About this role
Job summary
Salary: £320 per session
Contract: Fixed term contract 12 months
Hours: 4 sessions per month
We are seeking GP Representatives to provide a strong, collaborative voice for General Practice within the Neighbourhood Innovation & Delivery Team. This role is central to shaping and influencing the development of Neighbourhood Health and Wellbeing across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
As a GP Representative, you will contribute to collective system leadership, ensuring that the perspectives, priorities and expertise of General Practice are fully embedded in neighbourhood-level planning and delivery. Working closely with the GP Collaborative Board, you will help to design, implement and evaluate integrated services, align partners and resources, and strengthen the connection between neighbourhood teams, Integrated Care Areas (ICAs), and General Practice.
The role ensures that General Practice is meaningfully represented at every stage of neighbourhood development, supported by effective feedback loops across each ICA and into the GP Collaborative Board.
Main duties of the job
Commitment Required
This role is supported by funded time equivalent to 4 Programmed Activities (PAs) per month.
Core commitments:
Monthly half-day face-to-face Neighbourhood Innovation & Delivery Team sessionWeekly 30-minute virtual check-in meetingAdditional expectations:
Attendance at relevant ICA forums aligned to locality leadership rolePreparation and review of meeting materialsEngagement with General Practice colleagues across their ICACompletion of agreed actions between meetingsProvision of a suitably briefed deputy if unable to attend
Required Behaviours
Act with a whole-system mindset and prioritise neighbourhood outcomesDemonstrate a Team Cornwall and Isles of Scilly approachBuild trust and assume positive intentProvide constructive challenge and support open debateMaintain focus and discipline on agreed prioritiesShow curiosity about data, impact and learningChampion prevention and community-focused approaches
About us
If you are interested in this role or would like to discuss it further, please contact us for an informal conversation. We welcome enquiries from GPs across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly who are passionate about shaping neighbourhood-level care and strengthening the voice of General Practice within the wider system.
Job description Job responsibilities
The GP Representatives will act as the collaborative voice of General Practice within the Neighbourhood Innovation & Delivery Team, contributing to collective system leadership that enables the delivery of Neighbourhood Health and Wellbeing across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The role ensures General Practice through the GP Collaborative Board is fully integrated into neighbourhood development by shaping the design, delivery and evaluation of integrated services, aligning partners and resources, and ensuring strong locality representation and feedback loops across each ICA and to General Practice collectively through the GP Collaborative Board.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide a view from General Practice and act as a two-way conduit between the Neighbourhood Innovation & Delivery Team and PCNs/practices through the GP Collaborative Board which includes LMC representation of individual General Practices.Act as the named ICA link for General Practice:
o Champion and communicate neighbourhood developments across their ICA patch
o Gather insight and feedback from practices to inform system design and decision-making
o Provide a collective GP view within the Neighbourhood Innovation & Delivery Team, highlighting what may need to go through the LMC for negotiation.
Attend key Neighbourhood Innovation & Delivery (NID) Team meetings and relevant ICA forumsEnsure appropriate preparation for meetings and active contribution to discussionsUndertake and follow through agreed actions between meetingsContribute to shared system leadership, supporting a united voice and shared ambitionSupport development of integrated neighbourhood models across prevention, proactive and reactive careIdentify and help resolve barriers to deliveryWork collaboratively with partners across health, social care, local authority and VCSESupport co-produced, community-informed practical solutionsPromote learning, evaluation and scaling of effective modelsSupport development of meaningful metrics demonstrating system impactContribute to a clear and consistent system narrative on neighbourhood health
You will be expected to carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required in line with your main duties, as directed by your line manager.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Strong understanding of general practice and neighbourhood working Experience in partnership working and system leadership Ability to influence across organisations and provide the view of the GP community
Qualifications Essential
Practising GP or PCN Clinical Director (or equivalent)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Kernow Health CIC
Address Cudmore House
Treliske Industrial Estate
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3LP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kernowhealthcic.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)