than it uses. The times we are busiest is when we need it the most.”

The need for adopting the NHSEI Core Model of Supervision has never felt greater and the benefits are widely recognised: improving staff wellbeing (encouraging development, resilience, sense of meaningful appreciation), advancing organisational objectives and ultimately improving patient care and experience.

For further information, please contact the project team by email.

The BRIDGES Project, otherwise known as Building Relationships through Inclusivity to Develop Humber, Coast and Vale’s Stakeholder Groups to Lead Emerging Systems, seeks to connect and provide suitable environments for health care professionals, in or interested in leadership roles, to meet outside the work environment to learn from and support each other, building networks that can support change and work collaboratively. 

For further information, please contact [email protected]

Haxby Group Training are offering an exciting and unique series of monthly evening events; Inspiring Future Professionals, which is fully funded, aimed at future and early career professionals across all healthcare disciplines. The programme will bring together opportunities to hear and learn from a wide range of healthcare leaders, to engage with like-minded peers and connect people from a wide range of healthcare backgrounds across the region. For more information, please contact [email protected]

NHSE/I have been awarded a nationally funded CARE Programme for Humber, Coast and Vale and have also provided funding for the programme in West Yorkshire. As CARE focuses on making connections, it has been agreed the two programmes will run together, resulting in places for up to 50 aspiring PCN Practice Nurse Leaders and another 12 places for existing leaders who want to drive transformational change across the two systems.

CARE, is an holistic approach to change that balances practical and personal development with whole system engagement to deliver sustainable population health improvement and workforce resilience by connecting health and care professionals with each other, their system and their communities. Please visit follow the YouTube to hear some recent feedback.

The first CARE cohort started on the 26^th of February 2021.  

For any other information and details on further cohorts, please contact Cari Jones, Quality Co-ordinator (Humber, Coast and Vale) NHS England & NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire.

Case studies 

• Pete Roberts, Specialist Paramedic Practitioner, Central Milton Keynes Medical Centre, BLMK – click here to watch. 
• Luci Partridge, Joint GPN PCN Lead Nurse, Oakridge Park Medical Centre, BLMK – click here to watch 
• Alexandra McGarvey, Nursing Services Manager, Leighton Road Surgery, BLMK – click here to watch