LTH Brochure

Introduction to
Lincolnshire Training Hub

About Us:
Established in 2015, our team
represents the professions working
in Primary Care and we are fully
committed to supporting the growth
of the Primary Care workforce to meet
the needs of the local population.
Dr Runa Saha,
Lincolnshire Training Hub
Medical Director
What We Do
Lincolnshire Training Hub assists with workforce
transformation in Primary Care. We work with
our partner organisations Lincolnshire CCG, the
Lincolnshire STP, the LMC, PCN Alliance and
universities across the East Midlands to promote
Primary Care as a first-choice career destination.
We also work to attract current and future
Primary Care staff to Lincolnshire, promoting the
county as an attractive and unique location in
which to live and work.
Our role is to meet the educational needs of the
multidisciplinary Primary Care team. The face of
Primary Care is changing, and LTH is committed
to supporting the workforce, recruitment,
retention and developmental needs of practices
and PCNs.
We undertake a broad range of projects within
this remit, including:
• Promoting healthcare careers to secondary
school students interested in a future career in
medicine, nursing, pharmacy and the allied
healthcare professions
• Sourcing multi-professional student
placements
• Assisting those seeking employment within
Primary Care
• Helping to develop the Primary Care
workforce
• Leading initiatives in Primary Care across
Lincolnshire
• Sourcing high quality training and funding
to support the workforce
• Representing the Primary Care
workforce at a local and national level
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Our Mission and Values
Our Vision
Growing a dynamic sustainable Lincolnshire Workforce through education in
Primary Care. Accelerating Clinical Excellence.
Our Mission
To build authentic relationships and work collaboratively to develop the primary
care workforce.
Our Core Values
Connection Ambition Teamwork Integrity
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Our Partners
We work in partnership with Health Education England, Lincolnshire Primary Care
Network Alliance, Lincolnshire Talent Academy, Lincolnshire LMC, Lincolnshire Clinical
Commissioning Group and Lincolnshire Refugee Doctors Project.
Our Core Functions
All the activities and projects we undertake are aligned to one or more of our 6 core functions:
Core function 1:
Core function 2:
Core function 3:
Core function 4:
Core function 5:
Core function 6:
Undergraduate placement expansion
Workforce planning
Supporting recruitment of Primary Care Workforce through developing
educators and programmes
Embedding new roles in primary care
Primary care workforce retention and promotion
Management of placement tariffs
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Funding
We currently receive two main funding streams
from Health Education England (HEE) to drive
our workforce transformation activities:
WDF monies are ringfenced for activities that
target the improvement and transformation
of care delivery, requiring scale of education
and training intervention. Each financial year,
Lincolnshire Training Hub is allocated a sum of
WDF monies based on the current headcount of
Primary Care staff working within Lincolnshire.
We use these monies to commission training
courses for both clinical and non-clinical Primary
Care staff in the county based on training needs
identified in our annual practice-level and PCNlevel
training needs analyses.
CPD monies are intended for individual personal
and professional development informed by the
appraisal process. Each practitioner working
within the list of eligible roles set out below is
entitled to access £1000 of CPD monies over
the course of a three-year period starting from
2020/2021, i.e. £333 in 2020/2021, £333 in
2021/2022 and £333 in 2022/2023.
We use CPD monies to commission selected
courses at scale to deliver optimum value for
practitioners. Practitioners may also use the
funding to undertake an alternative course of
their own choice.
Practitioners eligible for CPD monies:
Advanced Nurse
Nurse Specialists
Extended Role
Practice Nurses
Practitioners
Practice Nurses
Nursing Associates Nursing Partners Nurse Dispensers Podiatrists
Physiotherapists Therapists Paramedics
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Meet the Team
Runa Saha
Medical Director
runa.saha@nhs.net
Susan McElnea
Business Director
susan.mcelnea1@nhs.net
Lisa Freeman
Director of Nursing
lisa.freeman9@nhs.net
Kevin Thomas
Workforce Transformation GP Lead
kevin.thomas1@nhs.net
Becca Gibbon
Workforce
Transformation GP Lead
r.gibbon@nhs.net
Kate Berry
Workforce
Transformation GP Lead
kate.berry3@nhs.net
Gill Beardmore
Workforce
Transformation GPN Lead
gillian.beardmore1@nhs.net
Ruth Pollock
Project Manager
ruth.pollock@nhs.net
Caroline Clay
Lead Nurse and HEE GPN
Fellow - Nursing Associate
Expansion Project
c.clay2@nhs.net
Hannah Daniel
Lead Nurse
hannah.daniel2@nhs.net
Sarah Parkin
Finance Administrator
s.parkin@nhs.net
Euan Caldwell
Clinical Educator
euan.caldwell@nhs.net
Lucy Merrill
Clinical Educator
lucy.merrill1@nhs.net
Sarah Bluff
Clinical Educator
sarah.bluff2@nhs.net
Rob Yeo
Clinical Educator
robert.yeo1@nhs.net
Sean O’Sullivan
Allied Health Professions
Ambassador
sean.o’sullivan1@nhs.net
Yuen Toh
Clinical Pharmacy
Ambassador
yuen.toh@nhs.net
We also work with an extensive team of medical,
nursing and pharmacy student ambassadors who
are instrumental in helping to deliver our Future
Samantha Simpson
Programmes for secondary school students
Trainee Nursing Associate interested in a career in healthcare.
