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Fellowships & Early Career Support

Fellowships & Early Career Support

Early career support

Following the closure of the national newly qualified GP Fellowship Programme, the Training Hub are excited to announce a new 12-month programme available to newly qualified GPs in Cornwall, funded by the Cornwall Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board.

 

GP New to Practice Programme (12-month)

A rolling programme of support and funding for eligible New to Practice GPs who:

  • have qualified (CCT) within the last 12 months AND
  • working in, or about to start an employed role (salaried or partner) within General Practice in Cornwall AND
  • is employed for a minimum of 4 sessions per week within the Practice.

 

The programme provides funding for a contribution towards 2 hours per week of Protected Learning Time which should be used to support the GPs Personal Development and Practice or PCN Development plans by undertaking activities such as:

  • Participating in Facilitated Peer Support (online) sessions (Required)
  • Working on Quality Improvement Projects which fit with the practice or PCN development needs (any associated training fees would need to be met by the GP or the employing practice)
  • Access up to 12 sessions with a qualified and an EMCC accredited GP Mentor for the duration of the programme
  • Attending self-development training courses delivered by Cornwall Primary Care Training Hub, for example Leadership Skills
  • Time spent undertaking Bespoke Learning and Development activities, such as shadowing members of staff within the Practice/PCN/Speciality Teams.
  • Participation in Clinical Supervision

 

Funded Protected Learning Time should NOT be used for:

  • Compliance or core mandatory / statutory training (e.g. Bluestream, Elearning for Health)
  • Induction training with your practice
  • Practice meetings you are required to attend as part of your duties (e.g. MDT meetings)

 

To register for the GP New to Practice 12-month Programme please complete the registration form here.

 

GP Fellowships (Developmental Portfolio Roles)

The Training Hub receive funding to support GP fellowships from NHSE. There are usually 1 or 2 posts per year, and they are designed to be developmental portfolio roles, supporting key primary care and system priorities. Examples of previous fellowships include;

  • Education and training delivery
  • Quality and placement expansion
  • Population Health

Cornwall Training Hub have appointed to 4 Health Inequality fellowships for Cornwall GPs in 2024, utilising NHSE GP fellowship funding.

The fellowship is a developmental portfolio role, providing 1 session per week for 12 months, to work on a project that aims to address health inequality across the practice/PCN/county population. To support retention in General Practice, these roles were offered to GPs employed in salaried or partnership roles. You will find below an introduction to the 4 fellows and their projects, which are supported by their employing practices. Part of the fellowship will be for the GPs working on their projects to share updates and learning to benefit the wider system.

 

Dr Alexa Hollow- May 2024- Health Inequality Fellowship

Alexa is using her fellowship time to address women’s health inequalities in her practice and PCN area. The starting point for this is around cancer screening, and in particular improving uptake for cervical screening tests. As well as a general and then targeted campaign looking at reasons women are not attending, she will be looking to establish women’s health day drop-ins to offer CST, as well as addressing other areas of health concern including menopause management, STI screening and domestic violence support.

Within the wider remit of the surgery Alexa is also working with other members of the team including nurses and social prescribers to address some small but sustainable support mechanisms to help address common issues many of our patients are struggling with as a result of difficult socio-economic circumstances.

Finally, Alexa will be engaging with colleagues from around the county to collaborate on work happening around Cornwall to address health inequality challenges, including the Women’s hubs programme.

Dr Ruth Gilbert- May 2024- Health Inequality Fellowship

Ruth is using her fellowship time to develop and expand the Deep End Cornwall network, including supporting the GP workforce in the deep end practices through in person and virtual events, increasing training opportunity so that staff can be equipped to reduce health inequity in their patient population.

The project will bring together GPs with an interest in working with deprived populations to increase collaboration with Deep End partners/practices.

Ruth is aiming to coordinate and lead three deep end networking meetings per year in the county, as well as improve the comms strategy, including development of a website. The project will build on existing networks in undergraduate and post graduate training to improve inclusion of health inequalities training in the county.

Dr Jennifer Farrance- June 2024- Health Inequality fellowship

Jennifer is using her fellowship time to support and develop the health and wellbeing worker programme, specifically in the St Austell area.

The project aims include increasing knowledge, skills and confidence of the Community Health and Wellbeing workers and increase in uptake of screening, vaccination, and health checks in the most deprived communities that they support. In addition, it is expected that closer working relationships between the Community Health and Wellbeing workers and the practice will be a key outcome, helping to guide future practice and policy development to tackle health inequality.

Jennifer aims to develop the education and training available to the team, in addition to ensuring the wider St Austell practice team have an understanding of the work happening as part of the health and wellbeing worker programme.

Dr Catriona Hall- June 2024- Health Inequality fellowship

Cate is using her fellowship time to support the development of the PCN health and wellbeing hub that opened in July 2024 in Launceston, supporting patients from across the PCN area.

This will include linking the work to the wider deep end programme in the North and East of the county.  The project will look to develop education and CPD opportunities, with a focus on community and wellbeing by joining with the educational meeting network already established.

Cate is hoping to encourage local health inequity champions through peer supervision, networking and hosting events from the Health Inequality Hub and working closely with the ICA forum. In providing dedicated GP support to the hub, part of the project aim is to reduce impact and high frequency attendance at Launceston Medical centre and the PCN more widely.

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