Tendring Primary Care Network (PCN) has a fantastic opportunity for a GP assistant (GPA) to join our team on a full-time basis and be based at St James Surgery, Clacton-on-Sea.
The GPA position is a support role, covering administrative tasks and 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.
This list is not exhaustive, but the main duties of this role will include:
- Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients.
- Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs & phlebotomy.
- Supporting the GP and senior nursing team with chronic disease management, health inequalities and wound care.
- Completing basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for the GP to approve and sign such as insurance forms, mortgage, benefits agency forms etc.
- Helping the GP liaise with all multidisciplinary teams within and outside the practice.
- Undertake home visits to assist chronic disease management.
- Mentoring support and training will be provided.
About the Candidate
If you are a well organised person who thrives on a busy working environment, where no two days are the same, then we would love to hear from you.
Whilst the following skills and experience are important, we would welcome applications from people who can demonstrate strong transferable skills:
- 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.