Ambassador
Samantha.simpson13@nhs.net
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Projects
List of Current Projects
Project Name Description Area
1. Practice Manager
Academy
2. UoL/LTH
Paramedic Science
Placement Project
3. New Roles in
Primary Care
4. Physio/OT
Placement Project
5. EMAS East Coast
Placement Project
6. PCN Paramedic
Recruitment project
7. General Practice
Clinical Pharmacy
Academy
A blended face-to-face/online course designed
to support and upskill new and aspiring practice
managers. Covers all aspects of managing a General
Practice surgery over 3 x ½ day sessions.
Collaboration with the University of Lincoln to source
and quality assess Primary Care placements for all
final year paramedic science students. An excellent
opportunity to give these students exposure to
General Practice and showcase Primary Care as a
first-choice career option.
Embedding and integration of new roles in Primary
Care with a particular focus on retention.
Collaboration with the University of Lincoln to source
and quality assess Primary Care placements for
Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy students.
Promotion of Emerging Role placements as a “try
before you buy” opportunity for practices and PCNs
who do not currently employ an OT.
Collaboration with EMAS and PCNs/practices on
the East Coast to source placements for qualified
and student paramedics currently working at EMAS.
A valuable opportunity to promote Primary Care as
an interesting and rewarding career choice among
EMAS paramedics and assist future recruitment in
Primary Care.
Collaboration with PCNs to aid recruitment of
paramedics as an ARRS role.
A series of teaching and networking sessions delivered
by Clinical Pharmacists and GPs in collaboration with
Pharmacist Interactive & Liaison Solutions (PILS).
Aimed at new Clinical Pharmacists within Primary
Care to help embed them in their role and promote
the formation of a local peer support network.
Admin
AHPs
AHPs
AHPs
AHPs
AHPs
Pharmacy
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Projects - List of Current Projects (continued)
Project Name Description Area
8. Pharmacy
Placement Project
9. Virtual Group
Consultations
Collaboration with the University of Lincoln to source
placements for Pharmacy students in Primary Care
and showcase Primary Care as a rewarding career
option to these students.
A pilot introduction of Virtual Group Consultations
at selected practices in Lincolnshire, provision of
relevant training, and promotion of the benefits of
group consultations for both patients and practices.
Pharmacy
GPs
10. BMedSci Projects Projects undertaken by 3rd year medical students
from the University of Lincoln on the topic of
‘Undergraduate student future career plans: how are
they affected by early experiences?’ focusing on (1)
medicine, (2) nursing, (3) pharmacy/paramedics/
physios.
11. Mentorship A new scheme offering mentorship to all GPs and
GPNs on the new-to-practice fellowship programme.
Expansion planned to include all GPs and GPNs in
the first few years post CCT/qualification in an effort
to support their integration into Primary Care and
assist with retention.
12. Fellowships A two-year fellowship programme offered to all GPs
and GPNs up to 12 months post CCT/qualification,
encompassing a programme of support, PCN
portfolio working, and learning and development.
GPs
GPs and Nursing
GPs and Nursing
13. ACP
Apprenticeship
Project
14 ACP Rotational
Project
Implementation and roll-out of the ACP
apprenticeship programme in Lincolnshire.
A post ACP MSc learning / education fellowship
developed by the Lincolnshire Health and Care
system in collaboration with Health Education
England (HEE) to support ongoing development
and career progression to consultant level or similar.
This will see two senior fellowship opportunities
working with the wider Lincolnshire health system.
Nursing
Nursing
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Projects - List of Current Projects (continued)
Project Name Description Area
15. Trainee Nursing
Associate
Apprenticeship
Expansion Project
16. New to Practice
GPN Project
17. Nurse Leadership
Programme
18. Placement
Expansion Project
19. Nursing Associate
Preceptorship
Project
Promotion of the Trainee Nursing Associate role
and recruitment support for PCNs and practices in
the form of sample adverts, job descriptions, person
specifications and presence on interview panels.
