Bcyp General Practice Liaison Officer - Waltham Forest, United Kingdom - Waltham Forest GP Federated Network

Waltham Forest GP Federated Network

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Waltham Forest, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Job Purpose:

The post holder role is primarily to support the pending Network Incentive scheme GP/Health visitor liaison MDTs focussing on vulnerable under 5s who are frequent attenders at ED or who have other unmet needs.

This role is to understand the needs of BCYP in Primary Care with long-term health conditions such as Asthma, Diabetes and Epilepsy.

By undertaking audit as required and provide data this can form part of the evidence practice to improve Quality Improvement (QI) with CYP and their families at the centre of these improvements.

The expectation is that the post holder will liaise with GP Practice Nurses, and link into other BCYP projects example relevant professionals including the Family Liaison Officer supporting the Frequent attenders programme and the 48 Hour Asthma Review Programme team ( based in A&E, secondary care or the community).

This liaison role will support the improvement of care for those with long term conditions such as epilepsy and diabetes.

Roles and Responsibilities

Support General Practice to coordinate practice level Health Visitor Multi-Disciplinary Team invites monthly (minimum 6 a year)
Ensure Health Visitor / Primary Liaison six to 8 weekly meetings are up and running according to NIS specification in each practice in Waltham Forest.
Work with the GP Practices to identify a representative to liaise with allied children's projects.
Ensure updated GP bypass numbers is made available to Health Visiting (HV) Service
Ensure Named HV for each practice circulated from THGPCG.
Identify/support and support practices who are struggling to organise practice level Health Visitor MDT meetings.
Liaise with Family Liaison Coordinator (working within Whipps Cross Emergency Department regarding Frequent Attenders (7 PCNs).
Liaise with other stakeholders as necessary eg Health Visitors, Early Help, regarding frequent attenders or other ED concerns.
Attend existing PCN meetings to update the members of number of frequent attenders to ED from the PCN & numbers of children seen for 48hr asthma review and remind them of the HV/MDTs.
Regular liaison with the 48h review team (admin support for The Clinical Director)
Liaise with specialist teams e.g. NEL Asthma practitioner practice education and community specialist nurse re local training needs.
Support immunisations coordinators with practice/PCN level issues focussing on variability.
Work with doctors re QI projects for LTCs e.g diabetes, epilepsy and sickle cell
Quality assurance project surrounding Maternal and baby Postnatal check offer and compliance/uptake.
Proactively manage the coordination of the 6monthly BCYP MDT learning events
Assist collating information relevant to GP intranet with regards to BCYP.
To be available as a point of contact for other children's stakeholders across Health and Social Care across Primary Care services. (Need a direct mobile phone number)
To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Job Purpose:

This role is to understand the needs of BCYP in Primary Care with long-term health conditions such as Asthma, Diabetes and Epilepsy.

By undertaking audit as required and provide data this can form part of the evidence practice to improve Quality Improvement (QI) with CYP and their families at the centre of these improvements.

This liaison role will support the improvement of care for those with long term conditions such as epilepsy and diabetes.

Roles and Responsibilities

Support General Practice to coordinate practice level Health Visitor Multi-Disciplinary Team invites monthly (minimum 6 a year)
Ensure Health Visitor / Primary Liaison six to 8 weekly meetings are up and running according to NIS specification in each practice in Waltham Forest.
Work with the GP Practices to identify a representative to liaise with allied children's projects.
Ensure updated GP bypass numbers is made available to Health Visiting (HV) Service
Ensure Named HV for each practice circulated from THGPCG.
Identify/support and support practices who are struggling to organise practice level Health Visitor MDT meetings.
Liaise with Family Liaison Coordinator (working within Whipps Cross Emergency Department regarding Frequent Attenders (7 PCNs).
Liaise with other stakeholders as necessary eg Health Visitors, Early Help, regarding frequent attenders or other ED concerns.
Attend existing PCN meetings to update the members of numbe