Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
This exciting Practice Lead position has become vacant at The Rothbury Practice. We are looking for someone who has a passion for Primary Care and Leadership and is willing to work in a rural practice but also be part of the bigger Northumbria Primary Care group.
The successful candidate will be part of the North Neighbourhood in NPC at a new and exciting time of transformation and working more closely together.
Main duties of the job
* To effectively support the management of the pay and non-pay budgets of the practice.
* To chair weekly team meetings and ensure governance systems are followed.
* To provide support and management to the Dispensary lead. Day to day line management responsibility for operational areas across a range of staff groups including Receptionists, Admin, Health Care Assistants, and Practice Nurses within a single practice.
* Utilise previous experience of Primary Care to ensure the practice runs smoothly and efficiently.
About us
Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 50,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not be employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, unless specifically stated.
Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and ensure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.
Job responsibilities
To ensure effective leadership, management, coordination, and control of a large practice with multiple branch sites.
* To work in partnership with the Executive GP in the practice to provide leadership and coordination for the wider practice team.
* To troubleshoot, problem-solve, take ownership of the practice, and resolve patient complaints in either an informal or formal manner.
* To actively support and lead the practice team with rota management, QOF compliance, timely access, performance monitoring, and the implementation of company objectives.
* To work under the supervision of the Deputy Group Manager and ensure the delivery of services to meet the performance targets for NPC and make recommendations to improve services in line with NPC strategy.
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables, and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates teamwork and collaboration within teams/departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Advanced Diploma in admin or significant equivalent experience in an administrative post.
* Degree.
Experience
* Significant administrative experience and experience of line managing a team working at a senior level.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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