PCN Recruitment

This web workshop is designed to provide primary care staff with a comprehensive understanding of PCN recruitment, including legal and regulatory considerations, best practices for attracting and selecting suitable candidates, and strategies for onboarding and developing new staff.

The workshop will be delivered online over 3-hours and will include interactive sessions to engage participants and enable them to apply the concepts they learn to real-world scenarios.

  • Doctors

  • Nurses

  • Practice Managers

  • Healthcare Professionals

Workshop Outcomes

The objectives of this workshop are to help primary care staff understand the PCN staffing model, identify suitable candidates for PCN roles, and effectively onboard and develop new staff. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the legal and regulatory considerations involved in PCN recruitment, including TUPE and employment contracts. They will also learn strategies for onboarding and integrating new staff into their PCNs and how to provide ongoing training and development opportunities for them.

Throughout the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to engage in interactive sessions, including case studies, group discussions, and interactive exercises. These sessions will enable them to apply the concepts they are learning to real-world scenarios and to share their experiences and insights with their colleagues.

By the end of the workshop, participants will have the tools and knowledge they need to build a strong and effective PCN team that can deliver high-quality primary care services.

Workshop Agenda

Below is an outline of the proposed agenda, if you have any questions please get in touch.

Introduction and Welcome

  • Programme
  • Objectives
Employment Law

  • Employment law update 2022-23
Working at scale

  • TUPE and its application to PCN recruitment
  • Redundancy
  • Varying contractual terms
PCN Staff Employment Models

  • Overview of the different employment models available for PCN staff
  • Considerations and implications of different models for PCN recruitment
Unique challenges of PCN recruitment

  • The need for multi-disciplinary teams and the importance of cultural fit
  • The need for effective communication and collaboration across multiple practices
Recruitment & Performance Management

  • How to identify and attract suitable candidates for PCN roles
  • Safer recruitment and candidate selection for PCNs
  • Discrimination and Equality (including bullying/harassment and unconscious bias)
  • Best practices for onboarding and integrating new staff into the PCN
  • Performance Management – Skills and behaviour
  • Dismissal, unfair dismissal, discipline & the ACAS code
  • Providing productive feedback
Performance Management

  • Performance Management – Skills and behaviour
  • Grievances and how to handle them correctly
  • Constructive dismissal
  • Capability including managing sickness, absence and return to work
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