Deputy Practice Manager
| Posting date: | 12 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,000.00 to £32,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £30000.00 - £32000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 January 2026 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3451-26-0001 |
Summary
The following are the core responsibilities of the Deputy Practice Manager. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependant upon factors such as workload and staffing levels: a. Supporting the practice manager in the day-to-day operations of the practice, ensuring staff achieve their primary responsibilities and providing first contact for staff queries, b. Providing leadership and guidance to all staff ensuring that they always adhere to policy and procedure, c. Attend Partners meetings on monthly basis, prepare agenda and minutes if requested in absence of PM d. To support the PM in management of QOF, liaising with GPs, nursing staff and administrators to reach QOF targets and preparation of reports to update at partner meetings monthly, e. Brief clinicians on performance levels, advising actions to ensure high achievement across all QOF areas, ECF and supporting the PM with IIF targets, running relevant reports and adjusting coding as required to maximise achievement, f. Supporting the practice manager with Implementing and maintaining systems to ensure compliance with CQC regulations and standards g. Assisting with staff recruitment and ensuring all HR procedures are followed in line with current employment legislation, evaluating, organising, and overseeing the staff induction programme, h. Maintaining DBS records and ensuring compliance with practice protocol for frequency of checks, i. Supporting the PM with implementing and embedding an effective staff appraisal process, j. Implementing and embedding an effective practice and staff development plan for all staff (clinical and administrative) whilst maintaining a robust training record and ensuring all mandatory training is up-to-date, k. Leading the management of the clinical systems (SystmOne, Ardens, MJOG, Pinnacle etc), always ensuring IT security and IG compliance and responding to and resolving all local IT issues, l. Working with the GP Trainer on ST3 and medical student rotas, m. Actively encouraging and promoting the use of patient online services, n. Overall management of patient Subject Access requests, o. Supporting practice audit, developing searches on the clinical system and assisting clinical staff with audit p. Reviewing and updating clinical templates ensuring they relate to current practice q. Ensuring the staff implement the practice wide approach to the management of all patient services matters r. Managing DNAs, providing data and planning tools coupled with liaison with referred repeat offenders s. Overseeing ordering of general and nursing supplies, including vaccines through Immform; ensuring stock levels are maintained at reasonable level t. Act as first point of contact for premises issues and ongoing maintenance u. Overall responsibility for organising and running of seasonal vaccination clinics including influenza and covid, attending to support clinics run on Saturdays as required,