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Introduction to
Lincolnshire Training Hub

About Us:
Established in 2015, our team represents the professions
working in Primary Care. We are fully committed to
supporting the growth of the Primary Care workforce
to meet the needs of the local population.
What We Do
Lincolnshire Training Hub assists with workforce
transformation in Primary Care. We work with
our partner organisations Lincolnshire ICB, the
Lincolnshire ICS, 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 NHS England, Lincolnshire Primary Care Network Alliance, Lincolnshire
Talent Academy, Lincolnshire LMC, Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, the Lincolnshire Health and
Care Apprentice Centre, Lincolnshire One Workforce, Lincolnshire Care Association and Lincolnshire
Refugee Doctors Project.
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Lincolnshire Training Hub Aims to
Meet the Following Ten Objectives:
Primary Care Workforce
Planning
1. Support PCNs and their provider partners to
undertake effective workforce planning to inform
ICS, regional and national workforce plans
2. As part of working with ICS/ICBs to support
delivery of their people functions
Education and Training
3. Deliver a consistent training opportunity
across Primary Care and professions to
support the achievement of population health
and learner needs
4. Provide and/or support education and training
Sustainability
7. Ensure funding secured through NHSE
is appropriately used for Primary Care
education and training infrastructure, and is
overseen by effective governance
8. Establish appropriate and flexible Primary
Care education infrastructure, which includes
leadership, educator, and programme
management roles
Communication and
Stakeholder Management
9. Have a clear and proactive communication
strategy that articulates the NHSE vision for
Primary Care ICS Training Hubs
Placements
5. Actively work with practices and PCNs to
develop placement opportunities, and with
educational providers to find placements which
meet the needs of learners and programmes
6. Work with educational providers and NHSE
quality team(s) to ensure all placements
meet the appropriate professional standards
required and are aligned to the NHSE quality
framework, enabling learners to develop the
capabilities required.
Development of Systems
10. Ensure that the appropriate resources are
in place and supported, to provide a level
of education and training, in a consistent
manner, for Primary Care
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Funding
We currently receive funding streams
from NHS England and Lincolnshire
ICB to drive our workforce
transformation activities:
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 CPD funding during
2024/2025.
We use CPD monies to commission selected courses at
scale to deliver optimum value for practitioners. We also
use CPD monies to fund events such as our annual nursing
conference and other teaching events..
Practitioners eligible
for CPD monies:
Advanced Nurse
Practitioners
Nurse Specialists
Extended Role
Practice Nurses
Practice Nurses
Nursing Associates Nursing Partners Nurse Dispensers Podiatrists Physiotherapists Paramedics Therapists
Additional Funded Courses/Events Offered
- Advanced Clinical
Practitioner masters’ course
at the University of Lincoln
- Fundamentals of Practice
Nursing PGCert course for
nurses and NAs new to
general practice.
- Student Nursing Associate
apprenticeship at the
University of Lincoln
- Regular Nursing, AHP and
Paramedic Society events
with dinner and speaker
- Personalised Care Role
Society events with lunch and
speaker
- Recorded IT webinars
- HCA, Pharmacy Technician,
General Practice Assistant,
Community Health and
Wellbeing Worker and other
apprenticeships offered
in collaboration with the
LCHS Health and Care
Apprenticeship Centre
- Non-clinical apprenticeships
offered in collaboration with
LCHS Health and Care
Apprenticeship Centre and
Total People
- Leadership courses, e.g.
Midlands Leadership
Academy courses
- One-stop shop calendar of
events on our website for
training and development
opportunities available to
Lincolnshire Primary Care
staff, working with partners
such as Morph
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Meet the Team
Susan McElnea
Business Director
susan.mcelnea1@nhs.net
Lisa Freeman
Director of Nursing
lisa.freeman9@nhs.net
Helen Hughes
Programme Manager
helen.hughes52@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
Operations and Liaison
Manager
ruth.pollock@nhs.net
Hannah Daniel
Lead Nurse
hannah.daniel2@nhs.net
Lucy Merrill
Lead Clinical Educator
lucy.merrill1@nhs.net
Sandra Esteve Sanz
ACP Clinical Lead
and Clinical Education
Facilitator
sandra.estevesanz@nhs.net
Stacey Mayo
Project Officerr
stacey.mayo1@nhs.net
Sarah Parkin
Finance Administrator
s.parkin@nhs.net
Samantha Simpson
Student Nurse Associate
Ambassador
Samantha.simpson13@nhs.net
David Peachey
General Practice Assistant
Clinical Lead
david.peachey@nhs.net
Matt Holmes
Paramedic Ambassador
matt.holmes6@nhs.net
Nirosha Whitfield
GP Mentor and Clinical
Education Facilitator
nirosha.whitfield@nhs.net
Kasia Doran
Nursing Mentor and
Clinical Education Facilitator
kasia.doran1@nhs.net
Abraham Thomas
First Five GP Lead and GP
Locum Champion
abraham.thomas12@nhs.net
We also work with an extensive team of medical, nursing, pharmacy
and paramedic science student ambassadors who are instrumental in
helping to deliver our Future Programmes for secondary school students
interested in a career in healthcare.
