Based – Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
Salary – c£50,000 depending on experience
Contract – Permanent. Full time.
Are you an experienced Primary Care Practice Manager looking for a new challenge?
Would you like to join a well-established and respected GP surgery and contribute to their further growth, improvement and development?
Do you have excellent people and operational management skills but balance those with a sharp focus on providing outstanding patient care?
Who are we?
We are a highly respected and very well-established three partner practice based in Whitley Bay, currently looking after around 6,500 patients and employing 16 people.
Our culture is one of openness, warmth and of working collaboratively with colleagues both within the NHS and with a variety of additional primary care roles, ensuring our patients receive the very best care and support available.
People are at the heart of everything we do, and our culture of positivity, transparency and patient-focus reflects this.
We are now looking for an experienced and accomplished Practice Manager to oversee our well-established and very capable team and to take the practice to the next stage in our development, including working on our exciting new-build surgery and the subsequent migration from our existing premises.
The role
Working closely with the Partners you will be providing leadership and management expertise to enable the practice to deliver high quality, patient centred care and services within a profitable, efficient, safe and effective working environment.
You will also be providing strategic guidance and costed planning as the practice continues to develop.
Above all else, you will be managing the smooth running of this patient-centred practice.
Main responsibilities will include:
· To provide warm, pragmatic, flexible and extremely organised leadership to a busy and successful practice.
· Contribute to practice strategy, formulate objectives, research and develop ideas for future practice development.
· To provide full business management to the practice, including finance, strategic planning, HR, IT, patient services, premises management, information governance and health & safety,
· To lead on the financial planning of the practice ensuring opportunities are maximised, costed and carefully planned.
· To provide detailed financial and management information to allow future planning.
· You will be responsible for organisational leadership, service improvement and delivery of key targets across all clinical and administrative areas of the practice.
· To build strong and effective relationships, at all levels, both internally and with external partners, including representing the practice at local and area level
· To lead in all areas of information governance and data collection. You will ensure relevant data is collected, available and provided in a timely manner. In addition, you will have experience in utilising this data to strengthen the practice and the care we provide.
· To liaise with the developers on our new build.
· To lead on compliance with CQC requirements
· To represent the practice at the Patient Participation Group.
· To manage major projects both within the practice and those involving external partners.
What are we looking for?
· You must have previous experience of a managerial role within Primary Care.
· A demonstrable track record of effective business management - including Finance, HR, IT and strategic planning - is essential.
· Excellent communication skills and an ability to build relationships with a wide range of individuals, groups and organisations.
· Project management skills would be beneficial.
· Have excellent attention to detail and be happy to roll up sleeves when required.
· Have the willingness and drive to adapt to NHS targets and changes within an efficient and ambitious working environment.
· Have the vision to look for potential opportunities and the drive to ensure they are completed and delivered.
· Above all this is a people-focused role and to that end you will be able to connect with a broad range of people and be able to inspire the team to come with you.
· All applicants must hold a full driving licence.
· The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced DBS check.
· Currently, we do not sponsor visas so you must have permanent citizenship and be able to work in the UK on a permanent basis.
What’s next?
To be part of a team which really makes a difference to patients’ lives then please send your CV with a brief covering note, to our recruitment partner – Alex MacArthur at ALM Recruitment. alex@almrecruitment.co.uk
If you don’t have an up-to-date CV or would prefer to have an informal chat in the first instance, then please either message Alex through LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/almacarthur - or call her on 07841 959262
Closing Date – 12 noon Friday 10th May 2024
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