Job summary
We are seeking an experienced senior leader to join General
Practice Alliance (GPA), to take overall responsibility for all operational functions
and services. Reporting directly into the CEO, you will work
closely together to develop strategy, to deliver innovative and transformational
services across Northampton.
We have grown significantly over the last three years, and
this is an exciting time for our Federation as we continue to expand. You will work closely with the Operations Manager
daily, as well as HR, IT, Finance and Office/ Service Manager colleagues to
ensure strategy is translated into efficient operational processes and
services.
In the rapidly changing arena of Primary Care, you will need
to stay abreast of national and local policy to ensure the organisation is
well-informed, as well as lead on key projects, in conjunction with the CEO and
Operations Manager, developing efficiencies through process and system review
as the organisation grows further.
You will need to be proactive, organised, emotionally
intelligent, driven, resilient, love a challenge and be fabulous at
prioritisation, with great people skills to succeed in this role. This will be a hugely varied and rewarding
role for the right individual.
Main duties of the job
Please see full Job Description in the supporting
documents section
For an informal discussion regarding the role please email Sarah
Deeks, sarah.deeks1@nhs.net, to arrange a convenient time to speak.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a large volume of applicants.
First interviews: 30th November/ 1st December
About us
General
Practice Alliance (GPA) is a medium sized organisation, and rapidly expanding
GP Federation based in Northampton, leading the transformation of equitable
healthcare across the town and beyond. The membership is a collective of 21 GP practices
and covers a patient population of approximately 210,000.
Website:
https://northantsgpalliance.com/
Our
working environment is friendly and relaxed, and you can choose between a
mixture of home and office-based working.
In
return for your fantastic people skills and hard work ethic, we offer a unique
set of rewards and benefits:
- NHS
Pension
- Employee
Discount Schemes Youll have access to a range of exclusive benefits
such as the Blue Light Card which provides members with access to over
15,000 discounts online and on the high street!
- Wellbeing
Offer including and Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing portal, Feeling
Good app.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties and
Areas of Responsibility
(please refer to full Job Description in supporting documents section)
- To provide strong senior
leadership across all operational and clinical services, building and
developing effective relationships with stakeholders, both inside and
outside the Organisation including Board members, other senior colleagues,
and healthcare system partners.
- To work closely with the CEO
to define and deliver a sustainable workforce strategy for the
Organisation and Primary Care in Northampton.
- To take responsibility of
the management of the Operations Manager, Associate Director of Nursing
and Quality, Principal Clinical Pharmacist, and other senior colleagues as
required, undertaking human resources and development processes.
- To have overall
accountability for efficient operation of all central organisational
functions.
- To deputise for the CEO in
their absence on operational matters, supporting the Board and teams as
necessary.
- To lead on risk management,
ensuring mitigation processes and procedures are embedded.
- To implement standards of
service delivery and performance tor GPA services, developing KPIs and
providing high level reports as required.
- To take overall
responsibility for contract management, ensuring responsibilities and KPIs
are met.
- To work closely with Finance
colleagues to ensure budgetary requirements and constraints are met.
- To drive forward
organisational change.
- To establish new processes
to build efficiencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties and
Areas of Responsibility
(please refer to full Job Description in supporting documents section)
- To provide strong senior
leadership across all operational and clinical services, building and
developing effective relationships with stakeholders, both inside and
outside the Organisation including Board members, other senior colleagues,
and healthcare system partners.
- To work closely with the CEO
to define and deliver a sustainable workforce strategy for the
Organisation and Primary Care in Northampton.
- To take responsibility of
the management of the Operations Manager, Associate Director of Nursing
and Quality, Principal Clinical Pharmacist, and other senior colleagues as
required, undertaking human resources and development processes.
- To have overall
accountability for efficient operation of all central organisational
functions.
- To deputise for the CEO in
their absence on operational matters, supporting the Board and teams as
necessary.
- To lead on risk management,
ensuring mitigation processes and procedures are embedded.
- To implement standards of
service delivery and performance tor GPA services, developing KPIs and
providing high level reports as required.
- To take overall
responsibility for contract management, ensuring responsibilities and KPIs
are met.
- To work closely with Finance
colleagues to ensure budgetary requirements and constraints are met.
- To drive forward
organisational change.
- To establish new processes
to build efficiencies.
Person Specification
Job Circumstances
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on an occasional basis
Desirable
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level, equivalent professional qualifications and/or substantial demonstrable experience in a similar role or setting
- Leadership and or/ management qualification
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Essential
- A role model for others, demonstrating leadership behaviours, with ability to adapt style according to the situation/ audience
- In depth professional knowledge of Primary Care, health /social care management
- Ability to interpret complex information to enable effective decision making
- Highly effective communication skills, both written, verbal and listening, with a high level of emotional intelligence
- Excellent organisational skills
- Able to multi-task and remain resilient under pressure
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent knowledge of Office 365, to include Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and adaptable to new systems/ software
- Ability to maintain emotional resilience and composure
- Good problem-solving skills, solution focused mindset
- Change management skills
Experience
Essential
- Proven track record as an effective senior leader in a health, social care, or related environment
- Experience of strategic development
- Experience of translating policy into strategy
- Experience of all aspects of line management
- Experience of developing successful business cases for service development
- Experience of successfully developing and implementing projects in a complex, multidisciplinary organisation
- Demonstrable experience of effective financial operations management, process development and control
Person Specification
Job Circumstances
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on an occasional basis
Desirable
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level, equivalent professional qualifications and/or substantial demonstrable experience in a similar role or setting
- Leadership and or/ management qualification
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Essential
- A role model for others, demonstrating leadership behaviours, with ability to adapt style according to the situation/ audience
- In depth professional knowledge of Primary Care, health /social care management
- Ability to interpret complex information to enable effective decision making
- Highly effective communication skills, both written, verbal and listening, with a high level of emotional intelligence
- Excellent organisational skills
- Able to multi-task and remain resilient under pressure
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent knowledge of Office 365, to include Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and adaptable to new systems/ software
- Ability to maintain emotional resilience and composure
- Good problem-solving skills, solution focused mindset
- Change management skills
Experience
Essential
- Proven track record as an effective senior leader in a health, social care, or related environment
- Experience of strategic development
- Experience of translating policy into strategy
- Experience of all aspects of line management
- Experience of developing successful business cases for service development
- Experience of successfully developing and implementing projects in a complex, multidisciplinary organisation
- Demonstrable experience of effective financial operations management, process development and control
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.
