New Roles & Career Frameworks

The Clinical Pharmacist role has already been introduced in some practices in Cornwall. The Training Hub is supporting the system to create portfolio opportunities for Pharmacists to develop the skills and experience to work in multiple settings across within healthcare.

Below are some helpful links about employing a pharmacist and career pathways for the role;

Paramedics have been transitioning into enhanced and advanced practice roles within General Practice for a number of years. Within Cornwall, Paramedics are an already established workforce in General Practice and are increasingly supporting PCN’s to change their care models to best treat their patients.

The Training Hub have a Paramedic in house, supporting project development work on Advanced Clinical Practice and Paramedic Career Frameworks for Primary Care. Please get in touch for a discussion about how we can support your existing Paramedic workforce or for assistance with recruiting in this area.

Paramedics Workforce

Paramedic Specialist in Primary and Urgent Care

Advanced Practice

The social prescribing role is well established in primary care, and across Cornwall, practices already have good networks of support. This varies, with some social prescribers now employed directly within a practice or across a PCN. Social prescribing provides a holistic approach to care, and this role is now hugely valued by practice teams.

We can signpost you to development opportunities within Cornwall that would enable you to be eligible for a role of this kind.

The Physician Associate is one of the newest roles in primary care, and the Training Hub has recently supported the introduction of the role into General Practice in Cornwall. We have a PA within the Training Hub for 1 day per week, who can talk to you about the role and how this complements the team.

For more information, example job descriptions and helpful advice about the role, the following links provide some helpful advice:

Physiotherapy has become an important addition to primary care, helping to reduce onward referrals and support patients with MSK conditions.

The links and documents here may help you in understanding the value this role can add to your practice

The Nurse Associate role was added to the Additional Role Reimbursement scheme in 2020. This role is a good training and career pathway for PCNs and practices wishing to develop current healthcare support staff or create further team opportunities.

There is an annual reimbursement of £25,671 (WTE) now available to cover the apprenticeship salary. The individual undertaking the training programme for this role needs to be employed on a contract minimum of 30 hours per week (off the job training commitment is 60%). The cost of the training is usually covered by levy transfer from larger organisations in order for practices & PCNs to benefit.

The training course is available via Plymouth University or Truro & Penwith College for potential Nurse Associate trainees in Cornwall. Applicants need minimum of GCSE Maths and English at grade 9 to 4 (A to C) or Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English (local support available to achieve this if required).

RCN guidance

These roles have been added to the scheme from Octobre 2020.

PCN/practices must ensure that the Health and Wellbeing Coach or Care Co-Ordinator is enrolled in or qualified from appropriate health coaching training with the training delivered by a training organisation listed by the Personalised Care Institute.

Contact the Training Hub for further information. The following links may be helpful;

NHS England Health coaching summary guide

Supporting health and care staff to deliver personalised care