Shore Medical PCN

Deputy Manager (GP Practices)

The closing date is 30 April 2026

Job summary

Shore Medical is seeking a Deputy Manager to join the team on a 12 month Fixed Term basis. This role works across all six Shore practices with the base being at Heatherview Medical Centre, Alder Hills.

The Deputy Manager supports the Senior Management team focusing on day-to-day operability of the practices and premises, compliance, championing change and efficiency improvements, Confidentiality, Data Protection, Collaborative Working, Service Delivery, Learning and Development and promoting a positive working environment. It is essential that you have proven experience in a similar GP practice.

Job Type: Fixed Term- 37.5 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (between the hours of 8.00am and 5.30pm)

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

  • Commitment to supporting the delivery of excellent patient care with vision, willingness, and drive
  • Support the effective management of patient access, appointments and complaints
  • Assist with the smooth running of the practices, ensuring effective systems and processes
  • Investigate and respond to patient concerns in line with practice policies
  • Promote and demonstrate excellent organisational, effective communication skills and staff wellbeing between patients, doctors, and other staff
  • Deputising for the senior management team during holiday periods or as and when required
  • Support training, development and succession planning
  • Contribute ideas and initiatives to improve efficiency, quality and staff engagement
  • Ability to manage and advocate change through motivation and leadership.
  • To support the Management Team in providing leadership and management of the non-clinical practice teams

Full details on the attached Job Description

About us

Shore Medical is a GP Super Partnership with 6 practices across Poole and Bournemouth. We aspire to offer exceptional care to our 58,000 patients and are innovative in our approach to developing new teams and pathways to ever improve how general practice is delivered.

We have a friendly and supportive team of more than 200 staff, with over 40 GPs, Pharmacists, Paramedics, Nurses, Mental Health specialists and our range of administrative staff. We have a great social side to our team with Summer and Christmas parties, running and paddle boarding groups as well as many other events throughout the year.

The Practices in the Partnership are:

Lilliput Surgery

Poole Road Medical Centre

Wessex Road Surgery

Heatherview Medical Centre

Fernside Surgery

Parkstone Tower Practice

Situated in beautiful Dorset with the prestigious Blue Flag beaches of Bournemouth and Sandbanks, the Jurassic coastline and a wealth of attractions and countryside to visit we are lucky to be in such a fantastic area.

We offer:

  1. Competitive salary
  2. Friendly and supportive working environment
  3. Continuous CPD
  4. NHS Pension Scheme with Life Insurance
  5. Free parking at most of the sites
  6. Cycle to work scheme
  7. Refer a Friend scheme
  8. Summer & Christmas parties

Details

Date posted

24 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15.60 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

W0037-26-0006

Job locations

Heatherview Medical Centre

Alder Road

Poole

Dorset

BH12 4AY


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Commitment to supporting the delivery of excellent patient care with vision, willingness, and drive
  • Support the effective management of patient access, appointments and complaints
  • Assist with the smooth running of the practices, ensuring effective systems and processes
  • Investigate and respond to patient concerns in line with practice policies
  • Promote and demonstrate excellent organisational, effective communication skills and staff wellbeing between patients, doctors, and other staff
  • Deputising for the senior management team during holiday periods or as and when required
  • Support training, development and succession planning
  • Contribute ideas and initiatives to improve efficiency, quality and staff engagement
  • Ability to manage and advocate change through motivation and leadership.
  • To support the Management Team in providing leadership and management of the non-clinical practice teams

Full details are on the attached Job Description & Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Commitment to supporting the delivery of excellent patient care with vision, willingness, and drive
  • Support the effective management of patient access, appointments and complaints
  • Assist with the smooth running of the practices, ensuring effective systems and processes
  • Investigate and respond to patient concerns in line with practice policies
  • Promote and demonstrate excellent organisational, effective communication skills and staff wellbeing between patients, doctors, and other staff
  • Deputising for the senior management team during holiday periods or as and when required
  • Support training, development and succession planning
  • Contribute ideas and initiatives to improve efficiency, quality and staff engagement
  • Ability to manage and advocate change through motivation and leadership.
  • To support the Management Team in providing leadership and management of the non-clinical practice teams

Full details are on the attached Job Description & Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or evidence of working to similar level
  • Demonstrable commitment to professional development

Desirable

  • Recognised Management Qualification
  • Knowledge of NHS Primary care systems and structures

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in a GP practice, PCN on NHS setting
  • Proven experience in a supervisory or management role
  • Experience supporting senior management teams
  • Experience managing staff, day-to-day operations, patient queries, complaints and service issues
  • Staff recruitment, training and appraisal
  • Health and safety legislation
  • Managing premises maintenance
  • Autonomous working

Desirable

  • Experience of working across multiple sites or organisations
  • Healthcare management
  • Experience with CQC inspections and compliance processes
  • Involvement in service improvement projects
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or evidence of working to similar level
  • Demonstrable commitment to professional development

Desirable

  • Recognised Management Qualification
  • Knowledge of NHS Primary care systems and structures

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in a GP practice, PCN on NHS setting
  • Proven experience in a supervisory or management role
  • Experience supporting senior management teams
  • Experience managing staff, day-to-day operations, patient queries, complaints and service issues
  • Staff recruitment, training and appraisal
  • Health and safety legislation
  • Managing premises maintenance
  • Autonomous working

Desirable

  • Experience of working across multiple sites or organisations
  • Healthcare management
  • Experience with CQC inspections and compliance processes
  • Involvement in service improvement projects

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

Shore Medical PCN

Address

Heatherview Medical Centre

Alder Road

Poole

Dorset

BH12 4AY


Employer's website

https://shoremedical.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Shore Medical PCN

Address

Heatherview Medical Centre

Alder Road

Poole

Dorset

BH12 4AY


Employer's website

https://shoremedical.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

24 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15.60 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

W0037-26-0006

Job locations

Heatherview Medical Centre

Alder Road

Poole

Dorset

BH12 4AY


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