Patient Services Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Negotiable |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 11 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Modbury, PL21 0QL |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | A4829-25-0001 |
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Job responsibilities To join the Operational Management Team in supporting key aspects of practice management operational tasks, ensuring the practice achieves its aims in a safe and effective working environment. The Patient Services Manager's primary focus will be the smooth operation of clinics, patient access and contacts and all administrative services. In addition to shared responsibility of governance, communications and supporting staff wellbeing. The following are the core responsibilities of the Patient Services Manager. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. GENERAL To support the smooth running of day-to-day operations of the Practice. Work closely with the management team to ensure clinics and appointments are optimised and safe staffing levels are maintained. Monitoring and interpreting of appointment and telephone data e.g. Gpad in conjunction with the capacity and access elements of the GP contract. Maintain an overview of patient access and ensure the standard and quality of booking appointments are high and accurate at all times thus ensuring patients are seen by the right clinician at the right time. Manage the care co-ordinators/medical receptionist to ensure Reception, admin and coding teams provide a high standard of patient care and follow appropriate policies and procedures. Work with managers to resolve complaints relating to access and ensure any training issues are addressed. Lead on responding to patient feedback on NHS Choices and other feedback platforms, as well as administering patient surveys. Ensure effective communication with the wider Practice team. Support the Operational Management Team in maintaining and reviewing/updating of practice policies and procedures DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Work with teams to understand current challenges to effective service delivery and identify solutions, including existing best practice within the PCN. Drive the planning and prioritisation of changes that will improve delivery of care and improve patient and staff experience. Ensure all change is ultimately focussed on improving services for patients. Build relationships with teams to develop consensus for improvements and to ensure staff are fully engaged throughout the process of selection, implementation and deployment of change. Develop and manage an overall transformation plan for the practice, including identifying interdependencies, managing risks, considering the potential impacts on the wider organisation, and determining resource requirements Provide hands-on capacity and support to teams in implementing and sustaining agreed changes. Support staff to identify and participate in relevant training and/or professional development opportunities that will support achievement of agreed improvements. Support staff and patients to effectively use existing and new technology systems and products to enable improvement HR Appraise admin teams. Support development and maintaining the practice induction and training schedules Support and prepare practice communications as part of the operational management team Lead the reception, admin recruitment processes in drafting and preparing job descriptions and adverts, co-ordinating applications, and interviews Lead on the recruitment and training of casual staff when required. Keep abreast of changes in employment legislation and attend training relevant to the level of responsibility GOVERNANCE Supporting the overall practice clinical governance framework in the co-ordination, response and handling of complaints and SEA Contribute to production and review of practice development plans and reports and policies Monitoring and disseminating information on pertinent information to patients and staff Lead and support patient engagement via the website, feedback links and social media apps and support and organise patient group meetings Organise and support key management meetings relevant to role ORGANISATIONAL Contribute and support the practice in preparation for any Care Quality Commission inspection or meeting. This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and in discussion with the manager the post holder may be required to undertake other duties. The job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder