Healthcare/GP Assistant

Job summary

Walton Medical Centre are looking for an experienced healthcare/GP assistant to join our busy and rewarding medical centre. This role can be offered on a full-time or part-time basis, with flexibility on days and hours

We are looking for someone who has experience of assisting patients with clinical requirements, liaising with clinical staff for healthcare needs, carrying out health checks and must have experience of using clinical systems.

Main duties of the job

• Providing face-to-face support to patients within our practices
• Carrying out clinical duties such as blood pressure checks, ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care, weight management, and NHS health checks
• B12, shingles, pneumococcal and flu injections- preferrable
• Supporting the nursing and GP team in chaperoning patients
• Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and wellbeing
• Vaccine and cold chain storage monitoring and recording
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date clinical records
• Assisting with infection control and general health promotion
• Contributing to a positive and proactive team culture
• Support with clinical stock control management - clearing and restocking consultation rooms

About us

The Colte Partnership is very much At The Heart of Primary Care, being the largest GP Partnership in north east Essex, comprised of 8 local GP practices across Colchester and Tendring. We care for approx. 80,000 patients. Our head office is in Feering.

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.

We also work as a collaborativePrimary Care Networks (PCNs) which span across Colchester and Tendring.