Practice managers are responsible for the overall running of general practices (GP surgeries). Practice managers play a pivotal role in ensuring that patients receive excellent care and work with a range of healthcare professionals and administrative staff to achieve this.
Practice managers come from different backgrounds. Typically, it would be an opportunity for an experienced manager, bringing both day-to-day management skills as well as a strategic perspective, for one or more partner medical practices.
Your role may involve:
- People management
- Financial management and budgeting
- Managing information and communication
- Developing or improving services
- Working with a team of medical and nonmedical staff
- Managing medical ethics and legal requirements
- Improving services
Personal qualities and skills:
- Excellent people and organisational skills
- Ability to work with a range of stakeholders
- Finance experience
- Good IT skills
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Committed to providing high quality services