Operations Manager (Internal Relations)

Leeds Student Medical Practice

The closing date is 20 April 2025

Job summary

Interview date - Tuesday 6th May

Vacancy Operations Manager (Internal Relations)

Full Time: 40 hours per week (onsite with flexibility required)

Up to £37000 - £42000 per annum inclusive (dependent upon skills and experience)

Please note LSMP are unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

The newly created role will be challenging, exciting and diverse. The successful candidate will be approachable, efficient, flexible, and patient focused. You will enjoy a broad range of day-to-day operational exposure and work alongside the Partners, HR Manager, Operations Manager (External Relations), and the Nurse Lead to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the Practice. To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate experience of leading teams as well as outstanding communication and people skills. You will have a practical experience of using all Microsoft suite applications.

Main duties of the job

The post will have management responsibility for the day-to-day running of teams within the Practice and will focus on high quality and improving services. The post holder will need to engage effectively with the teams, peer group and internal stakeholders to support in delivering key performance indicators. This will require an inclusive, transparent, open approach in your role, where you are happy to be accountable to others.

Prior experience of working in a healthcare environment or similar environment would be a great advantage.

Beyond that, it is all about your brilliant, positive energy and natural ability to have a good relationship with people and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

We are committed to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you a job offer to you starting with us on day one.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy sooner if sufficient applications are received.

About us

Leeds Student Medical Practice (LSMP) is a busy GP Practice, close to the University of Leeds main campus, caring for students and their families studying in the city. We have a newly created permanent role of Operations Manager (Internal) to join our large, supportive, busy, and friendly team. We want the most resilient people to come and join our LSMP team - no two days will be the same.

Date posted

31 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£37,000 to £42,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3902-25-0004

Job locations

4 Blenheim Walk

Leeds

LS2 9AE


Job description

Job responsibilities

The newly created role will be challenging, exciting and diverse. The successful candidate will be approachable, efficient, flexible, and patient focused. You will enjoy a broad range of day-to-day operational exposure and work alongside the Partners, HR Manager, Operations Manager (External Relations), and the Nurse Lead to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the Practice. To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate experience of leading teams as well as outstanding communication and people skills. You will have a practical experience of using all Microsoft suite applications.

The post will have management responsibility for the day-to-day running of teams within the Practice and will focus on high quality and improving services. The post holder will need to engage effectively with the teams, peer group and internal stakeholders to support in delivering key performance indicators. This will require an inclusive, transparent, open approach in your role, where you are happy to be accountable to others.

Prior experience of working in a healthcare environment or similar environment would be a great advantage.

Beyond that, it is all about your brilliant, positive energy and natural ability to have a good relationship with people and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

We are committed to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you a job offer to you starting with us on day one.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy sooner if sufficient applications are received.

For an application pack or further information please contact Yasmin Hussain, HR Manager, via e mail: yasmin.hussain22@nhs.net or telephone 0113 2954488

Job description

Job responsibilities

The newly created role will be challenging, exciting and diverse. The successful candidate will be approachable, efficient, flexible, and patient focused. You will enjoy a broad range of day-to-day operational exposure and work alongside the Partners, HR Manager, Operations Manager (External Relations), and the Nurse Lead to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the Practice. To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate experience of leading teams as well as outstanding communication and people skills. You will have a practical experience of using all Microsoft suite applications.

The post will have management responsibility for the day-to-day running of teams within the Practice and will focus on high quality and improving services. The post holder will need to engage effectively with the teams, peer group and internal stakeholders to support in delivering key performance indicators. This will require an inclusive, transparent, open approach in your role, where you are happy to be accountable to others.

Prior experience of working in a healthcare environment or similar environment would be a great advantage.

Beyond that, it is all about your brilliant, positive energy and natural ability to have a good relationship with people and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

We are committed to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you a job offer to you starting with us on day one.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy sooner if sufficient applications are received.

For an application pack or further information please contact Yasmin Hussain, HR Manager, via e mail: yasmin.hussain22@nhs.net or telephone 0113 2954488

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to A level or equivalent experience
  • Team Leadership/Supervisory qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Advanced level Microsoft Office Excel, Power Point & Word
  • Previous demonstrable team leading/supervisory/management experience in the health sector or able to demonstrate transferable skills from other sectors
  • Demonstrable working knowledge of IT packages to enable reporting and recording, specifically Excel, use of MS Teams, and wider MS office and database solutions
  • Good clear and confidence communicator
  • Good standard of literacy
  • Awareness of importance of Confidentiality
  • Ability to work under pressure and prioritise own workload
  • Previous experience of patient service standards

Desirable

  • Experience of EMIS/Clinical Software

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Be able to identify clear priorities for action while managing multiple expectations.
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook, MS Teams, PowerPoint, Excel)
  • Be highly effective communicator and be self-motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative, manage agreed work program areas to tight timescales and be flexible and adaptable to manage a range of different priorities.
  • Be a good team player
  • Have experience of keeping accurate records
  • Have excellent organizational skills
  • Have the ability to link performance and financial data
  • Have outstanding interpersonal and negotiation skills with an approachable and helpful

Desirable

  • Demonstrable working knowledge of web-based applications for intranet and website publishing including social media
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to A level or equivalent experience
  • Team Leadership/Supervisory qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Advanced level Microsoft Office Excel, Power Point & Word
  • Previous demonstrable team leading/supervisory/management experience in the health sector or able to demonstrate transferable skills from other sectors
  • Demonstrable working knowledge of IT packages to enable reporting and recording, specifically Excel, use of MS Teams, and wider MS office and database solutions
  • Good clear and confidence communicator
  • Good standard of literacy
  • Awareness of importance of Confidentiality
  • Ability to work under pressure and prioritise own workload
  • Previous experience of patient service standards

Desirable

  • Experience of EMIS/Clinical Software

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Be able to identify clear priorities for action while managing multiple expectations.
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook, MS Teams, PowerPoint, Excel)
  • Be highly effective communicator and be self-motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative, manage agreed work program areas to tight timescales and be flexible and adaptable to manage a range of different priorities.
  • Be a good team player
  • Have experience of keeping accurate records
  • Have excellent organizational skills
  • Have the ability to link performance and financial data
  • Have outstanding interpersonal and negotiation skills with an approachable and helpful

Desirable

  • Demonstrable working knowledge of web-based applications for intranet and website publishing including social media

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Student Medical Practice

Address

4 Blenheim Walk

Leeds

LS2 9AE


Employer's website

https://www.leedsstudentmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Student Medical Practice

Address

4 Blenheim Walk

Leeds

LS2 9AE


Employer's website

https://www.leedsstudentmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Manager

Yasmin Hussain

yasmin.hussain22@nhs.net

01132954488

Date posted

31 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£37,000 to £42,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3902-25-0004

Job locations

4 Blenheim Walk

Leeds

LS2 9AE


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