15th December – 19th December 2014
As I mentioned in my blog last week, I have been gaining an understanding of the recruitment process in the NHS. This week, I have had the opportunity to gain some great HR (Human Resources) experience when I was on interview panel for one of the Governance vacancies at the CCG. It was a really interesting experience to understand the types of questions that are asked and the scoring process for each candidate. I gained more of an idea about what I should do (and should not do!) when attending interviews in the future. It was a relatively long process when determining who the successful candidate would be and there was much deliberation between the interview panel when making the final decision, but we feel we have apointed the most suitable candidate for the job!
I have also been producing a business case to commission services that support women who have a mental illness during pregnancy and in the year after delivery (known as the postpartum year). At the CCG, we follow a specific online template to write a business case. Having studied Business from GCSE level and currently at undergraduate level, I have had quite a few years of experience writing business cases/plans, but I feel this template I have been using whilst on placement has been really helpful in ensuring that I've considered every aspect of the project before it is implemented.
As well as conducting interviews and producing business cases, I have been doing my regular finance activities; coding invoices and matching them for payment, in addition to amending local provider contracts, which will become one of my main duties in the New Year.
I will be having a little break over the festive season, so may I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
19 December 2014
12 December 2014
Christmas at the CCG!
8th December - 12th December 2014
This week I have been learning about the recruitment process in the NHS. The vacancy for the new placement student to fill my role next year is now being advertised on the NHS jobs website and is on several University placement websites. A number of my tasks over the past week have been liaising with the placement teams at the selected Universities and the HR department (which is based outside of the CCG) to finalise the job description and person specification.
At the CCG, we are in the process of recruiting staff to fill a couple of roles and I have been given the opportunity to be on the panel when interviews take place next week. I have been going through several applications to shortlist candidates for interview, which has been really interesting to see what determines a suitable candidate. This experience has taught me to make sure that my CV and cover letter stand out when applying for jobs in the future, I now have a much better understanding of what makes a good job application!
I have been amending the contracts of local providers by adding national and local requirements and attaching documents needed for each healthcare provider. In addition, to also meeting with the psychiatric liasion team at the hospital to discuss how to commission and implement services for mothers in the local area who experience mental health problems.
It is officially the run up to Christmas and on Tuesday we had an early Christmas celebration! It was the final of the Great CCG Bake Off! Where contestants were asked to bake a Christmas showstopper incorporating the theme of the countdown to Christmas! I baked a chocolate yule log with twelve mini cakes, decorated with seasonal holly! We also enjoyed a Christmas buffet and exchanged our Secret Santa gifts!
This week I have been learning about the recruitment process in the NHS. The vacancy for the new placement student to fill my role next year is now being advertised on the NHS jobs website and is on several University placement websites. A number of my tasks over the past week have been liaising with the placement teams at the selected Universities and the HR department (which is based outside of the CCG) to finalise the job description and person specification.
At the CCG, we are in the process of recruiting staff to fill a couple of roles and I have been given the opportunity to be on the panel when interviews take place next week. I have been going through several applications to shortlist candidates for interview, which has been really interesting to see what determines a suitable candidate. This experience has taught me to make sure that my CV and cover letter stand out when applying for jobs in the future, I now have a much better understanding of what makes a good job application!
I have been amending the contracts of local providers by adding national and local requirements and attaching documents needed for each healthcare provider. In addition, to also meeting with the psychiatric liasion team at the hospital to discuss how to commission and implement services for mothers in the local area who experience mental health problems.
It is officially the run up to Christmas and on Tuesday we had an early Christmas celebration! It was the final of the Great CCG Bake Off! Where contestants were asked to bake a Christmas showstopper incorporating the theme of the countdown to Christmas! I baked a chocolate yule log with twelve mini cakes, decorated with seasonal holly! We also enjoyed a Christmas buffet and exchanged our Secret Santa gifts!
5 December 2014
NHS Contracting...
