Mayflower Medical Centre on behalf of Stour Estuary PCN, are seeking a GP Assistant to join the Pro-Active Care team and Practice teams of Fronk's Road Family Surgery and Harewood Surgery. This role is offered on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027, subject to continued funding and is offered on a part time basis of 18 hours per week.
Our team includes GP's, ANP's, nurses, pharmacists, dispensers and administrative staff working collaboratively to support our patient population.
The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting our GP's with a mix of administrative and clinical tasks in the community and practice including:
- Taking patient histories, preparing examination rooms, and ensuring patient comfort.
- Taking and recording vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature and weight.
- Assisting with routine medical procedures under supervision.
- Ensuring accurate and up-to-date information is recorded in electronic health records.
- Supporting patient experience by reiterating information from the GP.
- Maintaining a clean and organised environment in the practice.
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:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team or alone.
- IT skills, including experience of working with a clinical system.
- Basic understanding of medical terminology.
- Good organisational and time-management qualities.
We are a friendly, well-organised training practice looking after 17,600 patients in an impressive purpose-built GP surgery, located within a community hospital in the seaside town of Harwich in Essex.
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.
