An opportunity has arisen for an accomplished practice manager to join our team for 6-9 months maternity cover. You must have excellent interpersonal and HR skills to join this friendly, forward-looking medical practice. Candidates will need to be motivated, enthusiastic, have strategic and tactical expertise, strong communication skills at all levels, and possess leadership and management experience, have excellent IT skills, knowledge of QOF, Enhanced Services, CQC, Accounts, Payroll, and budgets.
The post is for 25 hours a week.
Main duties of the job
Internally, the successful candidate will have the ability to lead our strategic planning process, maximize the effectiveness of our clinical and administration teams by proactive leadership, effectively manage planned change within the practice, and evaluate the effectiveness of that change. You will understand the dynamics and efficiencies required to make a small business successful.
About us
We are a high achieving busy GMS Practice on two sites with a list size of 11,000 patients, 5 Partners, 3 Salaried GP, 2 Practice Nurses, 2 HCA, and a full team of receptionists and administrators. EMIS WEB and high achievers in QOF.
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
Responsibility for the smooth, efficient, and profitable running of the practice, and maintaining a happy and committed team.
Also keeping the partners abreast of forthcoming changes in the NHS and giving them options for responding to change.
Personnel and training
Managing the administrative staff and non-clinical management of nursing staff, including securing funding and taking lead responsibility in staff appraisal and in organizing recruitment selection and training. Ensuring contracts of employment are provided to all staff and that all relevant employment legislation is followed. Ensuring the practice's employment policies and procedures are comprehensive and up to date.
Finance and profitability
Responsibility for the bookkeeping, petty cash, and other financial aspects of the practice including payroll and NHS pension scheme arrangements.
Ensuring that all income and expenditure due to or made by the practice is received or recorded in the accounts of the practice and preparing financial reports for the partners.
Information technology
Responsibility for the computer system including organizing any maintenance and developments to the system. Ensuring compliance with Data Protection legislation.
Patient services
Implementing and maintaining systems to receive patient enquiries and suggestions including oversight of the practice-based complaints procedure in conjunction with the relevant partner. Reviewing and updating the practice information leaflet/website, practice publicity, and health education material.
Future planning
Preparing a practice business plan, annual report, and practice aims and objectives as required by the partners. Keeping abreast of developments within the NHS that might impinge on the practice or individual partners and offering options for consideration by the partners.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
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.
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