General Practice Assistant

Brookvale Practice; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Runcorn is seeking a qualified General Practice Assistant (GPA) to enhance patient care and improve practice efficiency. The successful candidate will assist GPs with administrative duties and perform basic clinical observations. Candidates should have 2 GCSEs in English and Maths and an NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) and will be supported in becoming a qualified GPA. This role offers a supportive environment focused on patient care.

Qualifications

• Qualified to NVQ Level 3 or willingness to work towards it.
• Demonstrable commitment to professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assist GPs with administrative duties and patient documentation.
• Perform basic clinical observations and health checks.
• Support appointment management and patient flow.
• Help with referrals and care coordination.

Skills

Experience within a healthcare setting

Experience in caring for others

Experience in GP Practice

Experience of EMIS Web clinical system

Education

2 GCSE grade A-C English and Maths

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Qualification to NVQ level 3

Job description

We are seeking a qualified General Practice Assistant (GPA) to join our friendly and supportive team. This role is designed to enhance patient care and improve practice efficiency by supporting GPs with both clinical and administrative tasks.

Main duties of the job

Assist GPs with administrative duties and patient documentation.

Perform basic clinical observations and health checks.

Support appointment management and patient flow.

Help with referrals and care coordination.

Contribute to improving patient experience and practice processes

About us

Brookvale Practice looks after a population of 8700 patients, we are situated in Runcorn which has close motorway links to Manchester, Liverpool, and North Wales.

Our excellent clinical team consists of 10 GPs , 1 Clinical Pharmacist, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Nurse Associate , extended clinical ARRS roles including , Clinical Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician alongside GPAs with 12 supportive reception and administration staff.

The successful candidate will join our friendly, supportive, innovative team and share our ethos and approach of putting patients first. We are a highly regarded training practice rated as Good by CQC following our inspection visit in November 2023. We use EMIS Web.

Informal visits to the practice encouraged contact Rae Harrison our assistant practice manager to arrange.

Job responsibilities

We are looking to recruit a General Practice (GP) Assistant to work as a medical assistant

where the focus will be to support PCN general practitioners in their day-to-day management of

patients. The successful candidate will be expected to support doctors in the smooth running of their surgeries, by handling the routine administration and some basic clinical duties.

Please see attached job description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 2 GCSE grade A-C English and Maths
• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care and willing to work towards Level 3, or equivalent
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development
• Willing to work towards GPA certification
• Qualified to NVQ level 3

Experience

• Experience within a healthcare setting and/or similar role
• Experience in caring for others
• Experience in GP Practice
• Experience of EMIS Web clinical system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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