The BGS is a multidisciplinary Society, welcoming as members healthcare professionals working with older people from across community, primary and acute care. We are delighted to launch a new Community and Primary Care Group in April 2022, formed from a merger of the former BGS GeriGPs Group and Community Geriatrics SIG. We are now recruiting two Co-Chairs to lead the work of the Community and Primary Care Group (CPCG) and its committee.
Roles and responsibilities
Responsibilities of the CPCG Co-Chairs
- Chairing the CPCG committee meetings (four meetings a year)
- Developing and delivering an annual workplan with the CPCG Committee in line with BGS strategic priorities
- Providing input to the national BGS Spring and Autumn meetings, and to other educational events in order to raise awareness and educate on the vital role of community and primary care in the continuum of healthcare for older people
- Enabling the input of healthcare professionals working in community and primary care into policy-making, helping to ensure frontline experience and community and primary care expertise inform BGS influencing and advocacy activities, particularly in relation to new and emerging NHS programmes
- Contributing a community and primary care perspective through participating in BGS’s communications outputs; for example by blogging, creating or reviewing copy for the BGS website and other BGS publications, and ensuring members of the CPCG are kept up-to-date with developments.
- Contributing to BGS policy submissions to external bodies; and encouraging CPCG members to offer examples and case studies to encourage good practice, e.g. in the development of virtual wards or Hospital at Home, urgent care services, improved healthcare for care home residents etc
- Encouraging and supporting BGS members and others to join the CPCG, and to be active members of it.
- Working with the BGS staff team to recruit to Committee posts and to support Committee members in undertaking their roles.
- Serving as a member of the BGS Board (4 meetings per year). This involves working with the President, BGS Office Bearers, other trustees and the BGS staff to guide the strategic direction of the Society and provide governance. One of the Co-Chairs will sit on the Board, with the other acting as Deputy and attending Board meetings as needed in their absence. The CPCG Co-Chair will not be a charity trustee.
Representation at meetings: BGS CPCG Committee (4 x per year), BGS Board of Trustees (4 x per year for one Co-Chair), BGS conferences (2 x per year).
Time Commitment: approximately two hours a week, spread unevenly.
Terms: 3 years, from April 2022; voluntary unremunerated role but necessary expenses covered according to BGS Expenses Policy.
Accountability: The CPCG is accountable to the BGS Board and will provide regular updates on its activity to the Board.