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Overview
Practice Managers are responsible for the overall running of general practices (GP surgeries). Practice Managersplay a pivotal role in ensuring that patients receive excellent care and work with a range of healthcare professionals and administrative staff to achieve this.
Practice Managerscome from different backgrounds. Typically, it would be an opportunity for an experienced manager, bringing both day-to-day management skills as well as a strategic perspective, for one or more partner medical practices.
Entry Requirements
You could enter a career in practice management from a range of different backgrounds. You don’t necessarily need to be a qualified healthcare professional.
Typically, you would be an accomplished manager, bringing both day-to-day management skills as well as a strategic perspective, for one or more partner medical practices.
Qualifications and experience required will vary, but you’ll usually need a management qualification, and a proven experience of motivating people. Experience of working in the NHS/general practice experience can be an advantage.
Your role may involve:
- People management
- Financial management and budgeting
- Managing information and communication
- Developing or improving services
- Working with a team of medical and nonmedical staff
- Managing medical ethics and legal requirements
- Improving services
Personal qualities and skills:
- Committed to providing high quality services
- Excellent people and organisational skills
- Ability to work with a range of stakeholders
- Finance experience
- Good IT skills
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Committed to providing high quality services
Key Information
The Practice Managers Association (PMA)
The PMA is the leading professional membership body for the healthcare sector.
The PMA provide professional recognition, progressive development and career pathway support for non-clinicians.
Institute of General Practice Managers
The representative body for all Managers working in Primary Care in the UK.
Diploma in Advanced Primary Care Management
A postgraduate level diploma designed to develop the skills and competencies needed for managing primary care at scale