Pcn Gp Assistant - Wakefield, United Kingdom - Conexus Healthcare CIC

Conexus Healthcare CIC

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Wakefield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The closing date is 24 April 2023.

Job summary
West Wakefield is a PCN with a patient population of circa 68,000 across 5 practices.

Chapelthorpe Medical Centre

Middlestown Medical Centre

Orchard Croft Medical Centre

Ossett Surgery

The Lupset Health Centre

We are a dynamic, forward thinking PCN team who are passionate about developing and delivering excellent quality local services to meet the needs of our patients and reducing health inequalities.

We are looking to expand our team by recruiting a team of GP Assistants to work alongside our practices and PCN staff.

Our PCN staff team currently include clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physician associates, social prescribers, health and wellbeing coaches, care co-ordinators, nurse associates, occupational therapists, mental health nurses, and paramedics.

Main duties of the job

The Administrative team will be responsible for:
Summarising medical records

Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions / signposting

Coding clinical information from correspondence

Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients

Medication changes from letters

Data quality - improving diagnosis rates and increasing prevalence

Support reception staff, providing cover

There will be opportunities to develop clinical skills and knowledge.

The Clinical team will be responsible for:
Preparing patients before seeing the GP, taking a brief history and basic readings

Completing basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for the GP to approve and sign such as insurance forms, mortgage, benefits agency forms etc

Accurately read coding data on SystmOne into the patient record

Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs & phlebotomy

Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies e.g. arrange admission

Support with immunisations/wound care

Supporting clinicians for weekly ward rounds in care homes

Completing basic observations and LTC pre-assessments for care home and housebound patients

Personalised Care Plans within the clinical systems with correct coding

Communicate with the patients family/carers on behalf of the GP

Support with the delivery of immunisations

Ultimately these teams may merge.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 37.5 per week

Salary:
£20,319.00-£24,500.00 per year

Schedule: