Leadership and Service Development

Postgraduate GP scheme 2016

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Secondary

Qualified
Potential Experience
Primary Portfolio
Dorset
Practice
Community
Future
Career

Transformational
Development
Doctor

GP

Dynamic
Resourceful
Care
Leadership System
Skills Innovative Intergrated
Opportunity Quality Health

This is what our future looks like, what about yours?

Become a GP in Dorset by booking your place on our Leadership and Service Development
Post Graduate GP scheme. We are looking for dynamic, resourceful, creative GPs with
leadership aspirations who are looking to develop a range of skills working across a
variety of settings.
We are offering opportunities beyond the traditional salaried, locum and partner models.
Not only will you have the opportunity of general practice employment, but you will also
have the opportunity to work in other settings such as secondary care, as a GP with a
specialist interest (GPwSI), in GP education or with the LMC. In addition you will receive
funded education for the first year of the scheme. Be part of the future of primary care and
develop your skills to support and lead Dorsets exciting transformation journey.

I have lived in and worked in Bournemouth for seven years following

graduating from Southampton Medical School. During this time I have
learnt to wake board and water ski, explore the Jurassic coast and
Purbecks by foot and bike and also met my wife. I am a lover of the
outdoors and could not move away from the area due to what it offers.
I am also lucky to have a degree of flexibility of the sessions meaning I
have a week day off every fortnight as well as weekends which ensure
a good work life balance.
My working week has variety, is stretching and enables me to keep learning and developing
in my role as a GP in Dorset.
I provide 7 sessions a week as a Partner for the Lilliput Surgery, 1 session a week providing
A&E cover at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust, and 2 sessions
a week as a Safeguarding Lead working with the CCG.
Sam Abdollahian Partner GP at Lilliput Surgery, Poole A&E GP at Royal Bournemouth and
Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust, Safeguarding Lead for NHS Dorset CCG
The opportunities are out there in Dorset. I have found my ideal job; come and find yours.

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The pathway to your perfect career

The Primary Care Workforce Centre, a collaboration between Heath Education England
Wessex, Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Bournemouth University, has
created an exciting and innovative scheme offering employment and education opportunities
for newly qualified doctors/GPs looking to develop their career.
We believe that the opportunity of working across different settings will provide doctors/GPs
with invaluable insight, experience and development that will support them to achieve their
career goals. We also believe that it is important to continue the formal education journey and
provide the opportunity to learn about leadership and service development, skills which are
vital to the NHS and the challenges it faces.

The aims of the scheme are:

Develop doctors who can deliver great services today while transforming
services for tomorrow
Develop system leaders for Dorsets Health and Social Care system
Grow and retain the most talented doctors in Dorset
The scheme is based on a model where primary employment will be within a general practice
setting, with additional added value sessions working in another setting such as a contrasting
GP practice, secondary care, out of hours, GP education or with the LMC. The model also
provides time to study and complete a funded Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and
Service Development as well as time for mentoring and personal development. Employment
will initially be on a fixed term basis for two years. Models may vary depending on individual
requirements (e.g. part time employment).

An example of a full time placement over 4 weeks could look

something like:
16 sessions of work in general practice
16 added value sessions working in another setting
2 days of funded education*
1 day of funded mentorship**
1 day of private study

*Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership & Service Development in the first year.

**Mentorship support will be provided by Programme Directors from the Centre of General Practice.

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A Patient Centred County

Patient centred services are firmly at the
heart of NHS health services in Dorset.
Our vision is to provide local services
that are centred around the needs of
local people, with services designed
around patients, a greater focus on
preventing ill-health and promoting good
health, care delivered closer to home and
services which are sustainable.
The population of Dorset is served by
NHS health services that include 98
GP practices, approximately 850 GPs, 3
acute hospitals, 13 community hospitals
and a range of community and mental
health services; the ambulance (999)
and telephone advice services (111) are
provided by South Western Ambulance
Services NHS Foundation Trust.

WILTSHIRE

Gillingham
SOMERSET

Shaftsbury

Sherborne

Sturminster Newton
Verwood

HAMPSHIRE

Beaminster

DORSET

Wimborne

DORSET

Charmouth
Lyme
Regis

Blandford Forum

Bridport

Ferndown
Poole

Dorchester

Wareham

Christchurch

Bournemouth

Corfe Castle
Weymouth

Swanage

Portland

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Bringing the future closer

In order to achieve a vision of providing local services that are centred around the needs of
local people Dorsets Clinical Services Review (CSR) was launched in October 2014 to analyse
the future health needs of the people of Dorset and plan how best to meet them.
This in-depth review looked at the how well our current services are working and how they
might be reorganised and improved. We looked at services in other parts of the NHS and
abroad for examples of evidence-based best practice and to see how our services compare.
Primary Care will play an important role in supporting the implementation of the
recommendations from the review, particularly when supporting new models of care and
integrated community services. This means that Primary Care in Dorset is a very exciting,
forward-thinking and transformational place to be. There are multiple examples of this
innovation across the county with many pilot schemes and new federations coming to the
fore creating opportunities for people to develop their careers.