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Projects
List of Current Projects
Project Name Description Area
1. Workforce
Planning
Collaboration with individual PCNs to provide
targeted workforce planning support and guidance.
Admin/
Management
2. 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
3. Training Needs
Analysis
4. Health and
Wellbeing
A rolling survey of all Primary Care staff in
Lincolnshire to identify current training requirements.
Results of the analyses are used to determine
training delivered.
Management and promotion of the Shiny Mind
app and other health and wellbeing resources as the
cornerstone of our wellbeing offering.
All
All
5. Apprenticeships Collaboration with the Health and Care Apprentice
Centre to offer a broad range of apprenticeships
relevant to the Primary Care workforce.
6. Leadership Project Promotion of leadership opportunities available
within Primary Care, provision of relevant training
courses.
All
All
7. Equality, Diversity
and Inclusion
8. Clinical Supervision
Expansion
9. Multiprofessional
Placement
Expansion Project
Promotion of the system allyship and inclusive
recruitment toolkits, provision of EDI training and
monitoring of EDI data for fellowship and Career
Start programme participants.
Targeted measures to increase the number of clinical
supervisors in Lincolnshire Primary Care.
Collaboration with the University of Lincoln
and PCNs/practices to expand the number
of placements available to students, including
management of the innovative Insight into Primary
Care project. Information events and authoring
of case studies to promote the benefits of hosting
students.
All
All Clinical Roles
All Clinical Roles
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Projects - List of Current Projects (continued)
Project Name Description Area
10. Dentistry and
Optometry
Engagement with the Local Dentistry Committee
and Local Optical Commitee to include Dentristry
and Optometry in the Futures Programme and
scope training needs in this workforce.
Dentistry and
Optometry
11. GPA Expansion Expansion of the GPA workforce in Lincolnshire and
provision of a training programme reflecting the
diverse competencies required for this new role.
12. BMedSci Projects Projects undertaken by 3rd year medical students
from the University of Lincoln.
13. GP Retention Development of events and programmes designed
to support GPs and increase retention across
Lincolnshire.
14. Mentorship Mentorship for all GP fellows as well as all GPNs
and NAs on the Career Start Programme to support
integration into Primary Care and assist with
retention.
GPAs
GPs
GPs
GPs and Nursing
15. Fellowships/Career
Start Programme
16. Student Nurse
Associate
Expansion Project
17. Nursing Associate
Preceptorship
Project
Early Career GP fellowships/Career start programme
available to GPs and GPNs up to 12 months
post CCT/qualification or a move to Primary
Care, encompassing a programme of support,
portfolio working and learning and development.
Other fellowships currently available include the
deprivation-focused Trailblazer fellowship.
Promotion of the Student Nurse 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 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.
GPs and Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
18. 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.
Nursing
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Projects - List of Current Projects (continued)
Project Name Description Area
19. Creation of GPN
Strategy for
Lincolnshire
20. Fundamental Skills
in Practice Nursing
Course
21. Return to Practice
Nursing
22. Development of
Clinical Suite
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.
This course equips new-to-practice GPNs and NAs
with the skills they need for a career in Primary Care.
Collaboration with the University of Lincoln to
attract and train return to practice nurses with a view
to supplementing the Primary Care workforce.
Development of a range of in-house clinical courses,
including phlebotomy, immunisation training and
SSSA training
Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
23. CPD Funding Management, allocation and promotion of annual
CPD funding from NHSE for nursing and AHP roles
within Primary Care.
24. Societies Organisation of Nursing, AHP, Paramedics and
Personalised Care Role Society events to offer
teaching and networking opportunities.
Nursing/AHPs
Nursing, AHPs
and Personalised
Care roles
25. ACP Apprenticeship
Project
Implementation and roll-out of the ACP
apprenticeship programme in Lincolnshire.
Nursing/
Pharmacy/AHPs
26. Paramedic Project Engaging with paramedics in Primary Care and
facilitating networking, teaching and sharing of best
practice. Collaboration with PCNs to aid recruitment
of paramedics as an ARRS role and development
of a teaching programme for paramedic science
students at the University of Lincoln.
Paramedics
27. Futures
Programme
28. Schools
Engagement/WP
Programme
A series of events designed to inform and inspire
secondary school students interested in a career in
healthcare. Events are delivered in collaboration with
our team of student ambassadors.
Collaboration with Lincolnshire secondary schools
to inspire a future generation of healthcare
professionals. LTH offers in-person workshops, career
fair visits and assemblies.
Secondary
School Students
Secondary
School Students
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Email: contact@lincolnshiretraininghub.nhs.uk
Website: www.lincolnshiretraininghub.nhs.uk
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