Gpa (General Practice Assistant)

3 weeks ago


Aylesbury, United Kingdom Berrycroft Community Health Centre Full time

Our purpose-built practice is based within Aylesbury and comprises of 5 GP Directors, Salaried GPs, a Clinical Pharmacist, a Physician Associate, Acute Illness Practitioners, and a skilled and supportive Nursing Team; all ably supported by an efficient Patient Services Team. We are a teaching practice for GP Registrars, F2 doctors and Medical Students and provide high quality care to our patients. We are leading practice in the management of long-term conditions and with our diverse population mix there is plenty of opportunity to gain valuable experience across a full spectrum of primary care.

We pride ourselves in promoting learning and career development and supporting the health and wellbeing of our employees. We offer all employees competitive benefits and offer an employee assistance programme.

We are looking for additional GPA’s to further support this team approach to support our patient experience. We will provide full training for this role.

**Key Benefits**
- Flexible Working
- Mentoring support
- Holiday: 25 days annual leave pro rata
- Pension contribution: 0.1438%

**Additional Perks**:

- Friendly team and supportive environment
- State of the art facility: Work in a new purpose-built centre equipped with modern amenities. Enjoy the convenience of an onsite café and childcare providers nearby.
- Free Parking: Onsite.
- On-site discounts: Out inhouse coffee chop, staff discount available.
- Blue Light Card Discounts: Available on thousands of brands.
- Employee Forum: Have your sat, collaborate with our wider team.

**Main duties of this job**

General Practice Assistants (GPAs) form part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide support with the carrying out of administrative tasks, combined with basic clinical duties. They are also responsible for helping or preparing patients in advance of seeing their GP. This helps contribute to the smooth running of appointments to improve patient's experience.
- Integral part of patient triage system.
- Prepare patients prior to going in to see the GP.
- Performing initial clinical observations, which include urinalysis, BMI, ECGs, phlebotomy, SATS, Temperature, Pulse Postural BP, Peak Flow tests.
- Completing initial mental health checks (e.g. depression score, anxiety score).
- Arranging appointments, referrals and follow up appointments for patients.
- Completing Glucose Screening tests for patients and testing Ketones.
- Submitting referrals as directed by GPs, through EMIS - including two week waits, urgent referrals, District Nurse referrals and Wheelchair service referrals.

**Essential Criteria**
- NHS / Primary care general practice experience.
- Experience in delivering basic clinical support to patients.
- Background in administration.
- Experience using healthcare systems, such as EMIS and Docman.
- Ability to care and deal tactfully and empathetically with patients.
- Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working.

**Desirable Criteria**
- GPA recognised training qualification.
- GCSE Grades 4-9 or equivalent in Maths and English
- Driving license

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week

**Salary**: £13.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 17/11/2023



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