Practice Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Do you want join a team delivering excellent healthcare across the North West?

We are looking for a Practice Manager to join our dynamic and highly motivated team delivering excellent healthcare for our NHS Surgery in St Helens.

SSP Healths Managers benefit from our substantial network of back office support functions to allow each to really focus on patient services and lead the local team of doctors, nurses and staff.

You will ideally have some experience in a General Practice setting together with an understanding of the rapidly changing healthcare environment. Applications will also be welcomed from non Primary Care Managers who are able to identify transferable skills that can support our practices and demonstrate an understanding of current demands within Primary Care.

Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills together with proven experience in managing people and monitoring performance targets is required. You must be highly self-motivated, organised and able to motivate your team.

The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership skills, be confident with IT and enjoy working flexibly in a rapidly changing environment.

You will have the aptitude to support practice engagement with the wider health economy as required, such as local Primary Care Networks, local practice manager networks and community care providers, to ensure that we are consistently kept aware of best practice and new developments.

As the biggest provider of GP services in the North West, we are proud to have 40 practices all rated as Outstanding or Good by CQC.

We offer excellent career progression, the chance to work in an innovative environment and the security of knowing our wider SSP Health team is always there to support you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE grade A-C in English and Math's

Desirable

• N/A

Experience

Essential

• You will ideally have some experience in a General Practice setting together with an understanding of the rapidly changing healthcare environment. Applications will also be welcomed from non Primary Care Managers who are able to identify transferable skills that can support our practices and demonstrate an understanding of current demands within Primary Care.
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills together with proven experience in managing people and monitoring performance targets is required. You must be highly self-motivated, organised and able to motivate your team.

Desirable

• You will ideally have some experience in a General Practice setting together with an understanding of the rapidly changing healthcare environment. Applications will also be welcomed from non Primary Care Managers who are able to identify transferable skills that can support our practices and demonstrate an understanding of current demands within Primary Care.
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills together with proven experience in managing people and monitoring performance targets is required. You must be highly self-motivated, organised and able to motivate your team.

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

SSP Health

Address

Newton Medical Centre

1 Belvedere Road

Newton-le-willows

Merseyside

WA12 0JJ

Employer's website

https://www.ssphealth.com/ (Opens in a new tab)