Practice Manager

NHS; Chesham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Chesham is looking for a full-time Practice Manager to ensure the efficient operation of a busy GP practice. The successful candidate will lead the staff, manage financial responsibilities, and ensure compliance with NHS standards to provide high-quality patient care. Strong leadership and organizational skills are essential. This position includes a competitive salary and the opportunity to foster community health initiatives.

Benefits

Competitive salary and pension package

Supportive and professional working environment

Opportunity to contribute to community health

Qualifications

• Proven experience in practice or business management, ideally within healthcare.
• Strong understanding of HR, finance, and NHS regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work collaboratively with external stakeholders to improve local healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day management of the practice, ensuring compliance with NHS standards and regulations.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership, working closely with the partners.
• Implement systems and processes to improve patient experience.
• Lead on quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving abilities

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

HR understanding

Financial management

Education

Experience in practice or business management

Job description

Full-time Practice ManagerJoin Our Dedicated GP Practice Team

Due to the retirement of our current Practice Manager, we areseeking an enthusiastic and motivated manager to lead the smooth, efficientoperation of our busy GP practice. This is an excellent opportunity for askilled professional with strong leadership, organisational, andproblem-solving abilities to play a key role in supporting high-quality patientcare.

About You

Proven experience in practice or business management, ideallywithin healthcare

Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills

Positive outlook and ability to support and motivate staff.

Strong understanding of HR, finance, and NHS regulatoryrequirements

Ability to work collaboratively with external stakeholders to improve local healthcare and create opportunities for practice development.

We Offer

• A supportive and professional working environment
• Competitive salary and pension package
• Opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the health andwellbeing of our community
• If you are a proactive, solution-focused leader looking to make a real difference, we would welcome your application.

Apply today and help us shape the future of primary care in ourcommunity.

Formal applications, including CV to Dr Fiona Neale, SeniorPartner [e-mail]

Informal enquiries about the role to Steve Benjamin, PracticeManager [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day management of the practice, ensuring compliance with NHS standards and regulations
• Provide strategic and operational leadership, working closely with the partners
• Provide leadership and support to our clinical and administrative teams
• Ensure financial sustainability, workforce development and operational efficiency.
• Implement systems and processes to improve patient experience
• Lead on quality improvement initiatives and support the delivery of practice objectives

About us

About us

Water Meadow Surgery serves a population of over 13500 patients in Chesham, HP5 1ET

We are a forward-looking and supportive partnership with an excellent team that works together to provide high-quality patient-centred care.

Modern and well-maintained premises providing a wide range of clinical services.

We are a highly respected practice with a CQC rating of good in all areas and consistently ranked as one of the top practices in Buckinghamshire based on the NHS patient satisfaction survey.

We are an established training practice for GP Registrars

We are an active member of Chesham and Little Chalfont PCN.

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

As Business Manager you will:

• Be the leading figurehead for Water Meadow Surgery. Working with the Partners, staff members and stakeholders, the Business Manager will have responsibility for ensuring the business is sustainable and delivers high-quality, efficient health care services.
• Demonstrate a passion for providing excellent, integrated services and the ability to challenge the status quo and current assumptions.
• Key to this will be the development of a strategic plan which provides a framework and unity of purpose for the achievement of new and challenging goals. This will include the active engagement of Partners, staff and other stakeholders.
• Within a changing political landscape, you will ensure that Water Meadow Surgery is valued as a partner and actively contributes to local development agendas
• As the Accountable Officer you will be responsible for the financial performance of the organisation and the quality of its services. You will also ensure the organisation meets all its statutory obligations and develops effective and strategic corporate policies.& RESPONSIBILITIES
• Primary Responsibilities:
• Have overall responsibility for delivery of excellent patient care within Water Meadow Surgery.
• Provide leadership and a clear strategic direction within to ensure the ongoing and continued viability of Water Meadow Surgery.
• Lead the delivery of the strategic and operational plans in line with the requirements of the business.
• Instil an entrepreneurial culture throughout the organisation, ensuring that Partners are empowered and held accountable for quality service provision and performance improvement and staff are invigorated, committed, positively encouraged and rewarded for excellence.
• Champion new methods of providing services that challenge traditional organisational roles and introduce a dynamic model of service provision to meet the needs of a changing and emerging market sector.
• Continually identify, evaluate and implement innovative new areas of partnership working that demonstrate true community leadership and create an effective alliance with public, private and voluntary service providers.
• Develop and implement performance and business planning frameworks that challenge and seek continuous improvement and are sufficiently flexible to be responsive to changing needs and priorities
• As the Accountable Officer for the organisation, be responsible for the overall financial health of the organisation and will ensure that appropriate financial management, planning and control systems are in place to ensure the long-term future of the organisation and ensure compliance with all statutory responsibilities.
• Challenge existing services to ensure that they are cost effective and are seen to provide value for money for our patients.
• Ensure that Water Meadow Surgery is fully accountable to the Partners and to the staff members and ensure they are able to fulfil their responsibilities according to the expectations of the contracting bodies.
• Oversee the development of effective systems of governance to enable the Board to lead the organisation through a period of transition.
• Ensure continuous monitoring and improvement of standards of care.
• Meet the organisations statutory obligations and ensure appropriate mechanisms are in place to monitor this.
• Develop a culture that continues to attract, retain, involve and motivate high calibre staff and foster a work environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged and valued.
• Ensure that Water Meadow Surgery meets its statutory obligations at all times and uphold standards of good practice. This will involve ensuring effective people management policies and processes are in place.