Practice Manager

Job Description
Job summary
Park Medical Practice
Practice Manager -Full-time
Salary £60,000
We will have a vacancy due to the retirement of our long serving practice manager (December 2025). We are looking to recruit a practice manager to join our large forward-thinking team (from September 2025).
The practice has a list size of 28,000 patients. We currently have 4 sites Chaddesden, Borrowash, Oakwood and an on-site surgery at the University of Derby.
Our practice is part of Oakdale Park Primary Care Network which is made up of Park Medical Practice and Overdale Medical Practice. Both practices are forward thinking and like-minded.
We pride ourselves in training, education, support/wellbeing, and personal development.
We are looking for a practice manager who shares our practice vision to think "outside the box" and maximise the opportunities to provide quality patient care.
We believe by having the right leadership and by working as a team, we can address the challenges primary care is facing, whilst focusing on a healthy work/life balance.
If you have a real passion for primary care, and want to work with our team to make a real positive difference to Park Medical Practice, please apply by sending your CV and supporting letter of application to heather.simpson@nhs.net
Closing Date 21.03.25
If you would like further information or an informal chat/visit please do not hesitate to contact me via email heather.simpson@nhs.net or phone 01332 821470.
Main duties of the job
This role is wide and varied. It requires the practice manager to oversee the practice and to lead our management team to deliver the requirements of the partnership, ICB, PCN, NHSE and the business. The practice manager must ensure that we provide quality care to our patients whilst making informed choices and sound financial decisions including maximising income opportunities.
Ideally, you need a minimum of 5 years managerial/leadership experience in primary care.
The practice manager must have excellent communication skills and be able to talk to people at all levels.
The practice manager must be well organised and be able to work under pressure and ensure the practice hits deadlines and targets.
About us
Park Medical Practice is a busy, fast-paced, hard working practice. We strive to offer the best service for our patients, our staff, the PCN and our local community.
We have a new management team with extensive experience in primary care and a wealth of innovative ideas that they are introducing to the practice.
Our management team works closely together at our Chaddesden site, but all members are required to be flexible and work across all locations, as well as attend off-site meetings and training sessions.
We feel that the practice is a caring/supportive practice and a great place to work. The partners and managers are very open to ideas/change/improvements. We hold regular team meetings and encourage life long learning/development.
The wellbeing of our staff is very important. We have several wellbeing champions. We hold social events, nights out, lunchtime walks in the Park, wellbeing events for staff and their families, gardening club, healthy eating club, charity events to name a few.
Long service awards are not unusual at Park Medical Practice.
Job responsibilities
The Park Medical Practices Practice manager job description and detailed information about this role is attached
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Please see attached
Desirable
- Please see attached
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years managerial experience in Primary Care. For more information please see the attached documents.
Desirable
- Must be flexible - maybe required to attend evening meetings ie PPG, Partners meetings
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
Park Medical Practice
Address
Park Medical Practice
Maine Drive
Chaddesden
Derby
DE21 6LA