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Practice Development Manager

Primary Care Careers

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Job summary

Cobbs Garden Surgery has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and positive individual to take over the management reigns of our well-established practice on a full-time or four day a week basis. This is a unique opportunity to join the progressive leadership of our team as we aspire to deliver ever more high-quality care and embrace the demands of modernising general practice.

Our new manager will be encouraged to look at modern ways of working and challenge the traditional way health care is delivered in a primary care setting. If you are an experienced practice manager looking for a new challenge, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the role include all the varied aspects of practice management, being fundamental to our daily functioning:

  • compliance and strategic development
  • human resources
  • financial management
  • delivering key clinical and administrative targets
  • innovation.

About us

Cobbs Garden surgery is a long-established practice in the lovely market town of Olney in North Buckinghamshire with a patient list size of 8,500 patients. Our clinical team consists of 3 partners, 2 salaried GPs, 2 ANPs, practice nurses, pharmacist, physiotherapist and social prescriber all working within a multidisciplinary team environment. The wider admin staff are caring and conscientious and there is a strong team ethos.

You would be working closely with the managing partner and deputy practice manager and will have 6 weeks annual leave, bank holidays and access to NHS pension.

Our CQC Rating: Good

We are keen to encourage any prospective candidates to speak to the managing partner, Dr Chris Herman before applying at chris.herman@nhs.net.

Date posted

29 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

7592

Job locations

West Street

Olney

Buckinghamshire

MK46 5QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous GP management experience
  • Strong IT skills: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer/Google Chrome
  • Knowledge of employment law, health & safety legislation, risk assessment
  • Experience of staff appraisals, handling grievance and disciplinary issues
  • Knowledgeable about recruitment, staff training and staff motivation
  • Knowledge of bookkeeping and management accounts
  • Experience of complex administration and record keeping in an office environment
  • Good communicator (verbal & written)
  • Effective time management skills
  • Evidence of the ability to grasp new concepts and work on a self-directed basis
  • Ability to relate to the interviewing team and personality to match culture of our surgery
  • Comfortable with SystmOne
  • Experience of organising meetings
  • Flexibility of working hours

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education and excellent literacy and numeracy skills
  • Business degree or Accounting and Finance Qualification
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous GP management experience
  • Strong IT skills: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer/Google Chrome
  • Knowledge of employment law, health & safety legislation, risk assessment
  • Experience of staff appraisals, handling grievance and disciplinary issues
  • Knowledgeable about recruitment, staff training and staff motivation
  • Knowledge of bookkeeping and management accounts
  • Experience of complex administration and record keeping in an office environment
  • Good communicator (verbal & written)
  • Effective time management skills
  • Evidence of the ability to grasp new concepts and work on a self-directed basis
  • Ability to relate to the interviewing team and personality to match culture of our surgery
  • Comfortable with SystmOne
  • Experience of organising meetings
  • Flexibility of working hours

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education and excellent literacy and numeracy skills
  • Business degree or Accounting and Finance Qualification

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

West Street

Olney

Buckinghamshire

MK46 5QG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

West Street

Olney

Buckinghamshire

MK46 5QG


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Cobbs Garden Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

29 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

7592

Job locations

West Street

Olney

Buckinghamshire

MK46 5QG


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