Practice Manager

Job summary

Dr D J Warden & Partners (Collington Surgery) is a large GMS Practice with 3 sites in Bexhill and a 4th in the nearby village of Ninfield. We require a Practice Manager to support the Practice through a period of change, and who will provide leadership to our team of over 75 staff and 4 GP Partners.

We have a multi-disciplinary team which includes GPs, Paramedic Practitioners and Clinical Pharmacists. Our clinical team is supported by a range of administrative and reception staff, along with dispensers based at the branch surgery at Ninfield. We are an established training practice which has helped us with GP recruitment.

The Practice Manager is supported by a Finance Manager and QOF/LCS team and a team of Reception Managers.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include supporting 75+ staff members as well as the GP Partners. Overseeing the day to day running of the Practice. Interaction with the Bexhill Primary Care Network (PCN) and Integrated Care Board (ICB).

About us

The Practice holds the GMS Contract. Our demographic is predominantly older with a high prevalence of chronic disease with a list size of approx 17,000 patients. We score highly on QOF and LCS. We provide a broad range of enhanced services including COPD, diabetes, joint injections, INR monitoring and phlebotomy. In addition we offer a dermatology service, community microsuction service, travel immunisations and a contraceptive service.

We have continued to develop an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to primary care in addition to recruiting doctors. Our team feels this is important as the GP model is changing and we need to build on our resilience for the future.

Our clinical team comprises 3 salaried GPs, Paramedic Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists and 4 GP Registrars. We have named GP and nurse leads in all chronic disease areas. We have designated Partners who are responsible for providing clinical mentorship and pastoral care for our clinical team.

We are a training practice and we host nursing students. Three of the partners are educational and clinical supervisors for GP Registrars and Foundation Year 2 doctors.

We are currently in the process of transferring the GMS contract to a new provider as this will provide stability for the practice in the medium to long term. The successful candidate would be expected to assist with TUPE transfer of staff to the new contract holder. The Practice is also in discussions with a developer about a new premises.