Practice Manager

Job summary

The Parks Medical Practice is looking to recruit an experienced manager. The Parks Medical Practice is based over four sites in Northampton and has a combined list size of 23,000 patients. There are site managers based at each practice to oversee the day to day running and work with the GP partners and patients to ensure smooth running of the practices. We are a dispensing practice and work closely with the Primary Care Network to provide care for all our patients The practice is a teaching practice, provides NHS and Private Surgery for patients and is innovative and forward thinking and will continue to engage with the local areas to provide services needed for the practice population.

Main duties of the job

The Practice Manager is responsible for:

Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the organisation, ensuring staff achieve their primary responsibilities b.Functional management of all clinical and administrative staff c.Direct line management of the following staff; Operation Managers Receptionist, Practice Admin Team and Clinical Staff with the support of GP partner

Managing the recruitment and retention of staff;

Develop, implement and embed an effective succession plan

Establishing, reviewing and regularly updating job descriptions and person specifications [ensuring all staff are legally and gainfully employed] f.[Developing], implementing and embedding an effective staff appraisal process

Implementing effective systems for the resolution of disciplinary and grievance issues h.[Maintaining an effective overview of] and ensuring compliance with HR legislation

Managing the financial elements of the organisation, including budgets], petty cash, etc. seeking to maximise income and reduce expenditure in conjunction with the partners. Maintaining an effective liaison with the accountant, overseeing organsation accounts, ensuring year-end figures are presented.

Briefing partners on all financial matters, including forecasting.

About us

The Parks Medical Practice is based over four sites in Northampton and has a combined list size of 23,000 patients. There are site managers based at each practice to oversee the day to day running and work with the GP partners and patients to ensure smooth running of the practices. We are a dispensing practice and work closely with the Primary Care Network to provide care for all our patients The practice is a teaching practice, provides NHS and Private Surgery for patients and is innovative and forward thinking and will continue to engage with the local areas to provide services needed for the practice population.