Gp Assistant

**About the Role**:
Chet Valley Medical Practice** **has a fantastic opportunity for a GP assistant (GPA) to join our team on a** **full-time basis. The GPA position is a support role, covering administrative tasks and, if appropriate, some basic clinical duties, to assist the GPs, enabling them to make the best use of consultation time.

The post-holder will form part of our multi-disciplinary, primary-care team and contribute to the smooth running of the surgery.

The main duties of this role will include:

- Arranging appointments, referrals, tests, and follow-up appointments of patients
- Working as part of the nursing team completing urinalysis, blood pressure checks, ECGs and phlebotomy as requested by the doctors
- Explaining treatment procedures to patients
- Supporting the GPs with immunisations and wound care
- Sorting of clinical post and prioritizing for the GP in terms of actions. Signposting some post to others such as clinical pharmacist
- Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies e.g. getting an on call doctor on the phone to ask for advice or arrange admission while the GP can continue with their consultations
- On occasion complete basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for the GP to approve and sign

Please see full job description attached.

If you are a well organised person who thrives on a busy working environment, where no two days are the same, then we would love to hear from you.
- Administrative experience
- Previous experience in general practice
- Ideally you will have experience as working as a health care assistant
- strong organisational skills
- IT skills, including experience of working with a clinical system
- Excellent communication skills and a friendly manner
- Ability to understand the need to maintain confidentiality and data security, at all times
- Ability to multi-task and to work accurately under pressure
- Ability to work in a team as well as being comfortable working independently

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