GP Assistant

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Swindon is seeking a GP Assistant to support General Practitioners in their daily management of patients. This part-time role involves administrative tasks and some basic clinical duties. Candidates should have experience in healthcare settings and relevant qualifications. A flexible working pattern is available.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as an HCA or in another clinical healthcare role.
• Experience of working within a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the administrative role of the GP.
• Prepare patients for GP consultations.
• Complete and send pathology requests.

Skills

Experience in healthcare settings

Good communication skills

Basic clinical duties

Education

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Completion or working towards GP assistant framework

Job description

Job Summary

As part of the wider team in general practice, GP Assistants provide a support role, carrying out administrative tasks, combined in some areas with basic clinical duties. They help to support GPs and contribute to the smooth running of appointments, improving patients experience in the surgery. The focus of the role is on supporting General Practitioners in their day-to-day management of patients, specifically aimed at reducing the administrative burden, making best use of consultation time and supporting access to appointments.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Supporting the administrative role of the GP in any way the GP deems appropriate, including the below but not limited to this list.
• Complete and send pathology requests.
• Review GP list to see if patients appropriately booked, or could be signposted to another service.
• Preparing patients going into see GP/Clinician with basic history and basic observations if relevant.
• Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs & phlebotomy
• Chase up information from 3rd parties that relate to presenting patients.
• Access GP Browser and other 3rd party systems to support care and navigation of patients.
• Support GPs to find service information and contact details including ensuring practice resources are updated.
• Completing basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for GPs to approve and sign-off such as insurance forms, mortgage forms, benefits agency forms etc.
• Prepare patient details for practice meetings including reviewing cases for presentation.
• Undertake chaperoning duties.
• Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. Signposting some post to others such as clinical pharmacist etc.
• Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes.

About Us

We are a GP practice located in leafy outskirts of West Swindon, M4 just miles away. We have a diverse team including GPs, Nurse practitioners, Practice nurses, Physiotherapists and Pharmacists.

Job Details

Date posted: 29 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: A5424-25-0006

Job locations: Ridge Green Medical Centre, Ramleaze Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 5PX

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties And Responsibilities:

• Supporting the administrative role of the GP in any way the GP deems appropriate, including the below but not limited to this list.
• Complete and send pathology requests.
• Review GP list to see if patients appropriately booked, or could be signposted to another service.
• Preparing patients going into see GP/Clinician with basic history and basic observations if relevant.
• Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs & phlebotomy
• Chase up information from 3rd parties that relate to presenting patients.
• Access GP Browser and other 3rd party systems to support care and navigation of patients.
• Support GPs to find service information and contact details including ensuring practice resources are updated.
• Completing basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for GPs to approve and sign-off such as insurance forms, mortgage forms, benefits agency forms etc.
• Prepare patient details for practice meetings including reviewing cases for presentation.
• Undertake chaperoning duties.
• Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. Signposting some post to others such as clinical pharmacist etc.
• Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Have completed or working towards completing the GP assistant framework
• Minimum of 2 years experience as an HCA or in another clinical healthcare role
• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Experience

• Experience of working within a healthcare setting

Desirable

• Experience of working in a primary care

Disclosure

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.