General Practice Assistant (GPA)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Tasks

CLINICAL

Phlebotomy

Blood pressure checks

Urinalysis

ECGs

NHS Healthchecks

Stop Smoking advice

INR checks (once competent)

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

Screening administration -

Bowel screening results

All administration relating to cervical screening i.e. Prior notification lists, results, disclaimers, ceasing.

Administration of pathology results

Letters - Hba1C and QRisk

Redistribution of results to GPs that are in that day (am and pm)

Matching of results to patients/GPs

Administration relating to baby immunisations

Chasing past history to update records

Sending and ensuring receipt of refusal forms

Liaising with health visitors for refusals

Reviewing of Immunisation Target Reports and QOF reports to ensure compliance and high uptake

Clinical stock

Re-stocking of BEMS cupboard as per list supplied

Re-stocking of GPs room

Checking of GP room equipment to ensure they remain allocated to the correct rooms

Home blood pressure readings

Provision of home BPs to patients with BP monitoring guide and record sheet

Receipt of used BPs, to clean and make ready of next patient

Calculation of average BP and entry into notes.

Care Homes

Support to lead GP to ensure patient lists up to date and recalls monitored and completed in birth month

Refer to district nurses to ensure bloods etc completed ahead of recalls

Safeguarding Administration

Support to Safeguarding leads to prepare patient lists ahead of meetings

Adding meeting dates to teamnet and liaising with admin to ensure on TPP clinics for clinicians to attend

Minutes of meetings and distribution to team

Liaising with social workers and health visitors to ensure information up to date

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Competencies in all clinical areas

Desirable

• Ideally a candidate that has completed the ARRS GPA course, if not enrolment on the course can be provided for the correct candidate.

Experience

Desirable

• Experience in general practice

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

Newbridge Surgery

Address

129 Newbridge Hill

Bath

BA1 3PT

Employer's website

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