GP Assistant

Primary Care Careers; Tendring; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Tendring is seeking a part-time GP Assistant. The role involves supporting GPs during appointments, managing clinical paperwork, and handling patient queries. Ideal candidates will have healthcare qualifications and experience in a primary care setting. Flexibility is essential to cover for sickness and holidays. Join a dedicated team aiming to improve patient outcomes!

Qualifications

• Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or equivalent.
• Experience of working with the general public.
• Administration experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience taking blood pressure, ECGs, and phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

• Sort clinical post and prioritize for the GP.
• Extract information from clinical letters for coding.
• Arrange appointments, referrals, and follow-ups.
• Prepare patients for GP appointments.
• Conduct basic health checks like blood pressure and ECGs.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Experience with patients

Phlebotomy

Education

Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4)

Job description

Walton Medical Centre are currently looking to recruit a GP Assistant to join their team. This position is offered on a part-time basis for 16+ hours per week, days to be discussed. We would expect some flexibility to help cover sickness and holiday when needed.

This is a post developed to deliver better outcomes for patients by supporting GPs within appointments and with necessary paperwork. You should also be able to deal with patient and hospital queries, and complete surgery specific duties such as referral sending using correct referral pathways, audit and coding. If you are a well organised person who thrives on a busy working environment, where no two days are the same, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions.
• Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes.
• Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients.
• Preparing patients prior to going in to see the GP, taking a brief history and basic readings in readiness for the GP appointment.
• Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs and phlebotomy.
• Explaining treatment procedures to patients.

About us

Walton Medical Practice is situated in the traditional seaside resort of Walton on the Naze, on the Essex Coast. They have a list size of just over 8300 patients.

The Colte Partnership is a GP super-partnership, formed in June 2017. It brought together 9 local GP surgeries across Colchester and Tendring, serving approx. 98,000 patients.

As well as general practice, we offer Extended Access appointments to enable all of our patients to access medical care at evening and weekends; we work collaboratively with external agencies to provide in home services and Social Prescribing; we are working to be at the forefront of clinical research; and have many more exciting ventures on the horizon.

We also work as three collaborative Primary Care Networks (PCNs) which span across Colchester and Tendring:

• Ambrose Avenue Group Practice, Riverside Medical Centre and Ardleigh Surgery
• Mersea Island Medical Practice, Tiptree Medical Centre and Rowhedge Medical Centre
• Walton Medical Centre, Colne Medical Centre and Wivenhoe Medical Centre

There is a wide socio-economic and demographic served within this area which will provide an interesting and varied case mix. You will be joining an enthusiastic team of clinicians and administrators. You will be well supported with on-going professional development (training support, CPD and peer support). The role will contribute to the improving quality of care of our patients across the network of practices.

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please do nothesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level.

Experience

• Experience of working with the general public.
• Previous adminstration experience.
• Experience taking blood pressure, ECGs and phlebotomy.
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.

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.