GP Practice Assistant: Training toward GP Assistant Certificate

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

GP Assistant training programme

Assigned GP Mentor

Training and personal development

Job summary

Red House Surgery is recruiting a General Practice Assistant to support GPs by handling routine administrative and clinical tasks. The role involves clerical duties, patient queries, referrals, and basic observations, under an accredited training programme with a named GP Mentor.

Experience of working with a nursing team and vulnerable patients is essential, with opportunities to develop in primary care and through the GP Assistant certificate.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred).
• Experience of working within a nursing team.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Providing quality care.

Responsibilities

• Sort clinical post and prioritise actions for the GP.
• Extract coding information from letters to patient notes.
• Arrange appointments, referrals, tests and follow-ups.
• Carry out urine dipping, blood pressure, ECGs and phlebotomy.
• Complete basic forms for GP approval and sign-off.
• Prepare patients before GP appointments with brief histories and readings.
• Deal with non-clinical queries and liaise between patient and doctor.
• Liaise with care homes, community nursing teams and on-call doctors.
• Explain treatment procedures to patients.
• Support QOF reviews.
• Support with immunisations and wound care.
• Track and record evidence against the national competency framework.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Providing quality care

Basic IT skills

Education

GCSE or equivalent

NVQ level 3 (preferred)

Qualified in phlebotomy

Job description

Red House Surgery is recruiting a General Practice Assistant to support GPs by handling routine administrative and clinical tasks. The role involves clerical duties, patient queries, referrals, and basic observations, under an accredited training programme with a named GP Mentor.

Experience of working with a nursing team and vulnerable patients is essential, with opportunities to develop in primary care and through the GP Assistant certificate.