Recruiting from the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) pot isn’t simply a case of picking out which services and posts you think would best suit your network or practice. As many are discovering, it requires a bit of a step back and some critical thinking as to what might work now versus in the future, what the needs of the local population are, how much capacity there might be to support new, additional team members and how they can best function across large networks and / or multiple practices. In this week’s podcast, we welcome back Dr Riaz Jetha, GP and Director of Health Integration Partners, whose team have adopted a novel approach to managing the process of applying for, funding and integrating new clinical posts into existing teams. Can there really be a magic formula which supports us in identifying the right roles, which can ensure we better meet the needs of the PCN and stay within the funding budget?

 

 

Introduction (40 secs)

 

How did the adoption of the process mapping methodology come about? (1 min)

 

How would we use a role instead of what role should we get (an alternative mindset) (3 mins 3 secs)

 

Where to begin (4 mins 26 secs)

Some surprising outcomes (7 mins 47 secs)

 

The value of the non-clinical functions (9 mins 33 secs)

 

Summing up a phased approach to the ARRS process (12 mins 28 secs)

 

Blending clinical and leadership skills (13 mins 30 secs)

 

Plugging the gaps in developmental and holistic support for newly recruited ARRS staff (13 mins 52 secs)

 

Alleviating the burden on PCNs and practices (15 mins 11 secs)

 

Riaz’s view on ARRS funding models (15 mins 51 secs)

 

Applying the funding more flexibly (17 mins 43 secs)

 

Being more creative when it comes to recruitment (18 mins 44 secs)

 

Key lessons learned (19 mins 45 secs)

 

Measuring the benefits of process mapping (20 mins 38 secs)

 

Getting in touch (21 mins 37 secs)

 

 

 

The link to the Health Integration Partners website can be found here

 

Contact email for Riaz here

 

A sample presentation showing the analysis of staffing a new service can be found here