Gresleydale Healthcare Centre

General Practice Management Assistant

The closing date is 15 February 2026

Job summary

As a GP Management Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the daily operations of our practice. Working closely with both the management team and clinical staff, you will help ensure the efficient and smooth running of our administrative processes. This, in turn, enables our GPs to provide high-quality patient care. This position is a permanent, full-time opportunity.

Main duties of the job

Act as the Digital Lead, collaborating with management to drive innovation and implement new digital technologies, maintaining and enhancing our modern patient access system.

Support new starters by conducting inductions, staff development reviews, annual appraisals, and training sessions.

Serve as the Data Quality Lead, managing patient recalls to meet practice contract requirements, including QOF, Enhanced Services, and PCN DES targets such as IIF Performance.

Assist in the coordination of appointments and rota management.

Undertake team lead responsibilities, offering administrative support and managing workflow documentation.

Handle initial patient complaints and work towards early resolution. Address patient queries professionally and empathetically, both in person and over the phone.

Support the management of practice rotas, meetings, and staff communications, and oversee the daily workflow processes in a team lead capacity.

Ensure compliance with practice policies, as well as data protection and confidentiality requirements.

Promote patient safety by participating in learning events and implementing learning outcomes accordingly.

Work closely with our Patient Participation Group to help enhance our patient experience.

About us

Join Our Friendly Team and Help Us to Improve Patient Care

Are you an organised, proactive, and people-focused professional seeking to make a genuine impact within a busy general practice healthcare setting? We are looking for a dedicated GP Management Assistant to become part of our committed team. You will be joining a welcoming practice that fosters a collaborative environment, aligned with the 'NHS Peoples Promise'. https://www.england.nhs.uk/our-nhs-people/online-version/lfaop/our-nhs-people-promise/

Details

Date posted

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.82 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A5419-679-PRI-1188-26

Job locations

Glamorgan Way

Church Gresley

Swadlincote

Derbyshire

DE11 9JT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please send your CV and a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role for the attention of Rose Cotton Practice Manager: ddicb.gresleydaleadmin@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please send your CV and a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role for the attention of Rose Cotton Practice Manager: ddicb.gresleydaleadmin@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education with excellent IT, literacy and numeracy skills, GCSE, A Level, NVQ, Diploma.

Desirable

  • Leadership or management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with the general public
  • Experience and understanding of medical terminology
  • NHS/Primary care Network/Primary Care General Practice administration role -minimum of three-year experience
  • Experience in managing digital projects to support innovation and TPP
  • Experience of LTC recalls and an understanding of the Quality and Outcomes framework

Desirable

  • Previous team lead or managerial experience
  • Experience of taking and producing minutes
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education with excellent IT, literacy and numeracy skills, GCSE, A Level, NVQ, Diploma.

Desirable

  • Leadership or management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with the general public
  • Experience and understanding of medical terminology
  • NHS/Primary care Network/Primary Care General Practice administration role -minimum of three-year experience
  • Experience in managing digital projects to support innovation and TPP
  • Experience of LTC recalls and an understanding of the Quality and Outcomes framework

Desirable

  • Previous team lead or managerial experience
  • Experience of taking and producing minutes

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

Gresleydale Healthcare Centre

Address

Glamorgan Way

Church Gresley

Swadlincote

Derbyshire

DE11 9JT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Gresleydale Healthcare Centre

Address

Glamorgan Way

Church Gresley

Swadlincote

Derbyshire

DE11 9JT


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Rose Cotton

Rose.cotton@nhs.net

01283227870

Details

Date posted

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.82 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A5419-679-PRI-1188-26

Job locations

Glamorgan Way

Church Gresley

Swadlincote

Derbyshire

DE11 9JT


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