GP Assistant (GPA) inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED
WED 13 NOV 2024
PERMANENT BLOOD PRESSURE ON-CALL
Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC rp475ihF
Opportunity to contribute significantly to patient care by enhancing the efficiency of the practice.
Collaborative work environment where GP Assistants support GPs, allowing for professional growth and learning.
Hands-on experience with clinical tasks such as taking blood pressures and administering vaccinations, improving practical skills.
Variety of responsibilities, keeping the role dynamic and engaging with tasks ranging from administration to patient interaction.
Ability to make a tangible difference in patient experience by ensuring smooth appointment management and effective communication.
Supporting and liaising with external agencies provides insight into the broader healthcare system and enhances networking opportunities.
Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC is seeking an experienced GP Assistant (GPA) for Middleton Health Centre in Manchester. The role involves supporting GPs by handling routine administrative and clinical tasks, thereby enhancing the efficiency of clinic operations and improving patient experiences. Key responsibilities include extracting and coding information from clinical letters, arranging appointments and referrals, performing tasks such as taking blood pressure and basic vaccinations, and completing essential forms for GP approval.
Ideal candidates should possess strong communication and organisational skills, be capable of prioritizing tasks, and have a solid understanding of medical terminology. Additionally, GP Assistants will assist in liaising with external agencies, ensuring patient care runs smoothly while maintaining confidentiality and supporting the wider reception and administrative team.
Ideal candidates should possess strong communication and organisational skills, be capable of prioritizing tasks, and have a solid understanding of medical terminology. Additionally, GP Assistants will assist in liaising with external agencies, ensuring patient care runs smoothly while maintaining confidentiality and supporting the wider reception and administrative team.
Middleton Health Centre are looking to hire an experienced GP Assistant with good communication and organisational skills who can prioritise tasks, free up GPs time and contribute to the smooth running of appointments, improving patient experience at the practice.
A GP Assistant will support the GP(s) smooth running of clinics by performing the more routine administration and clinical tasks on behalf of the GP, freeing up their time to focus on the patients.
- Extracting information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes
- Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients
- Taking blood pressure, phlebotomy and giving basic vaccinations
- Completing basic forms and core elements of some forms for the GP to approve and sign such as, insurance forms, benefit agencies etc.
- Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies e.g., contacting on call doctors for advice or arrange admission
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GP Assistants will be expected to:
- Follow the company confidentiality procedure
- Support GPs with contacting external agencies such as; on-call doctors, safeguarding teams etc.
- Understanding medical terminology and using this knowledge when filing clinical letters and extracting information
- Arranging appropriate appointments and supporting the reception / admin team in signposting patients
- Taking blood pressures, phlebotomy and basic vaccinations
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