Watton Medical Practice

Practice Business Manager

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Job summary

We have an exciting new opportunity to work alongside our Practice Operations Manager and Partners at Watton Medical Practice.

Providing business and financial development for the practice, working as part of the management team.

Providing strategic guidance and planning to the partners. Ensuring business efficiency and provide excellent financial performance.

Main duties of the job

To work with the partners on strategic planning for the practice

Liase with the Practices professional advisors on all relevant matters, including accountant and legal advisors.

To manage Partnership changes including retirements and new appointments

To act as a formal representative of the practice when required

Developing, implementing, and embedding an efficient business resilience plan

Be responsible for health and safety aspects such as risk assessments

The management of premises, managing contracts for services with our finance team.

Managing the financial elements of the practice, including budgets. Seeking to maximise income and reduce expenditure in conjunction with the partners and finance team.

About us

We are a busy practice within a growing South Norfolk market town, not far from the coast and city of Norwich, that offers affordable housing, a vibrant community and good amenities. We are a dynamic team.

Our building is modern, purpose built and spacious which allows us to adapt services for our ever growing list size.

We have a multi disciplinary team including Doctors, Paramedics, Physicians Associate, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Mental Health Practitioner, Physiotherapist, Nurses, Trainee Nursing Associate and Healthcare assistants. Our varied and experienced administrative team supports our patients and clinicians.

We are one of three surgeries within the Breckland Alliance Primary Care Network with a list size of 14500 and a Primary care network total population of 45000.

Details

Date posted

16 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

A4083-23-0003

Job locations

Watton Medical Practice

24 Gregor Shanks Way

Watton

Thetford

Norfolk

IP25 6FA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Working alongside our Practice Operations manager the successful candidate will need to demonstrate robust leadership and communication skills, be well organised, highly motivated and financially astute. There is a requirement to take responsibility for all business aspects of the practice including strategic advice and planning.

The partners also require the successful candidate to be proactive and plan for the future, maximising the practices potential in relation to business, finance and premises, whilst maintaining patient care. The candidate needs to ensure the partners are kept fully informed of local and national proposals and initiatives, presented clearly and precisely to allow them to make informed decisions.

An understanding of current NHS initiatives will be helpful; however the NHS is changing rapidly and the introduction of new ideas and methods from outside the NHS presents an attractive proposition to the partnership.

In addition to adapting the practice to meet the demands of providing high quality patient care, the business manager will need to ensure the practice is financially efficient and compliant with all aspects of health and safety and CQC registration and compliance.

Personal attributes

  • Demonstrate robust leadership and communication skills, be well organised, highly motivated and financially astute.
  • Previous NHS management experience and an understanding of NHS income streams.
  • Financial acumen, able to manage budgets and deliver against stretching organisational targets.
  • The ability to interpret large amounts of complex information and support appropriate strategic and operations decisions.
  • Demonstrate ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints.
  • Demonstrable project management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation.
  • Negotiates and influences effectively within internal and external contacts.
  • Ability to develop relationships at all levels.
  • Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performance.
  • Detailed knowledge of contracts.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working alongside our Practice Operations manager the successful candidate will need to demonstrate robust leadership and communication skills, be well organised, highly motivated and financially astute. There is a requirement to take responsibility for all business aspects of the practice including strategic advice and planning.

The partners also require the successful candidate to be proactive and plan for the future, maximising the practices potential in relation to business, finance and premises, whilst maintaining patient care. The candidate needs to ensure the partners are kept fully informed of local and national proposals and initiatives, presented clearly and precisely to allow them to make informed decisions.

An understanding of current NHS initiatives will be helpful; however the NHS is changing rapidly and the introduction of new ideas and methods from outside the NHS presents an attractive proposition to the partnership.

In addition to adapting the practice to meet the demands of providing high quality patient care, the business manager will need to ensure the practice is financially efficient and compliant with all aspects of health and safety and CQC registration and compliance.

Personal attributes

  • Demonstrate robust leadership and communication skills, be well organised, highly motivated and financially astute.
  • Previous NHS management experience and an understanding of NHS income streams.
  • Financial acumen, able to manage budgets and deliver against stretching organisational targets.
  • The ability to interpret large amounts of complex information and support appropriate strategic and operations decisions.
  • Demonstrate ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints.
  • Demonstrable project management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation.
  • Negotiates and influences effectively within internal and external contacts.
  • Ability to develop relationships at all levels.
  • Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performance.
  • Detailed knowledge of contracts.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level standard or equivalent

Desirable

  • Relevant management or finance qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience and success communicating with and managing people
  • Experience of strategic business planning
  • Financial management experience

Desirable

  • Management experience in the NHS or in practice management
  • Experience of working with regulatory bodies
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level standard or equivalent

Desirable

  • Relevant management or finance qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience and success communicating with and managing people
  • Experience of strategic business planning
  • Financial management experience

Desirable

  • Management experience in the NHS or in practice management
  • Experience of working with regulatory bodies

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

Watton Medical Practice

Address

Watton Medical Practice

24 Gregor Shanks Way

Watton

Thetford

Norfolk

IP25 6FA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Watton Medical Practice

Address

Watton Medical Practice

24 Gregor Shanks Way

Watton

Thetford

Norfolk

IP25 6FA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Kay Watkinson

kay.watkinson1@nhs.net

07508986434

Details

Date posted

16 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

A4083-23-0003

Job locations

Watton Medical Practice

24 Gregor Shanks Way

Watton

Thetford

Norfolk

IP25 6FA


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