I have been a GP Partner for over 20 years and also work as Chair of
Christchurch Locality for Dorset CCG, and I have a role as a Programme
Director for the Dorset GP Centre. These roles have allowed me to enjoy a
varied and stimulating portfolio career whilst supporting my growth and
development as a professional.
I believe that Dorset is often misrepresented - yes it has fantastic
countryside, culture and sporting facilities however, it also has a great
deal of cutting edge medical research and innovation which really makes
it stand out from the crowd. Dorset offers the opportunity to make real,
noticeable changes and improvements to the services we offer to patients
and collaborate with other services and providers in new and innovative
ways.
Theres a great deal of energy and activity in Primary Care creating lots of opportunities to
get involved in shaping and integrating services to best serve the local community. Dorset is
also a forward-thinking county with plenty of focus on ensuring the services we shape today
will be fit for the future and sustainable.
If you want to fly high in your career whilst enjoying a wonderful environment Dorset is the
place to do it.
Stephen Tomkins Partner GP at Grove Surgery, Locality Chair at Dorset CCG.

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Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and

Service Development
The Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Service Development is completed over
a 12 month period with 2 study days per month. It is equivalent to 60 CATS points and
comprises of the following 3 modules:

Commissioning, Planning and Budget Management

As a result of completing this unit students will understand commissioning, associated good
practice and the implications for primary care. Students will also be able to lead effectively
when collaborating with others and use a number of appropriate techniques to develop
service direction and inform plan content. Finally, those completing this unit will be able to
prepare, negotiate and control budgets.
The content for this unit includes:

Understanding the health and social care system

Commissioning definition, evolution, characteristics and trends
Developing commissioning strategies
Understanding and managing provider markets
Asset based commissioning
Effective planning processes
Preparing business cases and strategic planning documents
Planning techniques to assist in service analysis, direction setting and implementation
Financial roles, responsibilities and rights

Budget preparation, monitoring and control

Developing high performance General Practices through

supervision and coaching
As a result of completing this unit students will be able to use supervision and coaching
approaches to leadership in order to build high performing practices. Students will be able to
apply this learning when working with a range of individual professionals and teams, feeling
confident to initiate a range of conversations including those they anticipate as being difficult
and/or involve feedback.
The content for this unit includes:

Leading performance through supervision and coaching

Giving and receiving feedback
Coaching models, tools and techniques
Emotional intelligence and self-awareness
Leading high performance practice teams
Difficult conversations
Models and theories of supervision
Blocks to effective supervision

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 Formal, informal and group supervision

Managing conflict and performance
Personal diagnostic exercises and personal development planning

Self Leadership
As a result of completing this unit students will develop a critical self-awareness and
understanding of the role of thought, mind and consciousness in terms of how reality is
created and perceived, and the implications for healthy psychological functioning. Students
will be able to demonstrate how this state of mind awareness and understanding impact
professional leadership insight and creativity. They will be able to demonstrate ability to
act in the moment and recognise when and how to adapt to situations when ones level
of leadership impact is reduced. And finally, how these new insights have improved risk
decisions and responses, collaborative, partnership and team working.
The content for this unit includes:

Implications for managing self and others in changing complex and critical situations.
Developing deeper levels of self-awareness
Creating presence, clarity and quality of mind in the moment
Developing clear thinking leaders and synergistic leadership teams
Developing state of mind understanding to assess and problem solve in difficult and
unpredictable circumstances
Professional values and ethics in advancing human rights
Understanding and working with diversity
Developing better inter-professional and collaborative working relationships in professional
practice
Evidenced based professional practice

Dorset provides a working environment which fosters talent and allows

those embarking on a career in primary care to flourish. There are great
opportunities for professional development, portfolio careers and getting
involved in transforming health services.
Dorset is a beautiful part of the country - a great place to live and work.
There are excellent schools and amazing leisure opportunities with the
Jurassic coast, stunning beaches, beautiful countryside and the natural
treasure that is the New Forest all on your doorstep. Getting in and out
of the county to some of my other favourite places is very easy with rail
links to London and the West Country and ferries to the Channel Islands
and Brittany.
Our workforce is exceptional, forward thinking and innovative and I
hope you will want to be part of it.
Clare Wedderburn Associate Postgraduate GP Dean, Director of Primary Care Workforce
Centre

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Getting Started
Our Leadership and Service Development Post Graduate GP Scheme includes the
following:
Work placement opportunities in a Primary Care practice
Added Value placement opportunities in secondary care, out of hours, GP
education, Commissioning, Public Health or with the LMC.
8,000 per session per annum in all placements
A standardised fixed term contract of employment to ensure equity for all
participants
Funded Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Service Development
Funded Mentorship with the Dorset GP Centre Programme Directors

Does this look like the right scheme for you and your
development?
Are you ready to become part of the future for Primary Care
in Dorset?
If the answer is yes, follow these steps

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Primary Care
placement option

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placement(s)

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Contact details
Primary Care Workforce Centre
Bournemouth University
Royal London House (R507)
Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
BH1 3LT
Email: PrimaryCare.WorkforceCentre@Dorsetccg.nhs.uk
Website: www.dorsetprimarycare.co.uk

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