GP Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

As part of the wider team in general practice, General Practice Assistants provide a support role, carrying out administrative tasks, combined in some areas with basic clinical duties. They can help to free up GPs time and contribute to the smooth running of appointments, improving patients experience in the surgery.Explaining treatment procedures to patients. Helping the GP by triaging acute illness while the GP can continue with their consultation(s). Support the GP with immunisations/wound care.

Personal qualities Essential

A strong interest in health and social care

Awareness of infection & hygiene control

Qualifications Essential

Must have an experience in HCA qualifications

A good level of literacy and numeracy

Functional skills test

Clean driving license or personal mode of transport required for homevisits.

A high level of skill in good patient care and working with the public

Experience in recording medical details

Experience of performing blood test

Experience in referring/debriefing to senior colleagues where appropriate

Experience of monitoring and reviewing asthma, COPD & diabetic checks.

Common aliments of triaging UTI/URTI

Home visits for housebound patients

Experience of obtaining, testing and reporting specimens and samples

Experince in wound care

Experience of HCA common examination procedures

Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs and phlebotomy

Skills and knowledge Essential

Good communication skills, including listening and writing

Observational skills

Knowledge of how to prepare a safe, hygienic and secure environment for patient assessment

Able to modify practice and approach according to patients needs

A good understanding of data protection, GDPR and patient confidentiality

Desirable

Understand legislation, policies, procedures and systems relating to prevention and control of infections including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

An understanding of mental health and wellbeing

An understanding of recording and reporting significant events and incidents

Other requirements

Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check

Maintains confidentiality at all times

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• General Practice Assistants (GPAs) form part of a multi-disciplinary team within primary care, and provide a support role, carrying out administrative tasks, combined in some areas with basic clinical duties, helping to free up GPs time and contribute to the smooth running of appointments, improving patients experience

Desirable

• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Knowledge of EMIS ,Docman, templets, Email etc.
• Good Telephone communication/manner
• Triaging acute calls & offer appropriate sign posting
• Clean driving license
• Qualified HCA who can perform asthma ,diabetes, COPD reviews
• Housebound Home Visits

EMIS, Telephone manner

Essential

• Good communication skills, including listening and writing
• Observational skills
• Knowledge of how to prepare a safe, hygienic and secure environment for patient assessment
• Able to modify practice and approach according to patients needs
• A good understanding of data protection, GDPR and patient confidentiality
• Desirable
• Understand legislation, policies, procedures and systems relating to prevention and control of infections including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• An understanding of mental health and wellbeing
• An understanding of recording and reporting significant events and incidents

Desirable

• Basic IT skills
• Awareness of disposing samples, needles and old dressings
• Use of correct sample pots when taking bloods/urine samples
• Labelling sample pots
• Checking all routine health check done when completing EMIS templets
• Maintain Heath & Safety & Confidentiality
• Time management & punctuality
• Debriefing with clinicians

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Fairview Medical Centre

Address

Fairview Medical Centre

69 Fairview Road

London

SW16 5PX

Employer's website

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