Practice Manager - GP Surgery

NHS; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Brighton seeks a practice manager to oversee operations, manage patient services, and ensure compliance with health regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience in healthcare management, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to improve service delivery. This is a full-time, permanent position with a salary of £40,000 to £45,000 per year, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with the general public.
• Strong performance management skills including staff development.
• Ability to manage projects and develop service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support the Partners in daily operations.
• Oversee compliance with regulations and standards.
• Manage patient services and health and safety.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in healthcare settings

Experience managing multidisciplinary teams

Budget and cash flow management

Leadership abilities

Education

Good standard of education

Job description

Job Summary

To support the Partners in all aspects of practice management and functionality, motivating and managing staff, optimizing efficiency and overall performance, ensuring the practice achieves its long-term strategic objectives in a safe and effective working environment.

To manage and coordinate all patient services, premises and health and safety management.

Through innovative ways of working, support the Partners leading the team in promoting quality & continuous improvement, confidentiality, collaborative working, service delivery, learning and development and ensuring the practice complies with Clinical Governance and CQC regulations.

About Us

We are based in central Brighton, 15 minutes walk from Brighton beach, Brighton Station and local amenities.

Seven Dials Medical Centre has three GP partners, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, supported by our experienced nursing team and dedicated admin team. We care for 7000 patients in the Brighton and Hove area, delivering high standards of care and quality services.

We are part of Brighton North and Central Primary Care Network, which offers a wealth of support and knowledge.

Job Details

Date posted: 03 October 2025

Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 a year dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: A4331-25-0005

Job location: Seven Dials Medical Centre, 24 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, BN1 3JJ

Job Description

Job responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Partners in the day-to-day operations of the practice, ensuring staff achieve their primary responsibilities
• Providing leadership and guidance to all staff ensuring that they adhere to policy and procedure at all times
• Overseeing the administrative elements of QOF, liaising with GPs, nursing staff and administrators
• Implementing systems to ensure compliance with CQC regulations and standards
• Reviewing and regularly updating job descriptions and person specifications ensuring all staff are legally and gainfully employed
• Acting as the lead for recruitment including pre-employment checks and DBS validation
• Evaluating, organising and overseeing the staff induction programme
• Implementing and embedding an effective staff appraisal process
• Implementing and embedding an effective practice and staff development plan for all staff (clinical and administrative) whilst maintaining a robust training record
• Implementing effective systems for the resolution of disciplinary and grievance issues, maintaining an overview of staff welfare
• Leading the management of the clinical system, ensuring IT security and IG compliance at all times and responding to and resolving all local IT issues
• Actively encouraging and promoting the use of patient online services
• Updating and acting as the focal point for the practice website and social media sites
• Guiding staff and developing searches and audits on the clinical system
• Reviewing and updating clinical templates ensuring they relate to current practice
• Marketing the practice appropriately to ensure patient population is stable or increasing
• Managing contracts for and highlighting issues with services i.e., cleaning, gardening, window cleaning etc.
• Guiding the team to reach QOF targets (supported by the nursing and administrative leads)
• Ensuring the staff implement the practice wide approach to the management of all patient services matters
• Managing DNAs, providing data and planning tools coupled with liaison with referred repeat offenders

Additional responsibilities

• Lead the management of the Patient Participation Group
• Implement the complaints process, ensuring complaints are dealt with in a timely manner and, where necessary, escalated to the next level
• Ensure all staff are aware of the management of the premises, including health and safety aspects and undertake risk assessments and mandatory training as required
• Monitor and disseminate information on safety alerts and other pertinent information
• Support the overall practice clinical governance framework, submitting reports for OQF, enhanced services and other reporting requirements using CQRS etc.
• Guide the team to reach QOF targets (supported by the nursing and administrative leads)
• Brief clinicians on performance levels, advising actions to ensure high achievement across all QOF areas
• Maintain the significant event database, providing advice to staff and briefing the team at meetings as required
• Identify trends and devise solutions to reduce risk and repeated occurrences of significant events
• Develop, implement and embed the practice audit programme (in conjunction with the lead nurse)
• Reviewing and updating of practice policies and procedures
• Support the practice and management team with continuous improvement and change initiatives

Person Specification

Essential

• Good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills
• Experience of working with the general public
• Experience of managing accounting procedures including budget and cash flow forecasting
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of managing large multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of performance management including appraisal writing, staff development and disciplinary procedures
• Experience of successfully developing and implementing projects
• Experience of workforce planning, forecasting and development
• Ability to exploit and negotiate opportunities to enhance service delivery
• Excellent communication skills (written, oral and presenting)

Desirable

• Leadership and/or management qualification
• Previous Primary Care Management experience
• NHS/primary care general practice experience
• Relevant health and safety experience

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: Seven Dials Medical Centre

Address: Seven Dials Medical Centre, 24 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, BN1 3JJ

Employer's website: https://www.thesevendialsmedicalcentre.co.uk