General Practice Assistant (GPA)

The Methodist Church in Britain; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Study days and in-house training

Opportunities for non-clinical staff成长

Job summary

Canterbury Medical Practice is seeking a part-time General Practice Assistant to perform venepuncture, blood pressure checks, EMIS coding and clerical tasks across multiple sites. The role covers Tuesday to Thursday seven hours per day with travel between practice sites. Relevant primary care experience and EMIS proficiency are essential.

Interviews are scheduled soon. The successful candidate will support clinicians with medical reports, NHS health checks, and medication reviews, while

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of general practice.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good initiative and judgement appropriate to the role.
• High organisation and strong attention to detail.
• Time management and ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to travel between practice sites.

Responsibilities

• Venepuncture under practice protocols with patient consent.
• Take blood pressures and urine analysis within protocols.
• Maintain accurate patient records on EMIS.
• Label, package, store and send samples to the laboratory.
• Arrange medication reviews under practice protocols.
• Handle prescription enquiries and report adverse effects.
• Review discharge summaries and medication changes in patient records.
• Code clinical data on EMIS, extract information from letters.
• Sort and prioritise clinical post for GPs and refer to ACPs/nurses.
• Support clinicians with medical reports and NHS health checks.
• Liaise with outside agencies such as district nurses.
• Keep up to date with practice policies and procedures.

Skills

General practice knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Organisation

Time management

Prioritisation

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Health & Social Care qualification

Tools

EMIS knowledge

EMIS clinical system IT knowledge

Job description

This General Practice Assistant post sits within Canterbury Medical Practice, which serves over 24,000 registered patients plus others attending its additional clinics. The core of the work is taking on routine clinical and administrative tasks for clinicians, from venepuncture and blood pressure checks to EMIS coding and sorting clinical post. The role runs on fixed days, Monday to Wednesday at seven hours each, and involves travelling between the practice's sites. Broad general practice knowledge is essential, and interviews take place on 11 November.

What the job involves

• Perform venepuncture under practice protocols, obtaining patient consent
• Take blood pressures and carry out urine analysis under practice protocols
• Maintain accurate patient records on EMIS
• Label, package, store and send samples to the laboratory promptly
• Arrange medication reviews under practice protocols
• Handle prescription enquiries, and record and report adverse effects
• Review discharge summaries and medication changes, transferring them to patient records
• Code clinical data accurately on EMIS, including extracting information from clinical letters
• Sort and prioritise clinical post for GPs, signposting to others such as ACPs and nurses
• Support clinicians with medical reports and NHS health checks
• Liaise with outside agencies such as district nurses
• Keep up to date with practice policies and procedures

What's required

Skills & knowledge

• Broad knowledge of general practice
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good initiative and judgement appropriate to the role
• High organisation and strong attention to detail
• Time management and ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Other

• Flexibility to step in to support other team members
• Polite, confident, enthusiastic and motivated
• Adaptable and a good team player
• Ability to travel between practice sites

Nice to have

• Health & Social Care qualification
• Experience working in a primary care setting
• Understanding of GP healthcare provision, QOF, PCN and enhanced services
• Good EMIS clinical system IT knowledge

What's offered

• Support for study days, courses and in-house training
• Opportunities for non-clinical staff to develop and progress