General Practice Assistant (GPA)

Longrove Surgery

The closing date is 05 May 2025

Job summary

Longrove Surgery are looking for a General Practice Assistant (GPA) to join the team. The applicant must have experience in working with the NHS, have good computer skills and offer excellent customer service. A candidate who has undertaken the General Practice Assistant course for Primary Care is preferable, however this is not essential.

Our GPAs are key contributors in supporting the smooth running of the practice by providing internal administrative support necessary for the practice team to meet the needs of and caring for our patients. This role provides an accessible, safe and effective line of communication for patients. The purpose of this supporting role is to ensure that our patients receive an all-around excellent experience.

Main duties of the job

The main duties are to

  • Deal with the incoming correspondence to the practice via letter and email
  • Work with the Amina system to ensure correct clinical coding of letters and contact patients accordingly
  • Liaise with patients via incoming phone calls to the practice
  • Work with our prescription clerk team to ensure patients receive repeat prescriptions in a timely manner
  • Work with our other GPs and Care Navigation team to ensure processing of eConsults is completed within designated time frames

About us

We are a friendly, supportive training practice in North London. We currently have 8 salaried GPs, 5 GP Partners and a Management Partner. We also have nurses, HCAs and a pharmacist in our clinical team.

We are a training practice and have approximately 17,500 patients.

We are located in a Primary Care Health Centre and are looking to expand our administration team. We have a large admin team to assist the clinicians which includes GP Assistants, Prescription Clerks and Medical Secretaries.

Our practice is part of a Primary Care Network and actively involved in a range of schemes and services to provide high quality to the local population.

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.48 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A4953-25-0001

Job locations

Vale Drive Primary Care Centre

Vale Drive

Barnet

Hertfordshire

EN5 2ED


Job description

Job responsibilities

The main duties are to

  • Deal with the incoming correspondence to the practice via letter and email
  • Work with the Amina system to ensure correct clinical coding of letters and contact patients accordingly
  • Liaise with patients via incoming phone calls to the practice
  • Work with our prescription clerk team to ensure patients receive repeat prescriptions in a timely manner
  • Work with our other GPs and Care Navigation team to ensure processing of eConsults is completed within designated time frames

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main duties are to

  • Deal with the incoming correspondence to the practice via letter and email
  • Work with the Amina system to ensure correct clinical coding of letters and contact patients accordingly
  • Liaise with patients via incoming phone calls to the practice
  • Work with our prescription clerk team to ensure patients receive repeat prescriptions in a timely manner
  • Work with our other GPs and Care Navigation team to ensure processing of eConsults is completed within designated time frames

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in General Practice (primary care) is preferable
  • Completion of the General Practice Assistant Programme is desirable but not essential

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in General Practice (primary care) is preferable
  • Completion of the General Practice Assistant Programme is desirable but not essential

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Longrove Surgery

Address

Vale Drive Primary Care Centre

Vale Drive

Barnet

Hertfordshire

EN5 2ED


Employer's website

https://www.longrovesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Longrove Surgery

Address

Vale Drive Primary Care Centre

Vale Drive

Barnet

Hertfordshire

EN5 2ED


Employer's website

https://www.longrovesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Support Manager

Alex Collingwood

alexcollingwood@nhs.net

02083706660

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.48 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A4953-25-0001

Job locations

Vale Drive Primary Care Centre

Vale Drive

Barnet

Hertfordshire

EN5 2ED


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