Primary Care Careers

Operations Manager

The closing date is 28 November 2025

Job summary

The Pall Mall Surgery are looking to appoint an experienced operations manager on a full-time basis for 37 hours per week. The post-holder will be required to work as part of the Pall Mall Surgery senior management team under the direction of the GP Partners and practice business manager in providing support and management to the practice team, the Primary Care Network (PCN) team and the surgery patient population of 22,000 patients.

The practice operations manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the practice and PCN for effective day-to-day running of the site and providing support to the business manager. If you are an experienced practice manager looking for a new challenge, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • HR functions including - dealing with daily staff issues, providing line-management support to team leads and staff. Performance management and appraisals, co-ordination of training, management of annual leave processes, managing recruitment, onboarding and leavers processes adhering to GDPR and other regulations.
  • Liaising with patients as required including dealing with compliments, suggestions and complaints.
  • Ensure significant/learning events are managed and reported appropriately in line with NHS contractual requirements.
  • Dealing with I.T. issues and new access requests.
  • Management of ad-hoc maintenance of the building reporting issues timeously for resolution by NHS Property Services.
  • Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards appropriate for primary care.
  • Being the point of contact between the practice and the Patient Participation Group for their ongoing development.
  • Liaising with external colleagues, suppliers and other businesses.
  • Co-ordination of seasonal vaccination services (i.e. flu vaccinations, covid vaccinations) ensuring clinics and home visits provided as needed.
  • Deputising for the practice business manager in their absence.

About us

The Pall Mall surgery is in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex and serves 22,000 patients. We have 6 GP partners, 9 salaried GPs as well as a large team of clinical and non-clinical staff helping to care for our practice list. We are also part the SS9 SOUTH PCN, working in collaboration with The Highlands Surgery to provide additional services to both practice populations.

The post offers:

  • NHS Pension scheme
  • Annual leave: minimum 35 days FTE including bank holidays.

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

29140

Job locations

1st Floor, Leigh Primary Care Centre

918 London Road

Leigh on Sea

Essex

SS9 3NG


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Strong operational or practice management experience
  • Confident leader with excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Able to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively
  • Self-motivated, with a forward-thinking, solution-focused approach
  • The ability to develop, implement and embed policies, procedures and guidelines.
  • Experience of working in an ever-evolving environment, with an ability to cope with regular change.
  • Ability to plan and implement change.
  • Ability to mentor junior team members and identify training and development needs in self and others.
  • Flexibility to meet the needs of the practice.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Strong operational or practice management experience
  • Confident leader with excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Able to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively
  • Self-motivated, with a forward-thinking, solution-focused approach
  • The ability to develop, implement and embed policies, procedures and guidelines.
  • Experience of working in an ever-evolving environment, with an ability to cope with regular change.
  • Ability to plan and implement change.
  • Ability to mentor junior team members and identify training and development needs in self and others.
  • Flexibility to meet the needs of the practice.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

1st Floor, Leigh Primary Care Centre

918 London Road

Leigh on Sea

Essex

SS9 3NG


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

1st Floor, Leigh Primary Care Centre

918 London Road

Leigh on Sea

Essex

SS9 3NG


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

The Pall Mall Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

29140

Job locations

1st Floor, Leigh Primary Care Centre

918 London Road

Leigh on Sea

Essex

SS9 3NG


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