Primary Care Careers

Assistant to Practice Manager

The closing date is 16 April 2026

Job summary

The Holbrook & Shotley Practice are looking to welcome an assistant to the practice manager. This position is offered on a part-time basis for 20 hours per week, working Monday - Friday 9am - 1pm. You will support the practice manager with all aspects of operations, including managing data quality issues, providing advice and guidance to all practice staff in the use of the clinical system. You will provide support and training for current and new staff ensuring that data quality guidelines are understood and adhered to.

Main duties of the job

  • Administration support to the practice manager
  • Produce induction schedules and tutorials for the registrars
  • Arrange and structure time to learn sessions monthly for administration staff
  • Responsible for smart card administration
  • Assist with the annual flu program
  • Record and report staff absence, holidays and sickness
  • Support the maintenance of staff HR files
  • Manage and action tasks
  • Support and training for new staff and oversee staff mandatory training
  • Distribute all relevant NICE Guidance
  • Mapping patient information flows
  • Maintain an equipment log ensuring that ICB and practice equipment is identifiable

About us

The Holbrook and Shotley Practice is a GP Practice across two surgery sites. We pride ourselves on providing a high standard of care to our 8000 patients. Our practice team comprises ofthree GP Partners, two salaried GPs, supported by a highly experienced team of nurses, dispensers, paramedics, and reception team. More information about us:

  • Dispensing and training practice
  • High QOF achievement
  • Loyal and supportive staff
  • 10 minutes to Ipswich town centre, one hour to London by rail
  • Excellent schools and good local facilities including water sports, sailing, marina, golf etc

Details

Date posted

27 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - competitive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29490

Job locations

The Street

Holbrook

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP9 2QS


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced medical administrators within Primary Care ideally, with excellent IT and typing skills
  • Adaptable and friendly with strong administration, time management and organisational skills.
  • Excellent communicators who work in a confidential and discreet manner and are able to think on their feet in a busy working environment.
  • Able to multi-task, work hard and maintain high level of attention to detail when under pressure.
  • Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as comfortable working independently.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced medical administrators within Primary Care ideally, with excellent IT and typing skills
  • Adaptable and friendly with strong administration, time management and organisational skills.
  • Excellent communicators who work in a confidential and discreet manner and are able to think on their feet in a busy working environment.
  • Able to multi-task, work hard and maintain high level of attention to detail when under pressure.
  • Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as comfortable working independently.

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

The Street

Holbrook

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP9 2QS


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

The Street

Holbrook

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP9 2QS


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 Holbrook & Shotley Practice

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

27 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - competitive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29490

Job locations

The Street

Holbrook

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP9 2QS


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