Deputy Practice Manager

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused healthcare provider in London is seeking a part-time Deputy Practice Manager to join their friendly GP surgery. The ideal candidate will have experience in a GP setting and be capable of managing the reception team while assisting GPs and Nurses with patient-related tasks. This role offers a warm working environment, promoting teamwork and respect among staff.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Flexible and enthusiastic about managing and improving primary care.
• Willingness to assist GPs/Nurses with queries and patient tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Practice Manager.
• Manage the Reception team and rota.
• Support the Reception team with queries and issues.
• Manage incoming private work and distribute to Admin Support.
• Assist GPs/Nurses with patient queries and tasks.
• Mentor junior members of the team.

Skills

Experience of working in a GP surgery

Experience with managing people

Experience in IT systems used within a GP Surgery

Job description

We are medium size GP Surgery right in the heart of a lovely community in-between Bounds Green and Wood Green. We have a warm and welcoming environment here and run the practice with an open and honest policy. Everyone is treated with respect and we see each other as family. We are looking for a Deputy Practice Manager as ours is due to retire in September. We would be willing to train up a Senior administrator/Reception Manager who has an interest in Managing and progressing their career in Primary Care.

The job is for 26 hours per week over 4 days with overtime available.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties include:

Deputising for the Practice Manager

Managing incoming Private work and distributing to Admin Support

Assisting GPs/Nurses with patient queries, referrals, patient tasks

Managing the Reception Team/Rota

About us

Friendly GP surgery in Wood Green/Bounds Green looking for enthusiastic, hardworking and flexible part time Deputy Practice Manager to join their team. We are a medium sized GP surgery with 5 GPs, 2 Nurses and 3 pharmacists. We have a close knit Administration/Reception team of 7 that all work together to help run an efficient and safe service for our patients.

With most of us being long serving members of staff we are like a family, playing on each others strengths in order to get things done. Great communication and Teamwork is a must.

Job responsibilities

Job Description is varied but not limited to:

Deputising for the Practice Manager

Managing the Reception team/rota

Being on hand to support the Reception team with any queries/issues

Managing incoming private work and distributing to Admin Support team

Assisting GPs/Nurses/Practice Manager with patient queries, tasks, referrals and any other issues

Mentoring the junior members of the team

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a GP surgery
• Experience in IT systems used within a GP Surgery
• Experience with managing people

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.