GP Assistant

Ridge Green Medical Centre; Swindon; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local GP practice in Swindon is looking for a GP Assistant to support GPs by carrying out administrative tasks and basic clinical duties. The role focuses on improving patient experiences while managing appointments effectively. Ideal candidates should have a minimum of 2 years in a clinical healthcare role and solid communication skills.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support GPs and improve the smooth running of appointments.
• Complete and send pathology requests.
• Review GP list for appropriate bookings or referrals.
• Prepare patients for consultations with basic information.
• Chase up information from third parties related to patients.

Skills

Administrative support

Basic clinical duties

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Completed or working towards GP assistant framework

Job description

Aspart 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.

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• Chase up information from 3rd parties that relate to presenting 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 responsibilities

Job Role:

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.
• Chase up information from 3rd parties that relate to presenting 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
• Experience of working in a primary care

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.