Practice Business Manager

Company: Chapelfield Medical Centre
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Location: Barnsley
Job Description:

Chapelfields Medical Centre is seeking an experienced and proactive Business Manager to join our leadership team on a part‑time basis. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker to play a key role in shaping the future direction, sustainability, and growth of our practice.

Working closely with the Practice Operations Manager, Partners, and wider team, the post-holder will support the development and delivery of business strategies, service improvements, and operational efficiencies to enhance patient care and organisational performance.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead on the development and implementation of the strategic business plan
  • Identify opportunities for service development, partnership working, innovation and income generation
  • Analyse performance data, contracts, and financial reports to inform decision‑making
  • Support bid writing, project management, and service redesign initiatives
  • Monitor and evaluate KPIs, ensuring alignment with NHS objectives and local commissioning priorities
  • Build effective relationships with NHS stakeholders and external organisations
  • Oversee governance processes, risk management, and compliance requirements
  • Contribute to workforce planning and organisational development

About us

Chapelfields Medical Centre is a forward‑thinking, patient‑focused GP practice committed to delivering high‑quality primary care services. We pride ourselves on innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement in meeting the needs of our local community. Our vision is to create a compassionate, efficient and supportive GP practice where every patient feels valued and cared for. We aim to be a trusted and reliable partner in the health and wellbeing of Wombwell and the surrounding area.

Additional requirements

  • Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
  • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
  • Clinical system and primary care programme user skills – SystemOne, Ardens, e‑consult etc.

Experience

  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting
  • Managing large multidisciplinary teams
  • Performance management including conducting appraisals, staff development and disciplinary procedures
  • Developing and implementing projects
  • Workforce analysis, planning, deployment and forecasting
  • Accounting systems and procedures including budget and cash flow forecasting
  • Working in primary care and GP practice

Qualifications

  • Educated to degree level in healthcare or business
  • Good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exception 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.

Part‑time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

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Posted: July 7th, 2026