Integration of a comprehensive preceptorship
programme for all new to practice GPNs to embed
them into their new role and provide advice and
support. Participation in careers events to promote
Primary Care as a first-choice career destination.
Promotion of leadership opportunities available to
nurses working within Primary Care, provision of
relevant training courses.
Collaboration with the University of Lincoln
and PCNs/practices to expand the number of
placements available to students, with a particular
focus on nursing placements. Information events and
authoring of case studies to promote the benefits of
hosting students.
Integration of a comprehensive preceptorship
programme to integrate Nursing Associates into
Primary Care. Includes support for newly qualified
NAs and the creation of a detailed guide for
practices and PCNs setting out local and national
guidance, training opportunities and a proposed
career pathway.
Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
20. GPN Conference Our annual GPN and HCA conference to recognise
and celebrate the efforts of all practitioners working
within the above roles in Primary Care. Includes CPD
teaching sessions and an award ceremony.
21. CARE Project A nurse leadership project designed to radically
improve population health and reduce health
inequalities by connecting and empowering the
whole health and care workforce and their local
communities to design and deliver services that
individuals need and want.
Nursing
Nursing
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Projects - List of Current Projects (continued)
Project Name Description Area
22. Insight Visits Project Promotion of short 1-2 day insight visits to give
student nurses a flavour of Primary Care. Aimed at
practices who do not currently host students with a
view to encouraging them to become fully fledged
host practices in the future.
Nursing
23. Creation of GPN
Strategy for
Lincolnshire
24. DMU
Fundamental Skills
in Practice Nursing
Course
25. Clinical Supervision
Expansion
Creation of a GPN strategy and career pathway for
General Practice Nursing in Lincolnshire.
Promotion of and recruitment for funded places on
the Fundamental Skills in Practice Nursing course at
De Montfort University. This course equips new-topractice
GPNs with the skills they need for a career in
Primary Care.
Expansion of the successful clinical supervision for new
ACPs pilot project run in autumn 2020/spring 2021.
Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
26. CPD Funding Management, allocation and promotion of annual
CPD funding from HEE for nursing and selected
AHP roles within Primary Care.
Nursing/AHPs
27. Future
Programmes
28. Schools
Engagement/WP
Programme
A series of events designed to inform and inspire
secondary school students interested in a career in
healthcare. Current events include Future Doctor,
Future Nurse and Future Pharmacist with planned
expansion to include Future Healthcare Professional.
Events are delivered in collaboration with our team
of student ambassadors.
Organisation and delivery of face-to-face and
online work experience for secondary school students
interested in a career in healthcare.
Secondary
School Students
Secondary
School Students
29. WDF Management of annual Workforce Development
Funding monies from HEE. Utilisation of WDF
monies to source high-quality and relevant training
courses for all Primary Care roles (with the exception
of GPs) based on training requirements identified in
training needs analyses.
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Projects - List of Current Projects (continued)
Project Name Description Area
30. HEI Primary
Care Education
Development
31. PCN Partner
Project
Expansion of HEI educational opportunities for
Primary Care staff.
Collaboration and engagement with PCNs by
means of regular monthly meetings to keep PCN
management staff abreast of current Training Hub
projects and events. Documentation of the current
workforce employed at PCN level and provision of
support related to recruitment and retention of new
roles.
All
All
32. Case Study Suite Authoring of case studies to highlight key projects
undertaken by Lincolnshire Training Hub and
promote the benefits of e.g. hosting student
placements.
All
33. Stakeholder
Engagement
Event: November
2021
34. Training Needs
Analyses
An opportunity for all stakeholders to connect with
Lincolnshire Training Hub and learn more about the
projects and services we deliver.
An annual survey of all Primary Care staff in
Lincolnshire (alternating each year between practiceemployed
and PCN-employed staff) to identify
current training requirements. Results of the analyses
are used to determine allocation of WDF funds.
All
All
35. Shiny Mind Management and promotion of the Shiny Mind
health and wellbeing app as the cornerstone of our
wellbeing offering. The app is fully funded for all
Primary Care staff in Lincolnshire.
All
36. Educator Database
Project
Creation and maintenance of a database of all
supervisors and assessors working in Primary Care
across Lincolnshire.
All
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Email: contact@lincolnshiretraininghub.nhs.uk
Website: www.lincolnshiretraininghub.nhs.uk
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