Primary Care Careers

GP Assistant

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Job summary

North Shoebury Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for a GP assistant (GPA) to join our team on a full time basis.

Main duties of the job

The GPA position is a support role, covering administrative tasks and, if appropriate, some basic clinical duties, to assist the GPs, enabling them to make the best use of consultation time.

The post-holder will form part of our multi-disciplinary, primary-care team and contribute to the smooth running of the surgery.

About us

North Shoebury Surgery is based on Frobisher way, Shoeburyness SS3 8UT. We were one of the first partnerships in Essex made up of a GP and ACP. The surgery is forward thinking and continue the thrive looking at various options to increase patient care within the community. We are passionate about our patients and care provided, we work closely with the PCN and utilise the additional services provided to help avoid hospital visitation. We strongly support nurse training, and are looking to strengthen this in becoming a GP training practice in the future. The management team will support and help develop skills of staff and encourage and provide training where possible to progress within their roles. We support and train staff to the best of their abilities, we are a working family that work well together. Our aim is to be the best we can be and stand out being proactive and productive within Primary care, we want to be the surgery staff want to work with and encourage others to join us. We also offer the NHS Pension Scheme and a minimum of33 days FTE Annual Leave.

You are welcome to browse our website www.northshoeburysurgery.co.uk for inspiration, you will find here that we are proactive in sharing the most current and up to date services available within the community along with Health care promotions and Wellbeing days that are currently held at the PCN site.

Details

Date posted

22 March 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0038-23-5002

Job locations

North Shoebury Surgery

Frobisher Way

Shoeburyness

Southend-on-sea

SS3 8UT


Job description

Job responsibilities

The main duties of this role will include:

  • Managing incoming and outgoing clinical correspondence;
  • Extracting information from clinical documents that require coding;
  • Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow-up appointments;
  • Completing basic (non-opinion) forms, and core elements of some forms, for the GP to approve and sign. These might include insurance, mortgage and benefits agency forms, for example;
  • Improving patient flow;
  • Supporting patient experience by reiterating information from the GP;
  • Assisting with practice tasks;
  • Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies e.g. arranging admission;
  • Supporting the prescription clerk team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main duties of this role will include:

  • Managing incoming and outgoing clinical correspondence;
  • Extracting information from clinical documents that require coding;
  • Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow-up appointments;
  • Completing basic (non-opinion) forms, and core elements of some forms, for the GP to approve and sign. These might include insurance, mortgage and benefits agency forms, for example;
  • Improving patient flow;
  • Supporting patient experience by reiterating information from the GP;
  • Assisting with practice tasks;
  • Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies e.g. arranging admission;
  • Supporting the prescription clerk team.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Administrative experience;
  • Strong organisational skills;
  • IT skills, including experience of working with a clinical system;
  • Excellent communication skills and a friendly manner;
  • Ability to understand the need to maintain confidentiality and data security, at all times;
  • Ability to multi-task and to work accurately under pressure;
  • Ability to work in a team as well as being comfortable working independently.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Administrative experience;
  • Strong organisational skills;
  • IT skills, including experience of working with a clinical system;
  • Excellent communication skills and a friendly manner;
  • Ability to understand the need to maintain confidentiality and data security, at all times;
  • Ability to multi-task and to work accurately under pressure;
  • Ability to work in a team as well as being comfortable working independently.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

North Shoebury Surgery

Frobisher Way

Shoeburyness

Southend-on-sea

SS3 8UT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

North Shoebury Surgery

Frobisher Way

Shoeburyness

Southend-on-sea

SS3 8UT


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Sarah & Fiona

eoe.primarycarecareers@nhs.net

07966211098

Details

Date posted

22 March 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0038-23-5002

Job locations

North Shoebury Surgery

Frobisher Way

Shoeburyness

Southend-on-sea

SS3 8UT


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