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Practice Manager

Woodlands Family Medical Centre

Stockton-on-tees, TS18 1YEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

16 November 2026

27 days left

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic and collaborative Practice Manager to take the operational helm of our well-established training practice, serving a diverse ...

As our Practice Manager, your primary focus is to ensure the smooth, efficient, and financially sound operation of the surgery, providing stable leadership to both our administrative and clinical teams.

  • Strategic Business & Financial Management: Maximising practice income streams (including QOF, enhanced services, and PCN funding), managing budgets, and working closely with the Partners to drive the future growth and sustainability of the practice.
  • Operational Leadership & HR: Overseeing the recruitment, training, and performance of our administrative and reception staff, while fostering a supportive, well-organised, and cohesive workplace culture across the entire multi-disciplinary team.
  • Compliance & Patient Safety: Leading the practices preparation for CQC inspections, managing risk assessments, policies, and health and safety requirements to ensure the highest standards of clinical governance.
  • Patient Experience & Communication: Acting as the primary point of contact for patient feedback and handling complaints or compliments with professionalism and empathy.
  • IT, Digital Innovation & Workflow: Optimising our clinical system workflows, ensuring robust data security (IG compliance), and introducing digital tools to streamline patient access and reduce administrative burdens on the clinical team.

As our Practice Manager, you will hold key accountability

for the strategic, financial, and operational success of the surgery. Working

closely with the GP Partners, you will manage a diverse multi-disciplinary

team, ensure robust Care Quality Commission (CQC) compliance, and drive

performance across the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and local enhanced

services.

SystmOne & IT Leadership: Direct the operational use of

TPP SystmOne and integrated tools like Ardens to maximize clinical data

accuracy, efficient scheduling, and QOF reporting.

Financial Management: Oversee practice budgets, maximize

income streams (including QOF, PCN funding, and enhanced services), manage

payroll, and analyse financial performance alongside the partners.

Human Resources: Lead, support, and develop the

administrative, reception, and clinical teams. Manage recruitment, appraisals,

rotas, and training schedules.

CQC Compliance & Governance: Act as the lead for

regulatory compliance, ensuring the practice meets all CQC standards, health

and safety regulations, and data protection policies (GDPR).

Strategic Planning: Collaborate with the Partners and our

local Primary Care Network (PCN) to adapt to NHS structural changes and

implement new service delivery models.

We are a thriving, forward-thinking training practice

proudly serving a diverse population of 12,000 patients. Governed by a stable

and dedicated partnership of 5 GP Partners and supported by 2 Salaried GPs

The Clinical Team: Alongside our GP Partners,

Salaried GPs, and Trainees, our clinical capacity is enhanced by an Advanced

Nurse Practitioner (ANP), a highly skilled team of 4 Practice Nurses, and a

Healthcare Assistant (HCA). Together, they manage chronic diseases, urgent

care, and preventative medicine.

of our daily operations, our dedicated admin and reception team manage patient

navigation, workflows, and secretarial support to ensure the practice runs

seamlessly.

We pride ourselves on maintaining a supportive,

collaborative, and inclusive working environment.

Our work ethic is defined by mutual respect, professional

excellence, and safe practice.

Experience

Essential

  • Proven management experience within a general practice, NHS environment, or wider healthcare sector.
  • In-depth, hands-on knowledge of TPP SystmOne and primary care operational workflows.
  • Strong leadership skills with a proven track record of managing and motivating teams.
  • Solid financial acumen with experience managing budgets and income optimization.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to handle sensitive patient and staff matters with empathy and professionalism.

Desirable: - Experience preparing a practice for a successful CQC inspection.; - Knowledge of Ardens templates and local PCN collaborative working.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

19 October 2026

Last checked

20 October 2026

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About the employer

WFM
Woodlands Family Medical Centre

NHS organisation

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