PCN General Practice Assistant

Job summary

Claypath and University Medical Group

www.claypathdoctors.co.uk

DURHAM

PCN General Practice Assistant

Salary: £24,071 - £25,048 p.a.

If you are looking for a new challenge, are enthusiastic, self-motivated, and well organised, and keen to develop your skills in a structured and supportive environment you may be interested in joining our small team of PCN General Practice Assistants!

This new and innovative role works closely with general practice clinicians to support the smooth running of clinics by performing more routine administrative and clinical tasks to free up time for GPs and other clinicians to focus on patients.

Main duties of the job

Sorting clinical post for the GP to action and signposting to others e.g. PCN Clinical Pharmacists.

Extracting information from clinical letters to be coded and added to patient medical records.

Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow-up appointments for patients.

Preparing patients to see the GP, taking a brief clinical history and performing basic assessments.

Testing urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs, and phlebotomy.

Completing basic administration for the GP to approve and sign documents e.g. insurance and benefits agency forms, etc.

Explaining treatment procedures to patients.

Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies e.g. contacting the hospital to get hold of an on-call doctor for the GP to ask advice or arrange admission enabling the GP to continue with their consultations, etc.

About us

The Claypath and University Medical Group is a well organised, successful, and forward thinkingGeneral Medical Services (GMS) training practice which operates as a single practice Primary Care Network. The practice has a list size of over 33,000 patients, half of whom are students and staff from the University of Durham.

The practice is contracted to provide essential general medical services for people who are sick or perceive themselves to be sick. Additional services include cervical screening, contraceptive services, vaccination and immunisation, child health surveillance, and maternity services. Enhanced service provision includes minor surgery, extended hours, care/support for patients with a learning disability, and vasectomies.

PCN services include podiatry, first contact physiotherapy, social prescribing, clinical pharmacy, mental health, care coordination.

For informal enquiries please contact: Tracy Watson, Deputy General Manager, on - Tel: (0191) 374 6888 or t.watson@nhs.net.

Closing date for applications: Friday, 28th February, 2025

Interviews to be held on: Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 (morning)