General Practice Assistant - Stratford Primary Care Network

Job description

Job responsibilities

Administrative

Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. Signposting some post to other clinical practitioners

Extract all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding notes

Complete coding updates on EMIS and file letters with the DOCMAN system

Ensure all new data is uploaded on EMIS ie: diagnosis, codes, echo reports and highlight relevant info in letter and send action to GP if required

Upload any normal lab results to EMIS system ensure coding and filed

Arranging appointments, referrals, test and follow up appointments for patients

Safeguarding

Manage the safeguarding concerns spreadsheet for the practice

Complete information gathering with external agencies for GP as required

Update patient template on EMIS

Attend monthly safeguarding meetings with GPs and external agencies as required and complete and distribute minutes

Clinical:

Prepare patient prior to going into see the GP, taking a brief history and basic readings in readiness for the GP appointment

Dipping urine, taking blood pressures, ECGs and phlebotomy

Explaining treatment procedures to the patient

Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies eg: getting an on call doctor on the phone to ask advice or arrange admission with the GP continues consultation

Supporting the GP with immunisation. Wound care

Provide a chaperoning service for patients if required

Review duty list to ensure appropriate appointment booking by reception

Refer and signpost any inappropriate appointments from duty list ie: meds reviews to Clinical Pharmacists

Support Reception team to ensure appropriate appointment bookings on duty list

Confidentiality

In the performance of duties outlined in this job description, the post holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other health care workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other health care workers or business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice Policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health and safety

The post holder will assist in the promoting and maintaining of their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health and safety policy

Self -development:

Develop yourself and the role through participation in supervision, training and CPD

Manage your time effectively to ensure opportunities for growth

Research and offer suggestions for development and training opportunities

Person Specification

Other...

Essential

• Adaptable
• Self-Motivation
• Safeguarding and other mandatory training
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes
• Immunisation status

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold or be willing to work to a GP Assistant Certificate qualification.
• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent qualification.

Experience

Essential

• To be able to successfully work to and apply the 5 key domains of the competency framework:
• Care
• Administration
• Clinical
• Communications
• Managing health records
• Excellent interpersonal
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
• Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review own work load
• Excellent IT skills
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Work effectively, independently and as a team member
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise
• Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions

Desirable

• Produce informative and accurate minutes

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

South Warwickshire GP Federation

Address

Gainsborough Hall

Russell Street

Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

CV32 5QB

Employer's website

https://www.southwarwickshiregps.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)