Have
a look at our Practice
Managers salary survey to get an indication of the going rate
in your area.
The advantage
of showing a figure for the salary is it will attract people to apply.
Adverts that say 'salary according to experience' deter applicants
who feel they might go to the trouble of applying, only to find that
the salary on offer is lower that they are seeking.
By saying
'up to' you are not committing to paying that amount, only up
to that amount (so you can offer less if appropriate e.g. if
the chosen candidate is currently earning much less).
Do not
put simply 'salary £40,000' because if you do, that is what
you will be obliged to pay, even if you could have secured the candidate
for less.
Consider
what sort of person you want to attract. These days most newly appointed
Practice Managers come from outside the NHS (many come from the Armed
Forces, from banks, retail etc.). Although they don't have an immediate
knowledge of the NHS, they bring with them many skills which are valuable
to Practices in the current climate (where running a Practice is much
more like running a business than it ever was in the past). They soon
learn the ins and outs of the health service. If
you say something like 'NHS experience essential' you'll get very
few applicants.
Give
an outline of the job but avoid jargon (e.g. 'paperlite EMIS') since
applicants from outside primary care/NHS will not recognise this.
You may
decide to prepare an information pack about the post, in which case
the advert can be relatively brief, and end by inviting people to
ask for the information pack. Alternatively you may decide to put
more information in the advert and ask people to submit their applications.
Be sure to give relevant contact details for obtaining the information
pack or submitting applications, and details of who to contact for
more information/in case of queries.
Always
put a closing date for applications.
If you'd like to discuss the content of your advert please
contact us using our enquiry form
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