practice manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

To manage and coordinate all aspects of practice functionality, motivating and managing staff, optimising efficiency and financial performance, ensuring the practice achieves its long-term strategic objectives in a safe and effective working environment.

Through innovative ways of working, lead the team in promoting quality and continuous improvement, confidentiality, collaborative working, service delivery, learning and development and ensure the practice complies with CQC regulations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

• Educated to degree level in healthcare or business
• Leadership and/or management qualification
• AMSPAR qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with the general public
• Experience of managing accounting procedures including budget and cash flow forecasting
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of performance management including appraisal writing, staff development and disciplinary procedures
• Experience of successfully developing and implementing projects
• Experience of workforce planning, forecasting and development
• NHS/primary care general practice experience

Desirable

• Relevant health and safety experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to exploit and negotiate opportunities to enhance service delivery
• Excellent communication skills (written, oral and presenting)
• Strong IT skills (generic)
• Excellent leadership skills
• Strategic thinker and negotiator
• Ability to prioritise, delegate and work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• EMIS Vision user skills
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to network and build relationships
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to develop, implement and embed policy and procedure
• Ability to motivate teams, enhance morale and maintain a positive working environment, including team building sessions

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

The Surgery

Address

The Surgery

Church Road

Lyminge

Folkestone

Kent

CT18 8HY

Employer's website

https://www.thesurgerylyminge.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)