1st December – 5th December 2014
This week, I started working with the Contracts team at the CCG and was given the responsibility of creating a new NHS contract for a local provider of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) treatment; along with the help from Karen (Who is sadly leaving the CCG!) we filled in the appropriate areas and information to produce the contract. Following on from this, we then held a meeting with the provider to talk them through the contract in more detail, discussing terms and conditions and to determine what information we needed in order for the contract to be issued and signed.
I have also been in the process of finalising the job description and person specification for the new student placement for 2015/16, who will fill my role when I leave in August. I will be responsible for the recruitment for this position and will be shortlisting suitable candidates, as well as holding interviews for the role within the New Year. I am particularly looking forward to being involved in this process as it will enable me to gain an insight into the recruitment process within the NHS and to also understand what type of attributes and traits recruiting managers look for. I am looking forward to being sat on the other side of the interview panel this time!
I have now been on placement for just over three months now (which has flown!) and a large proportion of my role over the past few weeks has been working with the finance team; particularly focusing on coding new invoices which are uploaded onto the online system each day and matching the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) invoices for payment. Due to the ageing population in Eastern Cheshire, there are a large number of residents living in Care Homes, who require complex care needs and treatment. It is essential to keep on top of these invoices and ensure that they are paid on time. In the New Year, I will be focusing on assisting the Contracts team with renewing and producing contracts for 2015/16 and will be reducing my time working with Finance. I have been surprised that I have enjoyed the finance work that I've been getting involved in, having previously not enjoyed studying finance units at University!
Bake Off Week 4... As mentioned in previous weeks, we are currently competing in our own charity Bake Off at the CCG! Over the past four weeks, we have been given a different baking task, which incorporates a specific theme, which at times has been stressful! This week, we had the challenge of baking bread; I produced granary rolls which were extremely boring compared with the other contestants’ breakfast buns and German sweet treats!
Next week is the final of the Great CCG Bake Off... where we will be producing sweet and savory Christmas-themed bakes for the staff briefing and we will also be exchanging our Secret Santa presents!
This week, I started working with the Contracts team at the CCG and was given the responsibility of creating a new NHS contract for a local provider of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) treatment; along with the help from Karen (Who is sadly leaving the CCG!) we filled in the appropriate areas and information to produce the contract. Following on from this, we then held a meeting with the provider to talk them through the contract in more detail, discussing terms and conditions and to determine what information we needed in order for the contract to be issued and signed.
I have also been in the process of finalising the job description and person specification for the new student placement for 2015/16, who will fill my role when I leave in August. I will be responsible for the recruitment for this position and will be shortlisting suitable candidates, as well as holding interviews for the role within the New Year. I am particularly looking forward to being involved in this process as it will enable me to gain an insight into the recruitment process within the NHS and to also understand what type of attributes and traits recruiting managers look for. I am looking forward to being sat on the other side of the interview panel this time!
I have now been on placement for just over three months now (which has flown!) and a large proportion of my role over the past few weeks has been working with the finance team; particularly focusing on coding new invoices which are uploaded onto the online system each day and matching the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) invoices for payment. Due to the ageing population in Eastern Cheshire, there are a large number of residents living in Care Homes, who require complex care needs and treatment. It is essential to keep on top of these invoices and ensure that they are paid on time. In the New Year, I will be focusing on assisting the Contracts team with renewing and producing contracts for 2015/16 and will be reducing my time working with Finance. I have been surprised that I have enjoyed the finance work that I've been getting involved in, having previously not enjoyed studying finance units at University!
Bake Off Week 4... As mentioned in previous weeks, we are currently competing in our own charity Bake Off at the CCG! Over the past four weeks, we have been given a different baking task, which incorporates a specific theme, which at times has been stressful! This week, we had the challenge of baking bread; I produced granary rolls which were extremely boring compared with the other contestants’ breakfast buns and German sweet treats!
Next week is the final of the Great CCG Bake Off... where we will be producing sweet and savory Christmas-themed bakes for the staff briefing and we will also be exchanging our Secret Santa presents!
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