[Hiring] GP Sentinel Network Co-Ordinator @Irish College of GPs

Role Description

The GP Sentinel Network Co-Ordinator is a College appointment, reporting to the Medical Director and charged with managing all aspects of the College arm of the project.

• Maintenance, communication, education and support of the 100 sentinel sites
• Performance monitoring and quality improvement initiatives
• Recruitment of new sites when vacancies arise
• Liaison with all other relevant parties including the Irish College of GPs, HPSC, NVRL, Healthlink and accredited software vendors
• Ensuring the weekly data report is sent to the HPSC on time every week
• Ensuring that sites are appropriately coding and swabbing relevant cases
• Monitoring of returns/swabbing to validate payments due to GPs
• Managing specific projects as they arise – e.g. denominator
• Direct line management of administrative support staff

Qualifications

• Be a GP practice principal
• A fully qualified GP with MICGP, current member of the College in good standing
• Be registered with the Irish Medical Council of Ireland on the Specialist Division for General Practice
• Be enrolled on and in compliance with the Irish College of GPs Professional Competence Scheme
• Must currently hold a part-time clinical appointment in general practice in Ireland, equivalent to at least four sessions per week
• Have an interest in computerisation and IT in general, including a working knowledge of digital medical records, disease coding, proficient use of Excel and an interest in learning about creating, using and querying databases
• Current participation in the Sentinel GP Network is desirable but not essential
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills

Requirements

• You must continue to meet the criteria of holding a part-time clinical appointment if appointed
• You must have held such an appointment within the past two years

Company Description

The Irish College of GPs is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and employees receive equal treatment regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, membership of the Traveler community, or any other protected characteristic under Irish equality legislation.

We are committed to making reasonable accommodations to enable applicants to participate in the job application and interview process. Please email [email protected] to discuss any accommodations required.

The Irish sentinel GP surveillance network is a collaborative project between the Irish College of GPs, the Health Service Executive (HSE)-Health Protection and Surveillance Centre (HPSC) and the National Virus Reference laboratory (NVRL) funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE).