GP Assitant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Preston; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Skill development

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a temporary GP Assistant to support Bridgedale Primary Care Network. This part-time, six-month fixed-term role (14.5 hours per week) involves assisting GP clinics, coordinating appointments and referrals, and handling basic clinical tasks across the locality, with travel to care home teams as needed.

Responsibilities include preparing patients, taking readings, coordinating with external agencies, and supporting immunisations and wound care.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent
• At least 1 year working with healthcare professionals
• Experience in multidisciplinary settings requiring influence and negotiation
• Experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders to meet outcomes

Responsibilities

• Deal with patients and carers before or after consultations, explaining procedures
• Sort and prioritise clinical post for the GP and signpost items
• Extract info from clinical letters and add to patient notes
• Arrange appointments, referrals, tests and follow-ups
• Prepare patients before GP appointments with history and basic readings
• Carry out urine dipping, BP checks, ECGs and phlebotomy
• Complete basic forms for GP to sign (insurance, mortgage, benefits)
• Assist GP liaising with outside agencies during consultations
• Support GP with immunisations and wound care
• Support QOF and IIF reviews
• Support care home team with reviews and admin
• Perform routine admin and clinical tasks to run clinics smoothly

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

MS Office

Data analysis

Education

GCSE

Tools

Outlook

Job description

A temporary GP Assistant post within Bridgedale Primary Care Network, supporting the network's GP practices and wider multidisciplinary team. The role centres on seeing patients before or after their clinician consultation, sorting clinical post, arranging appointments and referrals, and taking basic readings to free GPs for patient care. It is a part-time, six-month fixed-term role of 14.5 hours a week, with some work for the care home team and travel across the locality required. A full driving licence and access to a car with business insurance are needed.

What the job involves

• Deal with patients and carers before or after consultations, explaining treatment procedures
• Sort and prioritise clinical post for the GP, signposting items such as to the clinical pharmacist
• Extract information from clinical letters that needs coding and add it to patient notes
• Arrange appointments, referrals, tests and follow-up appointments
• Prepare patients before GP appointments by taking a brief history and basic readings
• Carry out urine dipping, blood pressure checks, ECGs and phlebotomy
• Complete basic non-opinion forms and core sections of forms for the GP to sign, such as insurance, mortgage and benefits forms
• Help the GP liaise with outside agencies, such as on-call doctors, during consultations
• Support the GP with immunisations and wound care
• Support QOF and IIF reviews
• Support the care home team with reviews and admin
• Perform routine administration and clinical tasks so GP clinics run smoothly

What’s required

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent

Experience

• At least 1 year working with healthcare professionals, or in the NHS, social care or a relevant field
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting that requires influence and negotiation
• Experience of coordinating and liaising with multiple stakeholders to meet set outcomes

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent written and verbal communication, with a clear, polite telephone manner
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills, maintaining professional boundaries
• Excellent organisational, administration and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload
• Good IT skills, including MS Office and Outlook
• Able to collate, analyse and present complex information clearly and concisely

Checks & eligibility

• Full current driving licence
• Access to a car with business insurance
• Able to travel across the locality regularly, including home visits

Other

• Able to work under pressure in a changing environment
• Able to work independently and as part of a team, using own judgement and problem solving
• Strict confidentiality and awareness of data protection
• Commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and person-centred care

Nice to have

• Experience of using technology and digital tools to support health and wellbeing
• Experience of primary care
• NVQ 3 or equivalent and/or a relevant basic or first level professional qualification
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours and at weekends

What’s offered

• Opportunity to develop a new skillset in a new PCN role