GP Assistant | Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT; Heanor; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the Midlands is looking for a full-time GP Assistant to join their team at RPC Brooklyn, Heanor. The role involves delivering care to frail, vulnerable, and housebound patients, assisting GPs and Advanced Clinical Practitioners, and contributing to patient assessments. Interested candidates with experience in primary care and a passion for patient care are encouraged to apply. The job offers competitive benefits and opportunities for development.

Benefits

NHS pension

Access to training and development opportunities

Wellbeing initiatives

Inclusive staff environment

Qualifications

• Experience providing care and support to people in primary care, community, or care homes.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of the GMS contract would be valuable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to vulnerable, frail and housebound patients.
• Contribute to the weekly ward round and assist with annual reviews.
• Assist GPs and Advanced Clinical Practitioners in care settings.
• Undertake assessments and provide appropriate care/treatment.
• Support with HCA tasks as part of the care team.

Skills

Experience in primary care

Interest in frailty

Collaboration in a multidisciplinary team

Job description

Overview

We have an opportunity for 1 x full-time GP Assistant based at Royal Primary Care Brooklyn, Heanor. You will join a growing establishment committed to being a flagship organisation and an at scale provider of primary care services in the Midlands. If you are enthusiastic, caring and passionate about delivering the highest quality care, keeping patients at the heart of all you do, we want to hear from you.

Royal Primary Care Brooklyn is seeking an experienced healthcare assistant with an interest in frailty to support our multi-disciplinary team of professionals – including working alongside our colleagues in the ARCH PCN (Alfreton, Ripley, Crich and Heanor) and other stakeholders in the community. RPC Brooklyn is ideally situated between Derby and Nottingham and has been serving the healthcare needs of the local community for over 120 years.

This is a developing role within our practice team providing care to vulnerable, frail and housebound patients. This role will also involve working alongside GPs and Advanced Clinical Practitioners aligned to care homes, supporting with HCA tasks, the weekly ward round and annual long-term condition reviews as required.

RPC Brooklyn is a division of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, providing primary care services for over 50,000 patients and aspiring to be an exceptional provider of family medicine dedicated to our patients and community.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to vulnerable, frail and housebound patients within the practice and care homes as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to the weekly ward round and assist with annual long-term condition reviews as required.
• Assist GPs and Advanced Clinical Practitioners in care home settings and in the community.
• Undertake a diverse range of assessments and provide appropriate care/treatment according to patient needs, aiming to improve standards of care and enhance nursing services within the practice.
• Support with HCA tasks as part of the care team.
• Potentially contribute to monitoring Long-Term Chronic Disease management of patients, dependent on experience.

Qualifications / Experience

• Experience of providing care and support to people in primary care, the community or care homes.
• Interest in frailty and ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of the GMS contract (e.g., The Quality and Outcomes Framework) would be valuable.

Royal Primary Care is a division of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, offering NHS pension and access to training and development opportunities, wellbeing initiatives, and an inclusive staff environment. There is an emphasis on equal opportunity and staff wellbeing.

Role Details

37.5 hours per week – RPC Brooklyn, Heanor.

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025.