For Rural General PracticesThe information on this page is designed to help rural general practice improve the way they serve their community. Succession Planning
The NSW Rural Doctors Network has designed a manual to assist rural GPs to create their own succession plan, that is, a plan for the time when a doctor will want to reduce the hours of medical service provided to the community. This may be because the GP wants to take extended leave, to reduce hours for lifestyle reasons, or to retire or move to another location. Succession planning is defined as 'Planning to ensure rural GPs are replaced in a timely manner without loss of effectiveness'. In the rural setting, a GPs decision to move on from the practice or to reduce the hours s/he provided, has far reaching implications not only for the GP but for the GP's family, the practice staff, the practice patients and sometimes the community as a whole. The purpose of making a succession plan is to smooth the transition from one GP to the next, whether this is a complete or a partial transfer, making it less traumatic for all concerned, but especially for the GP making the change. The GPs who piloted the succession planning model reported that the process had unexpected benefits, namely:
The below links will take you to the NSW Rural Doctors Network website. Read an overview of the succession planning model Read instructions on how to create an online succession plan Create your own succession plan Read the Evaluation Report on rural GPs' experiences of planning for succession.
The documents provided below and are intended as a guide only. The documents are mostly samples from RaRMS early days. Circumstances in RaRMS and in the GP environment in general may have changed since these documents were written. Despite any changes, these samples may still be of use to other GP entities to help promote thought about specific management issues and the different kinds of documents that might be useful when establishing and managing aspects of the walk-in, walk-out model. It is in no way purported that these sample documents cover all aspects that may be required for other organisations or other circumstances. Position Descriptions Position Description _ Finance Officer Position Description _ Practice Cleaner, Maintenance Position Description _ Practice Enrolled Nurse Position Description _ Practice Manager Position Description _ Practice Receptionist Position Description _ Practice Registered Nurse Letters of Appointment Letter of Appointment, Cleaner/ Maintenance Person Task Lists Policies and Procedures Confidentiality agreement - Sample Facilities and Services Agreement - Sample Dispute Resolution Procedure - Sample HRDGP - Workforce support for rural GPs Induction of newly recruited GPs - Sample New employee documentation Checklist - Sample Performance Appraisal Template - Sample
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