GP Assistant - Colchester, United Kingdom - Primary Care Careers

    Primary Care Careers
    Primary Care Careers Colchester, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Permanent
    Description

    Job summary

    Colchester Medical Practice has a fantastic opportunity for a GP assistant (GPA) to join our team on a part-time basis for 25 hours per week, however the hours can be negotiable. 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. We would welcome applications from people who can demonstrate strong transferable skills. 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.

    Main duties of the job

  • Managing incoming and outgoing clinical correspondence;
  • Extracting information from clinical documents that require coding;
  • Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow-up appointments;
  • Completing basic (non-opinion) forms, and core elements of some forms, for the GP to approve and sign. These might include insurance, mortgage and benefits agency forms, for example;
  • Improving patient flow;
  • Supporting patient experience by reiterating information from the GP;
  • Assisting with practice tasks;
  • Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies arranging admission;
  • Supporting the prescription clerk team.

    • About us

    Colchester Medical Practice is a well established practice consisting of four GP surgeries and a Health and Wellbeing Hub.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please do nothesitate to get in contact with us.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • HCA experience desirable

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Administrative experience;
  • 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.