Practice Manager


Location
Martham, Great Yarmouth, England; Great Yarmouth, England
Salary
Depends on experience
Profession
Practice manager
Deadline
08 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
19 Aug 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

44 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Knowledge

    Extensive knowledge of General Practice operations.

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of NHS Primary Care contracts.

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of CQC regulations and compliance requirements.

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of information governance, GDPR and Data Protection legislation.

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of business continuity and risk management.

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of NHS financial and performance frameworks.

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of workforce planning methodologies.

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of patient access and quality improvement principles.

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of safeguarding requirements.

  • Experience

    Significant senior management experience within General Practice or Primary Care

  • Experience

    Experience leading operational and strategic services

  • Experience

    Experience managing managers and senior staff

  • Experience

    Experience of financial management and budget oversight

  • Experience

    Experience of workforce planning and organisational development

  • Experience

    Experience managing complex complaints and investigations

  • Experience

    Experience working with senior stakeholders

  • Experience

    Experience leading organisational change

  • Qualifications

    Degree level qualification or equivalent senior management experience

  • Qualifications

    Management qualification or equivalent experience

  • Qualifications

    Evidence of continuing professional development

  • Qualifications

    GCSE (or equivalent) English and Mathematics

  • Personal Attributes

    Inspirational leader.

  • Personal Attributes

    Highly professional and credible.

  • Personal Attributes

    Strategic and forward-thinking.

  • Personal Attributes

    Resilient and adaptable.

  • Personal Attributes

    Strong emotional intelligence.

  • Personal Attributes

    Highly organised and outcome-focused.

  • Personal Attributes

    Committed to continuous improvement.

  • Personal Attributes

    Demonstrates sound judgement and decision-making.

  • Personal Attributes

    Able to maintain confidentiality and integrity.

  • Personal Attributes

    Committed to patient-centred care and organisational excellence.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Exceptional leadership skills.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Strategic planning and organisational development expertise.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Strong financial and commercial awareness.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Ability to influence at senior level.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Excellent stakeholder management skills.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Ability to lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Strong analytical and performance management skills.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Ability to manage organisational risk effectively.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Ability to lead transformation and service redesign.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Strong report writing and board-level presentation skills.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

Desirable

20 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of Population Health Management.

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of PCN DES and wider NHS strategic priorities.

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of digital transformation programmes.

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of estates and infrastructure planning.

  • Experience

    Experience of business case development

  • Experience

    Experience of mergers or service integration projects

  • Experience

    Experience of contract negotiations

  • Experience

    Experience of commissioning or provider collaboration

  • Experience

    Experience representing organisations externally

  • Qualifications

    Master's Degree in Healthcare Management, Business Administration or Leadership

  • Qualifications

    Chartered Management Institute qualification

  • Qualifications

    NHS Leadership Academy Senior Leadership Programme

  • Qualifications

    CIPD qualification

  • Personal Attributes

    Entrepreneurial mindset.

  • Personal Attributes

    Strong networking and relationship-building abilities.

  • Personal Attributes

    Passion for innovation and transformation.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Advanced project and programme management skills.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Experience of policy development.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Coaching and mentoring skills.

  • Skills and Abilities

    Experience developing organisational strategies.

Job summary

The Coastal Partnership have restructured and are looking for an experienced Practice Manager to lead their Coastal Villages Practice. This is an exciting position with the chance to really make the role your own, with the support of an experienced Operations Manager and a Senior Clinical Lead, and a wider Head Office team.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to lead the practice, overseeing all aspects from service delivery, HR management, operational and strategic elements, through to the finer elements of significant events investigations, representing the practice with the PCN and wider system.

You have a wider team of more than 50, including Patient Services, Nurses, ACPs and GPs to lead across 4 sites (Martham / Ormesby / Hemsby and North Caister).

This role, along with the Beechcroft and Old Palace PM role, have been created to lead the individual practices, to provide the local agility and autonomy required in this ever-changing health system. You will have experience within General Practice and understand the intricacies of team, patient and service management.

The Partnership is dynamic, forward thinking and constantly striving to improve patient services. The Head Office team, led by an experienced Executive Manager, has a wealth of specialist knowledge and will support you to succeed.

About us

We aim to support you to be the best you can be - confident in your care and proud of the outcomes you achieve for your patients.

At The Coastal Partnership, we work hard to ensure that all our staff are motivated and engaged in the running of our organisation; our vision is to be the practice where patients wish to register and staff want to work, and although we are rated as CQC Good we are still on a transformation programme to continually improve ourselves. If you are a forward thinking, motivated GP who is looking to contribute to the challenge of delivering care within a City environment, we want to hear from you.

The Coastal Partnership is well-regarded for GP, Student, and nurse training. We like to grow our own and support personal development and mutual learning.

