GP Assistant (2 roles available)

About the Role

Rockleigh Court Surgery is looking for 2 GP assistants (GPAs) to join their team on a part-time basis. The main duties will include:

• Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. Signposting some post to others such as clinical pharmacist etc.
• Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes.
• Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients.
• Preparing patients prior to going in to see the GP, taking a brief history and basic readings in readiness for the GP appointment.
• Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs & phlebotomy.
• 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.
• Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies e.g. getting an on call doctor on the phone to ask advice or arrange admission while the GP can continue with their consultation(s).

About the Candidate

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. Whilst the following skills and experience are important, we would welcome applications from people who can demonstrate strong transferrable skills:

• 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.

About Us

Rockleigh Court Surgery is a friendly and supportive general practice team. The practice has an ethos of providing high quality care, has a high QOF achievement and a "Good" CQC rating. We are a GMS, semi-urban practice, just off the A12, with excellent train connections to London.

For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please call 01277 223844 and ask for Emese Kun, Practice Manager.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.