GP Assistant

Job summary

We have an exciting new opportunity for a GP Assistant to join the team based in Colne Medical Centre on a part time basis, for 24 hours per week. This is a new post developed to deliver better outcomes for our patients by supporting GPs with appointments and necessary paperwork.

If you are a well organised person, who thrives in a busy working environment where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions.
• Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes.
• Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients.
• Preparing patients prior to going in to see the GP, taking a brief history and basic readings in readiness for the GP appointment.
• Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs & phlebotomy.
• Explaining treatment procedures to patients.
• Filing and allocating of test results, with clinical support.
• Working with our care co-ordination team.
• Working to achieve QOF and IIF outcomes.
• Supporting practice team to help patients with their chronic disease management reviews.

About us

Colne Medical Centre serves the whole of Brightlingsea as well as its surrounding villages and has a branch surgery at Alresford. The team includes 5 GPs, 4 nurse practitioners, a paramedic, 3 practice nurses, 3 healthcare assistants, a pharmacy technician and physiotherapists, as well as the practice manager, administrative and reception staff.

We pride ourselves on working to be at the forefront of primary care in our region, and have many exciting ventures on the horizon.

Each of our branches has its own character, and family friendly ethos, which is why our patients love coming to us (and tell us so in our regular patient surveys). However, being a large partnership means we can offer so much more than a local branch can by itself with specialist clinics, social prescribing and innovative support such as regular dementia cafes, armed forces support and even child first aid classes for parents.

We strive to look after our employees as well, with generous annual leave, flexible and family friendly working, and support during difficult times such as free counselling.