QHS General Practice Assistant

Job summary

The General Practice Assistant role - GPA - is based in New Mill Street Surgery and is an enhanced administrative role, with some clinical elements. The role can be flexed to suit both practice needs and individual experience and any clinical duties undertaken will be covered by the practice governance and associated liability insurance/arrangements.

Should QHS receive a large volume of application, the advert may close early.

Main duties of the job

- Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. Signposting some post to others such as clinical pharmacist etc

- Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes

- Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients

- Supporting GP with basic observations as required e.g., dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs & phlebotomy

- 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 outside agencies e.g., getting an on-call doctor on the phone to ask advice or arrange admission while the GP can continue with their consultation(s)

- Working with colleagues to identify and develop current and new services or other initiatives

- Work towards achieving contractual targets, including Key Performance Indicators

- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

- Assess own performance and take responsibility for own actions and be accountable for their own practice

- Work under direct or indirect supervision, as appropriate to the task being carried out

- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Please see the attached job description and person specifications for the full list of expected duties.

About us

Fourteen practices in North Southwark have come together as Quay Health Solutions Community Interest Company to jointly deliver services that improve outcomes for our 205k registered patients.

As a GP Federation, QHS provides the building blocks for at scale service delivery and wider system integration through neighbourhoods that are the delivery units of North Southwark Primary Care Network and our integrated Borough based system. These bring together local health and care organisations - including social care, the voluntary sector and patient groups - to work collaboratively to deliver more joined up, patient-centred services.

QHS provides a variety of services that includes:

Enhanced Access Servicedelivering additional appointments every day of the year

QHS GP Care Home Service providing specialist primary medical care for residents of all older adults care homes across Southwark.

New Mill Street Surgery is a small, but dynamic and forward thinking GP practice of 7,300 patients in the heart of Shad Thames. New Mill Street Surgery is at the forefront of testing new ways of working in the borough and hosts a variety of clinicians including GPs, ANPs, Nursing Associates, FCP Physios, Clinical Pharmacists and Mental Health Practitioners, resulting in a well-rounded and diverse clinical team.

Please note that QHS does not hold a VISA sponsorship licence.