General Practice Assistant (GPA)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

GP Assistant training programme

Assigned GP Mentor

Training and personal development

Job summary

Red House Surgery is recruiting a General Practice Assistant to support GPs by handling routine administrative and clinical tasks. The role involves clerical duties, patient queries, referrals, and basic observations, under an accredited training programme with a named GP Mentor.

Experience of working with a nursing team and vulnerable patients is essential, with opportunities to develop in primary care and through the GP Assistant certificate.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred).
• Experience of working within a nursing team.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Providing quality care.

Responsibilities

• Sort clinical post and prioritise actions for the GP.
• Extract coding information from letters to patient notes.
• Arrange appointments, referrals, tests and follow-ups.
• Carry out urine dipping, blood pressure, ECGs and phlebotomy.
• Complete basic forms for GP approval and sign-off.
• Prepare patients before GP appointments with brief histories and readings.
• Deal with non-clinical queries and liaise between patient and doctor.
• Liaise with care homes, community nursing teams and on-call doctors.
• Explain treatment procedures to patients.
• Support QOF reviews.
• Support with immunisations and wound care.
• Track and record evidence against the national competency framework.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Providing quality care

Basic IT skills

Education

GCSE or equivalent

NVQ level 3 (preferred)

Qualified in phlebotomy

Job description

Red House Surgery is recruiting a General Practice Assistant to take routine administrative and clinical tasks off GPs so they can focus on patients. The work covers clinical post, patient queries, referrals and basic observations, with liaison to care homes and community nursing teams. The post follows an accredited training programme, with a named GP Mentor, towards the GP Assistant certificate. Experience of working in a nursing team and with vulnerable patients is essential.

What the job involves

• Sort clinical post, prioritise actions for the GP and signpost items to others such as the clinical pharmacist
• Extract coding information from clinical letters and add it to patient notes
• Arrange appointments, referrals, tests and follow-up appointments
• Carry out urine dipping, blood pressure readings, ECGs and phlebotomy
• Complete basic non-opinion forms and core sections of forms for the GP to approve and sign
• Prepare patients before GP appointments, taking a brief history and basic readings
• Deal with non-clinical patient queries ahead of consultations and liaise between patient and doctor
• Liaise with external organisations such as care homes, community nursing teams and on-call doctors
• Explain treatment procedures to patients
• Support QOF reviews
• Support with immunisations and wound care
• Track and record evidence against the national competency framework

What’s required

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience

• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients

Skills & knowledge

• Providing quality care
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

Nice to have

• Qualified in phlebotomy
• NVQ level 3 qualification (preferred)
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Basic IT skills

What’s offered

• Accredited training programme leading to the GP Assistant certificate
• Assigned GP Mentor
• Training and personal development support