Job summary
Sevenfields PCN is a group of seven GP practices working together in south Lewisham to improve the care and health of our local community.
You will be largely based at Oakview Family Practice on the Downham Estate and occasionally at the nearby Goldsmiths Community Centre. Oakview is an old school family practice with excellent facilities and offers a wide range of services to patients. Oakview is proud to deliver a high standard of care to all patients and staff have a role to play in this. The successful candidate will benefit from the opportunity to further develop their knowledge and experience within this supportive environment.
We are an inclusive and friendly team. In addition to our clinical team, we have excellent business management and administrative support in place who run the operation of the Practice/PCN and deliver high quality services.
Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities of the General Practice Assistant.
- There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.
- Sorting post and prioritising for the GP regarding actions required
- Organising Dr Tattersfields diary
- Helping with setting agendas for meetings and tracking actions.
- Signposting some received correspondence to others, e.g., clinical pharmacist, practice nurse
- Extracting all the required information from clinical letters, applying medical codes as required and adding these to patient notes
- Support practice patients by arranging meetings. appointments, onward referrals, clinical tests and follow up appointments.
- Supporting GP/PCN in liaising with external agencies and other practices
- Attending a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
- Contributing to public health campaigns (e.g., flu clinics) through advice or direct care
About us
Sevenfields Primary Care Network (PCN) is one of the largest PCNs (of six) in Lewisham and we are seeking to be a key driving force for improving community health and wellbeing in our neighbourhood. Our PCN is made up of seven GP Practices serving a population of around 70,000 one of which is Oakview Family Practice where our Clinical Director: Dr Helen Tattersfield is based. We are seeking a General Practice Assistant to support Dr Tattersfield with the managing of our PCN and her workload.
Our local population is somewhat older than other parts of Lewisham and contains several large care homes. It includes areas of extreme socioeconomic deprivation and the PCN is keen to find innovative ways of addressing the health challenges that accompany this. Sevenfields PCN was supported by One Health Lewisham our local GP Federation but is now seeking to become more autonomous. We have created a company which we are thinking about converting to be a Community Interest Company which would act as our legal vehicle. All of the GP practices in Sevenfields are shareholders (members) of our PCN company which has a Board that provides clear leadership through strong GP practice representation.
Date posted
26 April 2023
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A5587-23-0001
Job locations
Oakview Family Practice
190 Shroffold Road
Bromley
BR1 5NJ
Goldsmiths Community Centre
Castillon Road
London
SE6 1QD
Employer details
Employer name
Sevenfields PCN
Address
Oakview Family Practice
190 Shroffold Road
Bromley
BR1 5NJ
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