Lea Vale Medical Group have a new and exciting opportunity for a GP Assistant to join our pro-active care team on a full time basis. The role of the GPA will be to support the team with a primary focus on undertaking New Patient Health Checks.
Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the GP Assistant will undertake comprehensive New Patient Health Checks, collecting baseline health information, reviewing medical history and medications, carrying out routine observations, and identifying current and future health and care needs. The post holder will ensure patients are appropriately signposted, referred, and scheduled for any required long-term condition reviews, screening programmes, immunisations and follow-up care.
The role will include health promotion, patient education, health records management and care coordination, helping to ensure patients receive timely, safe and patient-centred care. Working in accordance with the NHS England GP Assistant Competency Framework, the post holder will contribute to the ongoing delivery and improvement of primary care services.
As an employee of Lea Vale Medical Group, you will enjoy the following benefits:
- A comprehensive induction
- Competitive Salary
- NHS Pension
- Support to guide your personal and professional development
- Excellent training opportunities
About us
We are a CQC outstanding rated practice who believes in delivering high quality primary care services through effective teamwork and constant learning.
We are looking for people who share the same teamworking ethics to join our team.
We learn from the past but are always looking to the future. This is true for when we look for new staff as well, your skills and experience will be what make you suitable for this role but we are more interested in your ideas for the future! How you want to develop yourself and how that will improve our practice and the service we offer to our patients.
Job responsibilities
- Complete new health checks with patients in accordance with Practice protocols and within scope of practice.
- Provide a phlebotomy service where needed
- Undertake routine diagnostic tasks such as: ECGs, Blood Pressure checks, routine heights, weights and urinalysis
- Provide and support patients with interventions around lifestyle changes
- Act at all times with regard to the confidentiality and sensitivity of issues to do with patients, their care and treatment.
- Review and reconcile patients' current medications during New Patient Health Checks, identifying discrepancies and escalating any concerns to the appropriate clinician.
- Record and document all patient contact.
- Phlebotomy certification
Person Specification:
Qualifications:
Essential
Phelebotomy certification
Desirable
- Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
- Experience of working with the general public
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Salary equivalent to NHS Agenda for Change Band 3 and 4.
Please see full Job description and Person Specification on:
https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A0676-26-0011
We work with people to understand what being safe means to them as well as with our partners on the best way to achieve this. We concentrate on improving people's lives while protecting their right to live in safety, free from bullying, harassment, abuse, discrimination, avoidable harm and neglect. We make sure we share concerns quickly and appropriately.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
Work Location: In person
