General Practice Assistant

Downton Surgery; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Downton Surgery near Salisbury is seeking an organized General Practice Assistant to provide both administrative and clinical support in a busy GP surgery. You will help manage patient appointments, handle inquiries, and maintain confidential patient records while supporting clinicians and practice staff.

The role requires a professional, patient-centred approach and the ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

Qualifications

• To support the administrative and clinical teams within the Surgery. As our Practice grows we are looknig to an additional staff to support our existing teams.
• Downton Surgery is a rural Practice with a list size of 7000 patients based 6 miles south of Salisbury. We are a training Practice and our Clinical Team is made up of GPs, Nurses, HCAs & Clinical Pharmacists.

Responsibilities

• To support the administrative and clinical teams within the Surgery. As our Practice grows we are looknig to an additional staff to support our existing teams.

Skills

Administrative support

Clinical support

Appointment management

Telephone handling

Face-to-face enquiries

Patient records

Infection control

Confidentiality

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Tools

Clinical systems

Job description

A highly organised and compassionate General Practice Assistant with experience in providing both administrative and clinical support within a busy GP surgery. Skilled in managing patient appointments, handling telephone and face-to-face enquiries, maintaining accurate patient records and supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the practice. Clinical duties include taking patient observations, urinalysis and supporting clinicians and patietns during consultations, as appropriate. Confident in using clinical systems, maintaining confidentiality, and adhering to infection prevention and control procedures. Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a professional and patient-centred approach, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Committed to delivering high-quality patient care while ensuring efficient and effective practice administration.

Main duties of the job

To support the administrative and clinical teams within the Surgery. As our Practice grows we are looknig to an additional staff to support our existing teams.

About us

Downton Surgery is a rural Practice with a list size of 7000 patients based 6 miles south of Salisbury. We are a training Practice and our Clinical Team is made up of GPs, Nurses, HCAs & Clinical Pharmacists.