The PCN runs on minimal non-clinical staffing compared to a traditional general practice. It relys on support from practices who are currently paid £1.76 per patient for signing up to the PCN DES. The team are mindful to only expand its workforce when needed and are keen on making sure all leaders are able to help out if one member of the team is unavailable. All of the senior leadership team have regular updates and training to help keep the PCN ship on course. Whilst the team works closely together it is held to account by the PCN Board of core practices. New in 2023/24 we want to introduce a Chair of the PCN to hold the rest of the PCN to account. More details around this and governance are found in the Network Schedules.
Funding source
PCN Core funding £1.5 per reg patient c £110,000
PCN Leadership and Management £0.699 per patient £51,000
Clinical Director Payment £0.722 per pt £52,700
IIF if needed
Some Research Time from funding bids
Enhanced Access funding to cover 3 Administrators
Budget
£350,000
PCN Chairperson and Finance Director
Mr John Snaith 8 hours per week
Brief Summary of Role
The chairperson leads the board, sets its agenda and ensures it is an effective working group. They must promote a culture of openness and debate and is responsible for effective communication with PCN. They must ensure that all board members receive accurate, timely and clear information. They hold members of the Senior Leadership Team to account. Oversight of financial accounts provided to them
PCN Operations Manager
Mr Ross Hawkins 37.5 hours per week
Brief Summary of Role
Leads on day to day running and organisational management of the PCN alongside activities needed for the delivery needed to implement NHS strategies. The Operations Manager is directly responsible for establishing a safe, healthy, and inclusive work environment.
PCN Business Manager
Mrs Lin Murray 24 hours per week
Brief Summary of Role
Specific focus on the overall day to day financial and budget management including oversight of PCN DES sources of income and project management, alongside activities needed for co ordination within the PCN. This role helps implement strategies to improve productivity, efficiency, and profitability.
PCN Clinical Director
Dr James Lunn 8 sessions a week
Brief Summary of the Role
The remit of the Clinical Director role is to further bring practices and a range of stakeholders together to collaborate at scale for the development and delivery of service to a local population. The PCN will provide a framework and focus that will support the sharing of skills, knowledge, good practice and communication across all the member practices. The Clinical Director will help foster a culture of quality improvement within the PCN and ICS. The role will also have a particular remit in enabling the PCNs to re-orientate the health and care system towards population health and population health management as they will have a granular knowledge and understanding of their local communities. The CD holds overall accountability for provision of services by the PCN employed team. The Deputy Deputises these roles.
Deputy Clinical Director
Dr Kathryn Blomfield 2 session per week
Brief Summary of the Role
The role of the deputy CD is to deputise for the PCN CD in their absence and undertake to develop and implement changes to the PCN as appropriate. The PCN CD can delegate some of their remit to their deputy.
PCN Overall Accountable Person (CD or Deputy CD)
Clinical Director Dr James Lunn
Deputy Clinical Director Dr Kathryn Blomfield
Team Lead
Each person has own lead roles
Individuals Team Members Supervision / Education
JL KB RH & LM held accountable by the Chair
JL & JS held accountable by the Board
JL to supervise and hold Chair to account
EW managed by RH
JR managed by RH and EW, as his team lead
Annual appraisal of Staff
360 feedback
Areas of responsibility
To over see the efficient running of the PCN and its services outlined in this document
Metrics needed
Annual PCN survey and feedback
Who leads on team metrics
Chair of the Board
Staff
Dr James Lunn
Dr Kathryn Blomfield Deputy PCN CD
Mr John Snaith
Mrs Lin Murray
Mr Ross Hawkins
Mrs Eve Wright – Senior Administrator
