Practice Manager

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic senior leader, with extensive experience within primary care, to join and lead Castle Place Practice.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Date posted

29 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

185-12582-4566

Job locations

Castle Place Practice

Kennedy Way

Tiverton

Devon

EX16 6NP

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

Castle Place Practice is part of an integrated acute and community Trust, and is a busy GP practice with a patient list of around 14,000, and benefits from a strong multidisciplinary team of GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Practice Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Health Care Assistants, Physiotherapists, Paramedics and Mental Health Practitioners. The standout quality of this practice is its friendly and supportive nature to achieve excellent patient centred pathways, and the strong leadership of the Practice Manager is key to this. Being the voice of primary care in a large acute and community Trust will be a fantastic opportunity to foster innovation with good access to a diverse group of clinicians.

Working closely with the Operations Manager and clinical teams, the successful candidate will ensure that the practice delivers high quality and accessible care for patients. As well as the local leadership of the practice, the Practice Manager will be integral to drive the benefits of vertical integration along with other senior clinicians and managers in the practice and wider Trust.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills and experience within primary care. Clinical governance is an important part of the role and the successful candidate will have the benefit of working with a strong and experienced governance team to enable the practice to meet the highest regulatory and clinical standards. Working with all teams to engender a just and learning culture will be important for the successful candidate.

Because of this unique position, we welcome you to make contact and visit the practice or have a call with one of the clinicians or other managers involved in the service.

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 09:00- 17:00

Interview Date: Monday 7th or Tuesday 8th August 2023

For further information please contact Emily Simpson, Executive and Specialist Recruitment Lead on 07958 931414 or email emily.simpson21@nhs.net

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and \'At Risk\' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

Benefits

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.

You will also have access to other benefits including:

National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.

Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter

Car lease schemes.

The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).

Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.