Service Director

Job summary

Suffolk GP Federation are looking to welcome a Service Director to join Unity Healthcare GP practice in Haverhill for a permanent, full-time position that will involve regular travel across Suffolk.

This exciting opening has come about following a review of the practices management structure after the successful launch of the Unity Healthcare hub model, which is a transformative approach designed to enhance patient care and staff well-being.

Unity's new hub model allows us to address the limitations of physical clinical space by providing dedicated clinical office space where patient contact is managed remotely through triage and consultations. Face-to-face appointments continue at our three existing sites (Haverhill, Long Melford, Lavenham).

Our attention is on developing our workforce model to support our growing organisation. Our clinical staff have a portfolio role, rotating between Speed Triage, Hub Remote Consultor, Face-to-face clinician and GP Site Lead. If you are an experienced senior manager looking for a new challenge, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Strong management and leadership skills.
• Previous experience of managing large, complex, growing organisations.
• Experience of financial management in a primary care environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Driving license due to regular travel.
• Excellent organisational skills.

About us

Unity Healthcare is run by Suffolk GP Federation. We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

What we offer;

• A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
• Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
• A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that get it.
• Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and no wait responses.
• A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Death in service cover.
• Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking.
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years service.
• Blue light card employer Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.

Please contact Sarah Moody, HR Manger, sarah.moody@suffolkfed.org.uk if you have any questions or would like to discuss the role further.