General Practice Assistant - Louth, United Kingdom - Lincolnshire And District Medical Services (LADMS)

Lincolnshire And District Medical Services (LADMS)

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Louth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Key responsibilities:
Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions.

Signposting post to others as appropriate, such as clinical pharmacist Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow-up appointments of patients Preparing patients prior to going in to see the GP, including taking a brief history and basic readings in readiness for the GP appointment Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs and phlebotomy Completing basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for the GP to approve and sign, eg insurance forms, holiday cancellation, mortgage, benefits agency forms etc.

Explaining treatment procedures to patients Helping the GP to liaise with outside agencies, eg getting an on-call doctor on the phone to ask advice or arrange admission while the GP continues with their consultations Support the GP with immunisations/wound care As this is a new and evolving role, this is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties that fallwithin the grade of the job, in discussion with their line manager.

The content of this job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.