GP Assistant

Job summary

General Practice Assistants (GPAs) form part of a multi-disciplinary team within primary care and support the clinicians in the smooth running of the surgery by handling routine administration and some basic clinical duties enabling the clinician to focus on the patient. Ultimately the aim is to improve the patients access/experience in practice.

If you are looking for a new challenge with the opportunity to apply your existing knowledge and skills whilst also developing a new skillset, in a brand new role making a difference to patients then this could just the opportunity for you! Full training will be provided.

Our GPAs will provide administrative and clinical support to our surgery staff, enabling them to make the best use of consultation time, as part of a multi-disciplinary, primary-care team, contributing to the smooth running of our GP Practices. General Practice Assistants will operate under the supervision of GPs and at times other appropriately qualified clinicians. The assistant will undertake a training programme, if not already accredited

Main duties of the job

• Duties may encompass the following duties:
• Supporting with both the review & the recall system for Long Term Condition reviews
• Supporting clinicians with undertaking basic clinical activity prior to planned clinics such as history taking, conducting urinalysis, performing phlebotomy, taking blood pressure readings, checking a pulse & possibly doing ECGs. (Training will be provided for any clinical activity that is required)
• Creating & maintaining personalised & patient centred care plans
• Tackling Health inequalities, promoting patient engagement & health promotion
• Sorting, prioritising & signposting incoming clinical correspondence, extracting required information & applying medical codes to patient records
• Summarising patient records, extracting required information & applying medical codes to digitised notes
• Arranging appropriate referrals both internally or externally, signposting patients, arranging tests & follow up appointments
• Supporting clinicians with administrative tasks, input to the clinical computer system & assisting the clinician in a variety of clinics not limited to but inc: immunisation & vaccination, smear, wound, coils & implants, minor surgery, joint injections.
• Complete basic (non-opinion) forms & core elements of some forms for the GP to approve & sign (such as insurance forms, mortgage, benefits agency forms etc.)
• Help the GP liaise with external agencies (such as arranging admissions so the GP can continue with their consultations)

About us

Based in West Norfolk, our PCN serves over 55,000 patients across our seven member Practices of; Manor Farm Medical Practice, Plowright Surgery, Campingland Surgery, Litcham Health Centre, Howdale Surgery, the Hollies Surgery and Bridge Street Surgery.

We pride ourselves on offering our patients the best care possible, demonstrating innovation, clinical excellence and working collaboratively with our allied health care professionals across the network.

We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support for external training and development opportunities.

Part time hours negotiable for the right candidate.