Primary Care Network Business Manager

Job summary

Initially for 12 months, with extension opportunities.

Glossop PCN invites applications from qualified and experienced applicants for this senior management role. The post-holder will provide strategic planning for our Primary Care Network (PCN) and workforce, alongside the PCN Clinical Director and an administrator. The PCN Manager will work closely with the 4 practices in Glossop and their teams.

The PCN has well developed relationships within the area. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wishes to develop services, with a new home visiting service soon to be implemented.

The role would be very well suited to a Practice Manager, who is wanting a change, but also wanting to utilise the great skills they have gained.

Main duties of the job

The PCN Manager will create strategic vision and oversight along with operational skills.

The PCN Manager will, along with the Clinical Director the PCN, develop and implement service improvement and transformation work, aligned to local and national priorities. This role includes developing on current primary care provision and working proactively with the wider network to ensure we can offer our local population coordinated and integrated healthcare. The role consists of building and encompassing effective working relationships, working closely with the Clinical Director and engaging stakeholders across different organisations, coordinating work-streams, and collating and monitoring risks and issues.

The PCN Manager will coordinate the delivery of all contractual requirements, translate national and local policy into meaningful changes, and will support the network to achieve improved outcomes for our patients, the local population and our staffing teams.

You will ideally have previous knowledge and experience of General Practice working however, those with transferable skills may be considered.

About us

Glossop PCN is a network of 4 GP practices, with a patient population of over 33,000 patients, in Derbyshire. Within our area, we have pockets pf deprivation. The PCN is committed to maximising outcomes for the PCN DES for our 4 surgeries and their patients. The surgeries include, Manor House Surgery three sites, Lambgates Health Centre, Cottage Lane Surgery and Simmondley Medical Practice . The PCN is expanding in provision and will soon be embarking on an exciting home visiting service, collaborating with other local services.

We are an innovative and proactive PCN with a strong compliment of ARR staff including a PCN medicines team consisting of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists, General Practice Assistants, Paramedics, Social Prescribers, First Contact Physiotherapists and mental health workers. We are keen to widen this further to support patient care and practices within the available resources.