Vacancies

We are looking to recruit for the below positions.

Care Co-Ordinator

Are you a person who is innovative and a good listener? Do you have a passion for people and helping them to understand their needs to improve their health and their social circumstances?

Becoming a Care Coordinator is a real opportunity to focus on personalised care to help people understand and manage their health to get the right care, at the right time. You will work with people to understand their needs and then support the ongoing coordination and planning of their care.  You will be the first port of call for patients in arranging their care needs and finding them the most appropriate service or clinician as required. This is your chance to help make a real difference to people’s lives in North Dorset.

You will understand and support specifically our patients in the use of shared decision making, assisting them to coordinate their health conditions and the use of digital tools to do this.

This role will support people to navigate their health needs with a priority of keeping people well and living in their own homes for as long as possible. You will empower people to be involved in self-management, personalised care planning and shared decision making with wider health and social care colleagues. You will be involved in co-ordination of multiple services around the patient.

The successful applicant must hold a valid full driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

Core Details:

  • Part Time – 22.5 hours per week
  • Salary – BVP Band 3 £21,860.95 – £24,363.82 pro rata depending on experience
  • NHS Pension
  • Development and training opportunities

Please send a CV & Covering letter with your application to indicate why you are interested in the role.

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply.

  • Closing date: 05/04/24 If you have not heard within 2 weeks of this date please assume that you have been unsuccessful this time.
  • Interviews: Week beginning 08/04/2024
  • Contact:   

Tom Crisp (Digital Transformation and Wellbeing Lead) [email protected]

Gina Witcomb (Lead Care Coordinator) [email protected]

Frailty and Long-Term Conditions Practitioner

Opportunity to work across all our sites engaging with a wide range of different multi-agency professionals to proactively support people with frailty and Long-Term Conditions.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Registered Nurse who is looking to enhance and develop their career in the primary care setting. We need you to help us develop a proactive approach to population health management to identify people who require quality care to manage the impact of their condition. We are looking at the offer of a structured holistic assessment to those identified to be most at risk.

You will be working as an autonomous practitioner as well as collaboratively with the wider integrated frailty service offered by our community colleagues. You will clinically lead the frailty HCA’s whilst working closely with our Wellbeing Team and other practice staff to make this a key role key in the delivery of care to this patient cohort.

We are a large innovative, forward thinking, and friendly practice based in both Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton. We invest in our team members and are keen to create opportunities to encourage autonomy for you to take a leadership role using your initiative in service development. As a partnership, we are committed to demonstrate diversification from the traditional model of primary care to a multi-disciplinary, holistic approach to care. We are looking for a like-minded enthusiastic person to come and join us focusing on the delivery of healthcare using new models of care.

  • Up to 20hrs per week
  • 5 weeks annual leave
  • NHS pension
  • Flexible working
  • Development opportunities

To apply or for any further questions, please email: [email protected]

  • Closing date: 27/03/2024
  • Interviews: 10/04/2024

GP Partner Vacancy

  • Closing Date: N/A

Exciting partnership opportunities due to Expansion of Primary Care Services. The Blackmore Vale Partnership is located in a beautiful part of North Dorset. Excellent links (road and rail) with London. Fantastic local schools both state and private. Coast within easy reach for sailing, diving and outdoor pursuits.

Come and join us in beautiful North Dorset!

We are a high earning, innovative and friendly partnership working across 4 sites embracing the beautiful market towns of Sturminster Newton and Shaftesbury with excellent local schools, transport links and are only 45 mins from the Jurassic coast.

  • 26,000 patients
  • 9 partners; democratic and MDT partnership
  • Superb practice team including salaried GPs, retained Doctors, ACPs, full practice nurse team, Medicines Management team and supportive administration members
  • Physio FCP, Mental Health support and social prescribing team
  • Frailty team including AHPs, HCAs
  • Training practice linked with UCL, Bristol and Imperial Universities
  • Good CQC rating
  • New to partnership scheme supported

We have been part of the nationally recognised Altogether Better Programme and have a fantastic multi-disciplinary team which  includes a great practice and frailty nurse team, social prescribers, health coaches, and a digital care co-ordinator  who are developing a really holistic and patient focused approach to health care.

We are part of the Complete Care Community national pilot, working in partnership with local organisations to reduce social isolation following Covid-19, and are developing a frailty long term condition pathway, embracing digital options where appropriate and helpful.

As a partnership we welcome the opportunities to support our workforce as individuals and recognise the benefit of flexible working; we are a fun-loving group with a great sense of humour. We are looking to expand our partnership model and welcome you to give us a call and come and visit this beautiful part of the world.

  • Number of sessions negotiable to suit the individual.
  • We offer a golden hello and can support relocation expenses.

For an informal chat please ring Dr Simone Yule or Sara Froud 01258 474517

STRATEGIC BUSINESS MANAGER

  • Closing Date: 30.03.24

Due to the retirement of our existing Business Partner The Blackmore Vale Partnership have an exciting opportunity to join our forward thinking, innovative Practice.  We are currently looking to appoint a Strategic Business Manager to lead and inspire our team, and to support the Partners in developing and continue to grow the Practice.   

We are looking for a colleague who is going to enjoy the challenge of managing a large team to deliver high standards of patient care. Demonstrable skills in patient services, HR and finance along with a keen interest in utilising technology to improve services and efficiency will be important.

We are a high earning, innovative and friendly partnership working across 3 sites embracing the beautiful market towns of Sturminster Newton and Shaftesbury with excellent local schools, transport links and we are only 45 minutes from the Jurassic Coast.

  • 27,000 patients
  • 9 partners; democratic and MDT partnership
  • Superb practice team including salaried GPs, retained Doctors, ACPs, full practice nurse team, Medicines Management team and supportive administration members
  • Physio FCP, Mental Health support and social prescribing team
  • Frailty team including AHPs, HCAs
  • Training practice linked with UCL, Bristol and Imperial Universities
  • Good CQC rating

Job Summary: Provide excellent leadership and management skills to enable the practice to meet its agreed aims and objectives within a profitable, efficient, safe, and effective working environment. 

The main duties and skills will include work in the following areas: 

Strategic management, financial planning and management, proficiency in IT systems, business development, contract delivery and performance, personnel management and well being, organisational patient services and patient links,  training and development, CQC compliance.