We are looking for someone who believes in our vision for high quality, locally relevant primary care, at scale, and who wants to actively engage in our delivery of that. Whatever stage your at in your career.

Our Partnership is led by 3 partners and a comprehensive management team; delivery is over a 7-site footprint, spanning 3 PCNs, 3 Places and offers Village, Town and City demographics.

PLEASE NOTE INTERVIEWS ARE PLANNED FOR WEDNESDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER.

Details

  • Date posted: 19 August 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: Depending on experience
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time
  • Reference number: A1699-26-0011
  • Job locations: Joseph Kittle Centre, Hemsby Road, Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4QG, United Kingdom, North Caister Medical Centre, 12 Branford Road, Caister-On-Sea, GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk, NR30 5NE, United Kingdom, Ormesby Village Surgery, Pippin Close, Ormesby, GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk, NR29 3RW, United Kingdom, Hemsby Medical Centre, 1 Kings Court, Hemsby, GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk, NR29 4EW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Purpose of the Role

The Practice Manager is responsible for the strategic, financial, workforce and organisational leadership of the practice. The post holder will work with GP Partners, senior clinical leaders and the management team to ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe, sustainable and financially viable primary care services.

The Practice Manager will provide leadership across all clinical and non-clinical functions, ensuring the practice meets contractual, regulatory and organisational requirements whilst driving continuous improvement and transformation.

Responsible For

  • Operations Manager
  • Clinical Lead
  • GPs (non-clinical line management)
  • Clinical Team Leaders (indirect)
  • Nursing Teams (indirect)
  • Patient Services Manager (indirect)
  • Administrative and Secretarial Teams (indirect)
  • All Practice Staff (through management structure)

Strategic Leadership

  • Work with the Executive Manager to develop and deliver the practice strategy.
  • Support partners in achieving organisational objectives.
  • Lead transformational change programmes.
  • Develop business cases and service development opportunities.
  • Long-term sustainability planning
  • Local contract management

Financial Management

  • Manage staffing budgets and workforce expenditure.
  • Monitor performance against budgets and financial plans.
  • Identify opportunities for income generation.
  • Support achievement of QOF, Enhanced Services and local contract targets.
  • Produce financial and performance reports for Executive Manager and Partners.
  • Work with Corporate Services Manager on cost improvement programmes

Clinical and Workforce Management

  • Provide overall management oversight of clinical staff.
  • Support clinical leaders in workforce planning.
  • Lead Practice workforce strategy and succession planning.
  • Develop staff wellbeing, engagement and retention initiatives.
  • Oversee HR management processes.
  • Manage complex employee relations matters.
  • Retention strategy
  • Work with Executive Manager on organisational development
  • Co-ordinate GP trainees and Foundation Year doctors across Coastal sites, working with HR support.

Governance and Risk Management

  • Senior Responsible Officer for complaints and lead complaints management processes.
  • Oversee Significant Incident (SI) and RADAR investigations and resolution.
  • Feed into Partnership risk register and take accountability for identifying and mitigating local practice risks.
  • Ensure compliance with NHS regulations and contractual requirements.
  • Work with Performance and Shared Services Manager to ensure CQC compliance and lead non-clinical CQC preparation and audit activity.
  • Oversee Information Governance and Data Protection compliance.
  • Deputise for Senior Information Risk Owner as required.
  • Work with Compliance Officer to:

Performance and Quality

  • Lead practice performance analysis and reporting.
  • Monitor operational, financial and clinical performance indicators.
  • Ensure delivery of contractual targets and quality standards.
  • Work closely with PCN to optimise practice representation at local neighbourhood level.

Policy and Compliance

  • Develop and maintain local practice policies.
  • Ensure employment policies are compliant and implemented.
  • Maintain governance frameworks and assurance systems.
  • Ensure legal and regulatory compliance.

Business Continuity and Emergency Preparedness

  • Maintain and regularly test business continuity plans.
  • Lead emergency preparedness arrangements.
  • Reporting to Executive Manager, coordinate local practice responses to major incidents.
  • Ensure resilience planning is in place.

External Relationships

  • Represent the practice at PCN, ICB, commissioner and stakeholder meetings.
  • Build effective relationships with community services, acute trusts and partner organisations.
  • Develop collaborative working opportunities.
  • Support contract negotiations and partnership working.

Transformation and Innovation

  • Lead digital transformation initiatives.
  • Support implementation of NHS national priorities.
  • Drive service modernisation programmes.
  • Promote innovation and efficiency improvements.
  • PCN integration
  • Estates development planning

Quality Improvement

  • Population Health Management
  • Health Inequalities strategy
  • Patient engagement strategy
  • Wider partnership projects as required

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