AddressAbout the Role
Colchester Medical Practice has a fantastic opportunity for a GP assistant (GPA) to join our team on a part-time basis for 25 hours per week, however the hours can be negotiable. The GPA position is a support role, covering administrative tasks and, if appropriate, some basic clinical duties, to assist the GPs, enabling them to make the best use of consultation time.
The post-holder will form part of our multi-disciplinary, primary-care team and contribute to the smooth running of the surgery. The main duties of this role will include:
- Managing incoming and outgoing clinical correspondence;
- Extracting information from clinical documents that require coding;
- Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow-up appointments;
- Completing basic (non-opinion) forms, and core elements of some forms, for the GP to approve and sign. These might include insurance, mortgage and benefits agency forms, for example;
- Improving patient flow;
- Supporting patient experience by reiterating information from the GP;
- Assisting with practice tasks;
- Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies e.g. arranging admission;
- Supporting the prescription clerk team.
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 transferable 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
Colchester Medical Practice is a well established practice consisting of four GP surgeries and a Health and Wellbeing Hub.
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.
