Qualified GP Assistant (GPA)

Central and West Warrington PCN; Warrington; In loco; GBP 20.000 - 28.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Central and West Warrington PCN is seeking a GP Assistant to support GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team in a busy primary care setting. The role combines administrative duties with basic clinical tasks to improve patient access and reduce clinicians' administrative burden.

You will assist with phlebotomy, blood pressure monitoring, and health checks, while helping with care coordination and ensuring timely, effective care within the practice.

Competenze

• City and Guilds Certificate completed.

Mansioni

• Perform phlebotomy.
• Monitor blood pressure and support hypertension review clinics.
• Provide lifestyle advice on weight, lipids, alcohol, and exercise.
• Gather information from patients.
• Understand clinical indemnity and vicarious liability.
• Maintain infection control standards.
• Keep the clinical environment well stocked.
• Administer immunisations within PCN vaccination services.
• Conduct new patient health checks.
• Participate in NHS health checks and enhanced health checks.
• Complete referral forms to ADHD, autism services, and chronic disease pathways.
• File routine results according to training and competency.
• Conduct Feno testing.

Conoscenze

Phlebotomy

Blood pressure monitoring

Lifestyle advice

Information gathering

Infection control

Clinical indemnity knowledge

Clinical environment maintenance

Formazione

City and Guilds Certificate

Descrizione del lavoro

The GP Assistant will support GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team across Central & West Warrington PCN by carrying out a combination of administrative and basic clinical duties. The role is designed to improve patient access, enhance the efficiency of general practice services, and reduce the administrative burden on clinicians.

Responsibilities may include managing patient records, processing clinical correspondence, supporting care coordination, assisting with basic observations and procedures, and ensuring patients receive timely and effective care within a busy primary care environment.

A GPA has completed the City and Guilds Certificate.

The role is to support the GPs smooth running of clinics by performing the more routine administration and clinical tasks on behalf of the GP freeing up their time to focus on the patient.

Summary of duties includes:

• Phlebotomy
• Blood pressure monitoring and support in hypertension review clinics
• Offering patients lifestyle advice in relation to weight, lipid management, alcohol and exercise
• Information gathering from patients
• Understanding of clinical indemnity, vicarious liability in relation to personal and professional practice
• Infection control
• Maintaining a well-stocked clinical environment
• Immunisation within PCN vaccination services
• New patient health checks
• NHS health checks and enhanced health checks
• Completion of referral forms to services such as ADHD, autism services, and routine chronic disease referrals such as diabetes eye screening
• Filing of routine results according to level of training and competency
• Feno testing

Central and West Warrington PCN is a dynamic team of 7 Practices who have a strong and cohesive relationship.