4 post available
- x 2 Nurses
- x 2 GP/AHP/Wider Primary Care role
Exciting opportunity for individual working in primary care with an interest in Health Inequalities.
Person Specification (GP/AHP/Wider Primary Care role)
4 Posts, each for 1 session per week (4 hours). Fixed term contract 12 months
Pay based on standard NHS WTE fellowship scale, GP – £8500 per session, Nurse/AHP/Wider Primary Care role £25 per hour with additional £1000 educational/project allowance*
Devon Training Hub are looking to appoint 4 Fellows in Health Inequalities to:
- Upskill to meet patient needs in areas of high deprivation/serving diverse communities
- Undertake project work on reducing health inequalities at a PCN level to align with ICB priorities for Health Inequalities, examples might include: refugee/asylum seekers, trauma-informed care, digital inequalities, LTC’s, substance misuse/deprescribing and Core 20 +5
- Collaborate with systems partners to deliver on One Devon priorities to reduce Health Inequalities
We welcome applications from professionals at any stage in their career with a start dates end of May/Early June 2025
- We encourage applications from those working in areas of high deprivation/practices with an IMD score above 28 (see below)
- We welcome applications from any other practice with IMD score less than 28, but applications received from these should outline how they plan to address health inequalities in a specific area or patient group within their PCN
The successful candidates will participate in an educational program including peer-learning groups and collaborating with subject matter experts to explore approaches to reducing health inequalities. There is an opportunity to participate in a National Health Inequalities Education Program joining other fellows around the country.
Expressions of Interest to be submitted via a one side of A4 paper to address areas covered in the Job Description and Person Specification. Expressions of interest to be submitted to Jude Banyard (jude.banyard@nhs.net)
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact either: Daniel Korn (danielkorn@nhs.net) or Jo Sutton (jsutton4@nhs.net)
Closing date – Midnight Wednesday 7th May
Interviews- Mornings of Wednesday 14th and Friday 16th May
Start Date- End of May/Early June – Ideally with availability to join a first cohort meeting on Friday 23rd May.
*Funding can be used to enrol on the National Trailblazer Education Program, to support training, education and research activities or develop projects that directly relate to health inequalities and agreed by one of the program leads.
