Lead Practitioner

Lead Practitioner – Bupa UK

Location:

Ringwood, BH24 1EX

Salary and Benefits:
Competitive Salary and Fantastic Benefits

Working Days:
Monday, Thursday, Friday

To provide leadership and support for doctors in your allocated Bupa Health Centre (or on‑site clinic or remote services), working collaboratively with other members of the management team to ensure provision of high standards of clinical practice and customer service. Where there is business need this may include cross cover of other Bupa Health Centres, on‑site clinics or the remote service.

• Delivery of adult health assessments and private GP work for customers of all ages at Bupa Health Centres, on sites or remotely.
• Provide clinical input into the review of customer feedback comments, complaints, incidents and risks.
• Oversee the provision of health assessments and private GP work by the doctors within the centre or within remote services.
• Partner with the Bupa Resource team or local administrative team, and centre managers for diary management and clinical scheduling of clinical requirements.
• Investigate issues identified by you or a member of your centre/remote team, ensuring clinical safety is always upheld.
• Conduct clinical audits as per the Quality Team audit schedule, in liaison with the Clinical Health Assessment Leadership Team (CHALT).
• Lead the implementation of clinical policies and procedures with guidance from the Clinical Leadership Team.
• Ensure the Medicines Management policy is implemented in your centre (or remotely where applicable) regarding service line/resus policy drugs.
• Act as a key stakeholder to support the centre (or remote service) and doctors to prepare for CQC visits.
• Provide clinical guidance and support to staff within the centre (or remotely) and other LPs as required.
• Lead the delivery of mock scenarios and emergency clinical procedures within the centre (or remotely).
• Support the Centre Manager/remote manager and centre team/remote support team to drive improved performance; understand the centre/remote AOP and support achievement of business and financial targets.

• GMC registered with a licence to practice and on the GP register.
• Up‑to‑date GMC appraisal and revalidation.
• MRCGP.
• Member of a Medical Defence Organisation.
• Significant postgraduate experience in general practice.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) training certificate.
• Current Safeguarding Level 3 training certificate.

• Paid indemnity.
• Annual pay review.
• Paid study leave.
• CPD opportunities and access to leadership courses.
• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• Enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme.

We support flexible working and have a range of family‑friendly benefits. Our wellbeing programme, Viva, covers all aspects of health.

To find more information or have any questions before applying, please contact Ariana Lacerda at  Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone who needs them. If you require information about this role in an alternative format, please email

Bupa is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applications from all skills and experiences and have no objections to any government‑made rejections.

Time Type:
Part‑time

Job Area:
Clinical Services

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type:

Part‑time

Job Function:
Health Care Provider

Industry: Hospitals and Health Care

Location:

Clinic – Ringwood