Primary Care Careers

Practice Learning & Operational Coordinator

The closing date is 14 November 2025

Job summary

Hoveton & Wroxham Medical Centre are recruiting a practice learning & operational coordinator to provide high level administrative co-ordination for the practice operational and learning functions. This role is responsible for the efficient management of clinical rotas, clinician bookings and facility resources across multiple sites. We would welcome applications from organised, adaptable and friendly individuals who are keen to help us provide high levels of service to our practice team and our patients.

All applicants should ensure that they live within reasonable commuting distance as the expectation is that this person will work on site, Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

  • Manage and optimise clinical rotas, locum scheduling, and the booking of practice facilities to ensure effective and efficient daily operations.
  • Serve as the administrative lead for all teaching and training activities, including the coordination of placements and induction for resident doctors and medical students.
  • Facilitate communications between GP trainers, external educational bodies and practice teams to support successful learning programmes.
  • Provide support to the Practice Administration and Learning Manager and act as a deputy when required.
  • Rota Management - to design and maintain clinical rotas to provide effective and efficient general practice operations. This will include rotas at Hoveton & Wroxham Medical Centre and Magna Medical Centre.
  • Locum Management - planning ahead with the Senior Partner/Reception Manager to agreeing locum requirements in line with the agreed cost matrix.
  • Room Management - plan all room capacity and highlight pinch points/problems needing resolution.
  • Learning Coordination - manage the support processes for GP trainers: induction plan and timetables and coordination of GP trainee placements and medical students to deliver high quality processes including the expert patient process. To be responsible for the updating of SOPs relating to this area of work.

About us

We are a well-established semi-rural practice with a patient population of over 10,000. We pride ourselves on our teams working together to provide a high-quality, effective, efficient, and reliable service to our practice population. We treat our patients with respect, dignity and the upmost care and compassion and are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve our services.

We are:

  • An innovative and forward thinking practice.
  • Effective users of SystmOne.
  • Rated Good by CQC.
  • A high QOF achiever.
  • A well-established training practice and an accredited research practice.

Informal discussions and visits are actively encouraged for all applicants. Please email: sheila.curtis5@nhs.net, for further details.

Details

Date posted

01 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

29122

Job locations

Stalham Road

Hoveton

Norwich

Norfolk

NR12 8DU


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • An experienced administrator, with excellent IT, time management and organisational skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, written and verbal.
  • A good team player is essential.
  • Ability to multi-task, work efficiently and maintain a high level of attention to detail, when under pressure.
  • Flexible approach to the requirements of the job.

Desirable

  • Primary care experience desirable.
  • Experience in SystmOne desirable.
  • Setting up and documenting processes desirable.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • An experienced administrator, with excellent IT, time management and organisational skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, written and verbal.
  • A good team player is essential.
  • Ability to multi-task, work efficiently and maintain a high level of attention to detail, when under pressure.
  • Flexible approach to the requirements of the job.

Desirable

  • Primary care experience desirable.
  • Experience in SystmOne desirable.
  • Setting up and documenting processes desirable.

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

Stalham Road

Hoveton

Norwich

Norfolk

NR12 8DU


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Stalham Road

Hoveton

Norwich

Norfolk

NR12 8DU


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Hoveton & Wroxham Medical Centre

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

01 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

29122

Job locations

Stalham Road

Hoveton

Norwich

Norfolk

NR12 8DU


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