Clinic Practice Manager

University of the West of England; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent university in Bristol is seeking a Clinic Practice Manager to lead the delivery of patient-facing clinics, ensuring high standards of care and operational efficiency. The role involves managing resources and finances, developing policies, and enhancing patient care. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership skills and experience in finance and resource management. This is a full-time, fixed-term position with opportunities for part-time work.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Career development opportunities

Onsite nursery

Retail savings

Qualifications

• Experience managing staff in a complex environment.
• Experience in finance, resource, and budget management.
• Proven track record in delivering high-quality services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage patient-facing clinics.
• Oversee resources and finances for clinic operations.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Organisational skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Relationship-building skills

Innovation

Job description

About the Role

You will be a Clinic Practice Manager to lead the day-to-day delivery of UWE Bristol’s patient-facing clinics (excluding the Vision Clinic), ensuring excellent standards of care, operational efficiency, and an outstanding experience for students, staff, and patients. You will deliver safe, high-quality clinical practice while managing resources, systems, and finances to support smooth, efficient, and sustainable clinic operations. You will shape and deliver a forward-looking strategy to grow our clinic provision, working with academic programme teams and external partners. You will ensure compliance with all health, safety, and regulatory requirements. You will develop policies, processes, and innovations that enhance patient care and student learning.

• Lead and manage the delivery of our patient-facing clinics, supporting staff and students to deliver safe, high-quality clinical practice.
• Oversee resources, systems, and finances to ensure smooth, efficient, and sustainable clinic operations.
• Shape and deliver a forward-looking strategy to grow our clinic provision, working with academic programme teams and external partners.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop policies, processes, and innovations that enhance patient care and student learning.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a dynamic professional with:

• Strong organisational and leadership skills, with experience of managing staff in a complex environment.
• Experience of finance, resource, and budget management.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work across academic, clinical, and professional teams.
• A proven track record of delivering high-quality services and driving innovation.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our Glenside Campus which is set within beautiful grounds in Stapleton, just three miles north east of Bristol City Centre.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in vibrant Bristol, our ambitions are to make a positive difference to our planet, transforming futures through actions and solving real world challenges.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We are proud to be part of a dynamic, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our stimulating and supportive community where we’ll help you thrive.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit. As a Disability Confident employer we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact [e-mail].

We’re hoping to hold interviews for this role on 7th November 2025.

This is a full time, fixed-term post until for 24 months, working 37 hours per week. This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time. UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for all of your time.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience. This post requires enhanced DBS clearance.

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of this right, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable. We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible. If you do not qualify or have no current right to work in the UK you may wish to explore other visa options. Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

Advice to applicants

We’d love to hear from you — if you are excited about this opportunity please complete our application form as soon as possible. Tell us how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible. Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.