GP Assistant
- NHS
- Full Time
- Walton-on-the-Naze
- Negotiable
Job Description
Job summary
Walton Medical Centre are currently looking to recruit an organised GP assistant to join a growing team on a full-time basis.
This is a post developed to deliver better outcomes for patients by supporting GPs within appointments and with necessary paperwork. We would welcome applications from organised, adaptable and friendly individuals who are keen to help us provide high levels of customer service.
Main duties of the job
- Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions.
- Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes.
- Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients.
- Preparing patients prior to going in to see the GP, taking a brief history and basic readings in readiness for the GP appointment.
- Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs and phlebotomy.
- Explaining treatment procedures to patients.
You should also be able to deal with patient and hospital queries, and complete surgery specific duties such as referral sending using correct referral pathways, audit and coding.
About us
Walton Medical Practice is situated in the traditional seaside resort of Walton on the Naze, on the Essex Coast. They have a list size of just over 8300 patients. As well as 2 Partners and 2 salaried GPs, the practice team also includes a pharmacy technician, paramedic, a nursing team of 10 and an efficient and effective reception and administrative team of 18.
The Colte Partnership is a GP super-partnership, formed in June 2017. It brought together 8 local GP surgeries across Colchester and Tendring, serving approx. 80,000 patients. With the combined workforce, skills and knowledge, we are in a unique position to assist our patients across the county.
As well as General Practice, we offer Extended Access appointments to enable all of our patients to access medical care at evening and weekends; we work collaboratively with external agencies to provide in home services and Social Prescribing; we are working to be at the forefront of clinical research; and have many more exciting ventures on the horizon.
We also work as a collaborative Primary Care Network (PCN) which span across Colchester and Tendring:
- Riverside Medical Centre & Ardleigh Surgery
- Mersea Island Medical Practice, Tiptree Medical Centre & Rowhedge Medical Centre
- Walton Medical Centre, Colne Medical Centre & Wivenhoe Medical Centre.
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public.
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) with team members, patients and outside agencies.
- Ability to recognise and adapt communication style to meet patient needs.
- Strong IT skills.
- Effective time management (planning and organisation, multi-tasking under pressure).
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- Ability to understand the need to always maintain confidentiality and data security.
- Ability to follow procedures and policies.
- Ability to demonstrate empathy with patients.
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- Ability to remain professional, be polite and confident, even in challenging situations.
- Demonstrate a flexible and cooperative approach.
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
Vicarage Lane
Walton On The Naze
Essex
CO148PA
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
