Atlantic Healthcare Alliance is reshaping primary care in Ireland — building a network of community-based GP practices focused on prevention, early detection, and chronic disease management. We are seeking an exceptional Operations Manager to lead a large GP practice in County Longford and become a key figure in delivering outstanding patient-centred care.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is not a conventional practice administration role. As Operations Manager, you will own the full operational performance of a large GP practice — removing friction for clinical teams, driving programme delivery, and building a culture of excellence across every patient touchpoint.
You will work closely with your administration team, GPs, nurses, and the Regional Practice Director to ensure the practice is organised, responsive, and positioned to grow. Atlantic combines the community focus of general practice with the scale, infrastructure, and ambition of a modern healthcare platform — and this role sits at the centre of that mission.
CORE MANDATE
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
- Own day-to-day practice operations
- Streamline scheduling & patient flow
- Remove burden from clinical teams
- Ensure professional, responsive workflows
PROGRAMME DELIVERY
- Drive patient enrolment in chronic disease programmes
- Maintain robust recall & follow-up systems
- Close gaps in access and uptake
- Support continuity of care
CLINICAL ENABLEMENT
- Support early identification of metabolic & chronic disease
- Enable specialist-interest clinic delivery
- Sustain governance & compliance standards
- Champion patient experience quality
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Practice Operations
- Oversee smooth daily running including administration, appointment systems, capacity utilisation, site organisation, and real-time issue resolution.
Patient Access & Care Pathways
- Break down barriers to timely care. Support coordination within the practice and across community-based services for holistic patient journeys.
Team Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop the administrative team. Manage rotas, performance, and training. Build a culture of professionalism, accountability, and excellent service.
Prevention & Chronic Disease
- Ensure effective enrolment, recall, tracking, and follow-up systems for prevention and chronic disease management with strong population-based care support.
Specialist-Interest Clinics
- Support clinical staff in designing and delivering specialist-interest clinics, ensuring appropriate scheduling, patient pathways, and operational readiness.
Governance, Finance & Quality
- Maintain strong standards in compliance, record management, billing, claiming, cost discipline, and continuous quality improvement across all practice activities.
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
Patient Access
- Patients experience timely, organised access to appropriate community-based care.
Programme Execution
- Prevention and chronic disease cohorts are accurately enrolled, recalled, and followed up.
Clinical Support
- Clinical staff are freed from avoidable administrative burden and can focus on patient care.
Practice Growth
- Specialist-interest clinics and enhanced services are well-supported operationally.
Team Performance
- Administrative teams are well led, accountable, and aligned to a high-service culture.
Finance
- Exceed average GP Practice financial norms through well controlled costs, accurate billing and maximisation of allowable grant & STC claiming.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Strong operational manager with sound judgement, decisive problem-solving, and a track record of follow-through
- Able to lead teams with clarity, warmth, and high standards in a fast-moving environment
- Commercially aware and numerate, with a solid grasp of workflow, utilisation, and cost discipline
- Excellent communicator who can build trust with GPs, nurses, administrators, and patients
- Comfortable navigating a modern, evolving healthcare environment with ambition and pace
- Healthcare or practice management experience advantageous — high-calibre operators from other sectors welcome
WHY JOIN ATLANTIC
- Be part of building a new model of community-based general practice with national ambition and reach.
- Broader scope and stronger backing than a conventional standalone practice post, with real resources behind you.
- A visible career pathway in a scaling network — Atlantic is growing to approximately 200 clinical sites across Ireland.
- Meaningful contribution to prevention, earlier diagnosis, and better chronic disease management for your community.
- Active support for professional development, upskilling, and further study as part of your long-term career at Atlantic.
- A team and culture that genuinely values operational excellence and the people who deliver it.
Ready to make a real impact in Irish primary care?
This is an opportunity for an exceptional operator to move beyond routine administration and become a genuine leader in a high-growth national healthcare network.
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Benefits:
- Bike to work scheme
- Company pension
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Experience:
- Operations management: 3 years (required)
- GP Practice: 2 years (preferred)
Work authorisation:
Work Location: In person
