PCS Service Update

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In today's update we are covering:
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Headlines

Enhanced Access Update
ANP and Visiting service Closure 30th September
Andy McCoye Clinical Director appointment
Primary Community Mental Health Engagement Event Invitation - 26 September
Mandatory Training Courses - Updated offer
PCS AGM invite

Get involved

Post-CCT Fellowship opportunities
Mental health in the workplace resources
We’re recruiting for GPs
Sign up for contraception update and fitter forum webinars
Current Job vacancies at PCS
Register your interest areas and any research requests
PCS 'drop-in' sessions

Headlines

Enhanced Access Update

As we count down to go-live, we will be keeping practices and PCNs who are signed up to the PCS at-scale service updated through an email group. Please look out for these emails.

Contracts
We’ve had some queries from practice managers about the contracts you have been receiving. Please do not assume you’ve signed already, as we are now sending out additional contracts for your provision of GP hours and (for some practices) provision of estates. Reminder: If you do not intend to provide the GP hours into the service please let us know by email to pcs.enquiries@nhs.net

ANP and Visiting service Closure 30^th September

The CCG and now ICB have supported general practice with Covid funding via PCS to provide in hours ANP and Paramedic visiting services. The funding for these will finish on 30th September and the service will close on that date.

We are exploring the idea of using some of the Enhanced Access hours in-hours to continue this service, and have discussed this with the ICB and three test PCNs. The idea has had a mixed response, so we'll re-visiting this idea in October, once practices/PCNs get a feel for EA, and the impact of the visiting services closure.

We will continue to provide updates in future service updates.

Andy McCoye Clinical Director appointment

We are really pleased to announce that Dr Andy McCoye has been appointed as our new Clinical Director of Primary Care where he will be responsible for leading the clinical teams at our Clover Group of practices.

Andy is a GP in the North of the City and has worked for PCS as Clinical Lead our Extended Access service. His wealth of experience and expertise will be of huge benefit as we continue to develop the services provided to patients of the six practices in the Clover Group.

The Clover Group delivers care to 30,000 patients, which is approximately 5% of Sheffield’s total population. It includes six practices, in five locations spread across four contracts. The practices are in some of the most deprived areas of the city with four sites being in the most deprived decile. We look forward to welcoming Dr McCoye to his new role.

Primary Community Mental Health Engagement Event Invitation - 26 September

As the Primary and Community Mental Health transformation moves into phase 3 of its implementation the team are carrying out patient and community engagement. We need to hear from our patients, their voices, experiences and insights to help make meaningful change and complete transformation of Community Mental Health provision in Sheffield.

Please share the invitation attached below with your patients.

Read more details here

Mandatory training courses - updated offer

We have now updated our list of training courses and offers for GPs and practices. We have now added a discounted 'pick & mix' offer where you can buy a range of courses - including first aid, safeguarding, manual handling, fire-safety and others - to suit your needs.

Please see attached below the course pricing, if you are interested in any of these courses or have any further questions please contact pts.clientcontact@gmail.com with any queries.

See Courses and Pricing here

PCS AGM Invite and registration

You can now register for our Primary Care Sheffield 'virtual AGM' where we will look at the last year's report and work together on plans for the coming year.

Primary Care Sheffield ‘virtual AGM’

Thursday 6 October, 6pm - 7.30pm.

Read invitation email and agenda here

Click here to register

Get involved

Post-CCT Fellowship opportunities

We have exciting opportunities for newly qualified GPs to join our CQC ‘Outstanding’ rated, HSJ Award winning, practices in Sheffield on regional ‘Trailblazer’ and ‘Leadership’ fellowship schemes.

These are innovative posts available for GPs in their first 5 years after qualification and include funded time out-of-practice to develop your professional skills. In 2022/23, Health Education England will fund 25 fellowships across Yorkshire and Humber. We are hosting four of these posts.

We’re recruiting for GPs

Our size, and the breadth of our services, mean that as a salaried GP at Primary Care Sheffield you can mix traditional GP sessions with a variety of opportunities to create your perfect role. We are particularly interested in GP’s who’d like a role with specific Geriatric sessions and remit. We are also interested in exploring GP’s to do remote back office functions
Our other type of opportunities on offer include:

Traditional Salaried role In Heeley, Darnall or Tinsley
Leading a MDT team undertaking proactive vulnerable adult health and social care visits and review based on Sevenhills+ HSJ award winning service
Working in an out of hours setting
Becoming a Trainer
Opportunities in sexual health services

We can offer a great deal of flexibility around how the role us structured and when sessions are delivered. We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic, and motivated Doctor to work with us. A doctor who provides excellent care and has a true passion for improving health outcomes for our patients.

Please contact pcs.enquiries@nhs.net for more information.

Sign up for contraception update and fitter forum webinars

We are currently working alongside Organon to run a series of FREE webinars aimed at clinicians hosted by Michelle Jobling (Therapy Area Specialist – Womens Health) and Sara Pearson (FRT nurse).

These sessions aim to build on the knowledge foundation of clinicians working in/with women’s contraception patients and touch on any changes in guidance or best practice.

Please see below for further details and how to register:

Full details and how to register here

Other Job vacancies at PCS

We're recruiting, please see current roles available at PCS below:

Alternatively you are able to send us your CV via pcs.enquiries@nhs.net

Health Care Assistant (Closes 9th Sept)

Practice Nurse - Extended Hours (Closes 9th Sept)

Register your interest areas and any research requests

Please register your interest areas, so we can contact you directly when any opportunity arises to be involved in project development or similar.

PCS capture form – interest areas or research requests

PCS 'drop-in' sessions

The PCS team is always keen to hear about anything you would like to raise with us in the way of feedback or any ideas you may have on how we might shape things going forwards.

Book a meeting with one of our senior team members