Stapenhill Medical Centre

Office Manager

The closing date is 04 August 2025

Job summary

Working in a friendly, varied environment in an average sized single site GP surgery in Burton on Trent

Previous managerial, supervisor and training experience desirable

Excellent knowledge of the clinical system SystmOne, is essential

The successful candidate will be good with managing people and work streams

The job will entail working in reception and the administration office doing reception and administration duties as well as supervision of both teams.

Expected hours 29 hours minimum spread over 5 days, Monday to Friday

Occasional evening, weekend shift work may be required

Salary negotiable depending on experience

NHS Pension Scheme

Annual leave 25 days

Successful candidate will be trained into this new job role

Main duties of the job

To ensure the steady running of the office on a day-to-day basis and manage the team of administration and reception staff.

The successful applicant will work within our team to deliver an excellent service to our patients. Good communication and organisational skills are essential. Candidates must be flexible, reliable, have the ability to multi-task and work efficiently within a busy and pressurised environment.

About us

We are a highly productive Practice always looking to provide excellent care and new services to our patients.

We currently have three full-time Partners, assisted by three employed GP's, two Pharmacists, one Advanced Nurse Practitioner, two Practice Nurses and one Healthcare Assistant.

With a patient list currently in excess of 9,500 and growing, and with the development of new services, we are seeking to recruit to address our current and future needs.

We are a friendly well established Practice with high QOF scores and a Good CQC rating.

Details

Date posted

21 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0999-25-0004

Job locations

Fyfield Road

Burton-on-trent

Staffordshire

DE15 9QD


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Managing work-flow, ensuring efficiency within Reception & Admin teams
  • Suggesting improvements to improve flow
  • Organising induction programmes for new employees, training new staff and supervising staff to ensure uniformity in outcome
  • Spot checking calls to ensure quality control
  • Coaching staff on telephone answering technique
  • Troubleshooting and spotting deficiencies, supervising and monitoring the work of the reception and admin teams to ensure they are competent
  • Ensuring mandatory training of all staff is kept up to date
  • Improve signposting of patients to the correct service or clinician
  • Reception & admin rota management
  • Keeping reception policies and guidelines up to date
  • Organising induction programmes for new employees
  • Basic training in use of clinical system
  • Managing health & safety as well as fire regulations within the office
  • Monitoring of training material and keeping material and staff training records up to date
  • Ensure the telephone system is up to date including half day closures and bank holidays
  • Approve annual leave for all staff
  • Record staff absences and organise appropriate cover, if required

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Managing work-flow, ensuring efficiency within Reception & Admin teams
  • Suggesting improvements to improve flow
  • Organising induction programmes for new employees, training new staff and supervising staff to ensure uniformity in outcome
  • Spot checking calls to ensure quality control
  • Coaching staff on telephone answering technique
  • Troubleshooting and spotting deficiencies, supervising and monitoring the work of the reception and admin teams to ensure they are competent
  • Ensuring mandatory training of all staff is kept up to date
  • Improve signposting of patients to the correct service or clinician
  • Reception & admin rota management
  • Keeping reception policies and guidelines up to date
  • Organising induction programmes for new employees
  • Basic training in use of clinical system
  • Managing health & safety as well as fire regulations within the office
  • Monitoring of training material and keeping material and staff training records up to date
  • Ensure the telephone system is up to date including half day closures and bank holidays
  • Approve annual leave for all staff
  • Record staff absences and organise appropriate cover, if required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education
  • GCSE Mathematics C or above
  • GCSE English C or above
  • Supervisory management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to perform under pressure
  • Excellent customer care skills
  • Positive attitude
  • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and adherence to GDPR
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Attention to detail
  • Accurate data entry skills
  • Reliable and able to exercise discretion
  • Can use own initiative

Desirable

  • Some working knowledge of staff motivation techniques
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education
  • GCSE Mathematics C or above
  • GCSE English C or above
  • Supervisory management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to perform under pressure
  • Excellent customer care skills
  • Positive attitude
  • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and adherence to GDPR
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Attention to detail
  • Accurate data entry skills
  • Reliable and able to exercise discretion
  • Can use own initiative

Desirable

  • Some working knowledge of staff motivation techniques

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

Stapenhill Medical Centre

Address

Fyfield Road

Burton-on-trent

Staffordshire

DE15 9QD


Employer's website

http://www.stapenhillmedical.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Stapenhill Medical Centre

Address

Fyfield Road

Burton-on-trent

Staffordshire

DE15 9QD


Employer's website

http://www.stapenhillmedical.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Fiona Whitten

01283565200

Details

Date posted

21 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0999-25-0004

Job locations

Fyfield Road

Burton-on-trent

Staffordshire

DE15 9QD


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