GP Assistant

Location

Chelmsford, Essex | United Kingdom

Job description

About the Role

Chelmsford City Health Primary Care Network Limited has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced medical administrator to take on the role of GP practice assistant (GPA) for our busy PCN support team and to help make a positive impact on our local community, on a full time basis.The GPA is a support role, covering administrative tasks as part of our multi-disciplinary primary care team and therefore contributing to the smooth running of the surgery.

The main responsibilities of the GPA role will include:

• Assist with workflow/clinical correspondence
• Assist with emails and correspondence received by the Surgeries
• Extract all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes
• Chase blood tests results from the hospital, asking laboratory to send them
• Chase up radiology and other test results
• Advise the local authority or local Health Protection Team of suspected cases of certain infectious diseases
• Assist GPs particularly when there is a need to call an ambulance on behalf of a patient.
• Complete basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for the GP to approve and sign
• Help the GP liaise with outside agencies, e.g., getting an on-call doctor on the phone to ask advice
• Support the prescription team
• Other administrative tasks as required

Please see the job description attached for further details.

About the Candidate

If you are a well organised person who thrives on a busy working environment where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you.

We would particularly welcome applications from individuals who are:

• Experienced medical administrators, with excellent IT and typing skills 
• Adaptable and friendly with strong administration, time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent communicators who work in a confidential and discreet manner and are able to think on their feet in a busy working environment.
• Able to multi-task, work hard and maintain high level of attention to detail when under pressure.
• Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as comfortable working independently. 

Flexibility is desirable as you may sometimes need to work additional or alternative hours to cover for colleagues.

About Us

The Chelmsford City Health Primary Care Network Limited is a network which was formed to benefit from shared resources and to offer healthcare services at scale to its population of 42,000 patients.  The practices which are working together are Baddow Village, Beauchamp House, Stock and Whitley House Surgeries.  Two of the practices are dispensing practices and all four are training practices.  We use the clinical system, SystmOne, for which training will be provided during induction.

Supporting your work life balance and professional development is important to us, so we will be happy to discuss any requirements for flexible working.  The PCN can offer the following benefits:  

• Competitive salary based on experience
• NHS pension - which is a defined benefits scheme
• Supportive and friendly environment
• Flexible working hours - all flexible offers and working arrangements will be considered
• Peer support
• CPD support with training and development

If you would like to find out more information please contact Valerie Beard, PCN Support Manager, Chelmsford City Health Primary Care Network Limited: [email protected].

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.

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Salary

£25k - £26k per annum