Balmore Park GP Surgery

Management Assistant

The closing date is 26 February 2026

Job summary

To assist the Operations Manager in ensuring that we are CQC compliant and that all operational issues are dealt with in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

- Manage and coordinate risk assessments

- Oversee and ensure the smooth operation of office procedures

- Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, including emails, letters and phone calls

- Coordinate meetings and appointments

- Ensure HR including recruitment, onboarding and induction is compliant and filed correctly

- Ensure that mandatory staff training is kept up to date and all records are stored securely

- Work closely with the Operations Manager to ensure that for all heath and safety matters, we are working within the applicable regulatory frameworks

- Maintain and update company databases and records including medical calibration and PAT testing

- Liaise, as necessary, with utility companies in event of any issues

- Conduct water checks regularly and waste audits as needed

- Responsible for ordering all consumables as well as distributing kitchen and janitorial supplies between clinical and non clinical areas.

- Maintain standards of cleanliness and tidiness in the surgery and car park

- Liaise with the cleaners ensuring that COSHH legal requirements are complied with

- Liaise with the Handyman on all maintenance issues ensuring that records are kept of all work carried out

About us

Balmore Park Surgery is a supportive, training practice consisting of 11 GPs, 7 Nurses, 4 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, a Mental Health Practitioner, 3 HCAs and 2 Phlebotomists, in addition to a Pharmacy team consisting of 4 Pharmacists, 2 Pharmacy technicians and a prescriptions clerk.

Details

Date posted

09 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2637-26-0000

Job locations

59a Hemdean Road

Caversham

Reading

Berkshire

RG4 7SS


Job description

Job responsibilities

- Manage and coordinate risk assessments

- Oversee and ensure the smooth operation of office systems and procedures

- Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, including emails, letters and phone calls

- Coordinate meetings and appointments

- Ensure HR including recruitment, onboarding and induction is compliant and filed correctly

- Ensure that mandatory staff training including Health & Safety is kept up to date and all records are stored securely

- Maintain and update company databases and records including medical calibration and PAT testing

- Conduct monthly water check and yearly waste audit

- Order kitchen consumables and keep stocked

- Maintain standards of cleanliness and tidiness in the surgery and car park

Job description

Job responsibilities

- Manage and coordinate risk assessments

- Oversee and ensure the smooth operation of office systems and procedures

- Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, including emails, letters and phone calls

- Coordinate meetings and appointments

- Ensure HR including recruitment, onboarding and induction is compliant and filed correctly

- Ensure that mandatory staff training including Health & Safety is kept up to date and all records are stored securely

- Maintain and update company databases and records including medical calibration and PAT testing

- Conduct monthly water check and yearly waste audit

- Order kitchen consumables and keep stocked

- Maintain standards of cleanliness and tidiness in the surgery and car park

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • - Must be able to navigate excel spreadsheets with ease

Experience

Essential

  • - Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • - Proven experience in an administrative role
  • - Strong organisational and time management skills
  • - Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • - Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
  • - Attention to detail and accuracy in work
  • - Practical and resourceful in finding solutions to operational issues
  • - Able to climb stairs multiple times a day, as necessary
  • - Used to working as part of a team
  • - Confident dealing with all levels of staff internally
  • - Self assured in dealing with external contractors
  • - Other tasks as reasonably requested by the Practice Management team

Desirable

  • - Worked previously in a GP Practice
  • - Previous work in health care setting would be of benefit as would knowledge of the CQC
  • - Have experience of EMIS web
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • - Must be able to navigate excel spreadsheets with ease

Experience

Essential

  • - Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • - Proven experience in an administrative role
  • - Strong organisational and time management skills
  • - Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • - Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
  • - Attention to detail and accuracy in work
  • - Practical and resourceful in finding solutions to operational issues
  • - Able to climb stairs multiple times a day, as necessary
  • - Used to working as part of a team
  • - Confident dealing with all levels of staff internally
  • - Self assured in dealing with external contractors
  • - Other tasks as reasonably requested by the Practice Management team

Desirable

  • - Worked previously in a GP Practice
  • - Previous work in health care setting would be of benefit as would knowledge of the CQC
  • - Have experience of EMIS web

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

Balmore Park GP Surgery

Address

59a Hemdean Road

Caversham

Reading

Berkshire

RG4 7SS


Employer's website

https://www.balmoreparksurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Balmore Park GP Surgery

Address

59a Hemdean Road

Caversham

Reading

Berkshire

RG4 7SS


Employer's website

https://www.balmoreparksurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Elizabeth Baldock

elizabeth.baldock4@nhs.net

01189471455

Details

Date posted

09 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2637-26-0000

Job locations

59a Hemdean Road

Caversham

Reading

Berkshire

RG4 7SS


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