Part-Time GP Clinic Assistant

Red House Surgery; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Red House Surgery is seeking a GP Assistant to support GP-led clinics with routine administration and clinical tasks, enabling doctors to focus on patients. A GP Mentor and accredited training programme lead to the GP Assistant certificate.

Key duties include liaising between patients and doctors, handling non-clinical queries, coordinating appointments, tests and referrals, and assisting with clinical tasks such as phlebotomy, blood pressure checks, ECGs, and post handling.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Preferred to be Qualified to NVQ level 3

Responsibilities

• Liaise between patient and doctor as requested
• Deal with non clinical patient queries ahead of GP consultations
• Liaise with external organisations such as care homes and community nursing teams
• Signposting some post to others such as clinical pharmacist etc as appropriate
• Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes
• Supporting with QOF reviews
• Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients
• Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs and phlebotomy
• Completing basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for the GP to approve and sign such as insurance forms, mortgage, benefits agency forms etc
• Track and record evidence of your experience against the national competency framework.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Quality care

Basic IT skills

Education

GCSE or equivalent (essential)

NVQ Level 3 (desirable)

Phlebotomy qualification (desirable)

Tools

Phlebotomy

Job description

Red House Surgery is seeking a GP Assistant to support GP-led clinics with routine administration and clinical tasks, enabling doctors to focus on patients. A GP Mentor and accredited training programme lead to the GP Assistant certificate.

Key duties include liaising between patients and doctors, handling non-clinical queries, coordinating appointments, tests and referrals, and assisting with clinical tasks such as phlebotomy, blood pressure checks, ECGs, and post handling.