Job Introduction
We are looking for a GP Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team to support our GP’s and eider clinical team
Thornton Road Surgery are looking for an GP Assistant for 37.5 hours per week.
Role Responsibility
Key duties will include:
- Supporting the GP and wider clinical team with routine administration and basic clinical tasks on behalf of the GP freeing up their time to focus on our patients. You will help and liaise with outside agencies, carry out administration elements of clinical audits and working alongside the Lead GP to ensure completion and dissemination of results as well as support with ensuring clinical compliance and governance alongside the practice team.
- Sorting clinical post and prioritise for the GP/clinical team in terms of actions. You will also extract and review all information and laboratory result from clinical letters that need coding and add to notes according to agreed protocols.
- Arrange appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients as well as basic forms such as mortgage, benefit agency forms etc.
The Ideal Candidate
Interested? What you will need to be considered:
- Reception or customer care experience is essential as well as an excellent communicator both spoken and written.
- Must have basic PC skills such as Word, Excel and email.
- Able to work within processes, procedures and maintain confidently and data security.
- Must be able to adapt with changing priorities and be personable, polite and patient with our patients.
- Must be flexible to work across different sites as required by business needs.
Package Description
What we can offer you as a GP Assistant:
- Pay rates always above the national or London Living Wage.
- 27 days holiday a year as well as bank holidays minimum for full time staff.
- NHS Pension scheme.
- Varied opportunities for career development within our wider organisation and a range of other exciting employee benefits such as car benefit scheme, cycle to work schemes, travel season ticket loans, discount cards and employee wellbeing services.
About the Company
Why join Operose Health?
At Operose Health it is our mission to deliver great primary care by improving access, outcomes and patient experience. Our dedicated teams, innovative operating models, ambitious growth plans, and values-driven culture allow us to offer unparalleled support to every practice and service we manage. We care for over 630,000 patients across 60+ GP Practices, from Devon to Doncaster.
We take immense pride in our exceptionally talented workforce. With robust resources and continuous support, we empower our staff to deliver outstanding patient care. Our clinicians and colleagues are encouraged to operate at the top of their licence and champion to be the best that they can be.
Clinical expertise, innovation and research drive our models of care, improving primary care access to provide the right support, at the right time. By leveraging data and insights, we manage demand more efficiently, enabling quicker patient access. We empower and educate patients to improve their health and wellbeing for the long term.