About the role
Salary: £26000.00 to £36000.00
General Practice Assistant (GPA)
1.
Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of
patients.
2. Completing simple clinical observations /investigations as directed locally,
such as dipstick urine, taking blood pressure, ECG, phlebotomy.
3.Supporting the GP with immunisations/wound care.
Preparing patients prior to going in to see the GP, taking a brief history and
basic readings in readiness for the GP appointment.
4. Completing
basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for the GP to approve
and sign such as insurance forms, mortgage, benefits agency forms
etc.
5. Explaining treatment procedures to patients.
helping the GP liaise with outside agencies e.g. getting an on-call doctor on
the phone to ask advice or arrange admission while the GP can continue with
their consultation(s).
6. Sorting clinical post and prioritising for the GP. Signposting some post to
other members of staff and extracting information from clinical letters that
needs coding, adding this to patient notes.
- Supporting with QOF reviews.
Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. Signposting some post to others such as clinical pharmacist etc.
Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes
Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients
Preparing patients prior to going in to see the GP, taking a brief history and basic readings in readiness for the GP appointment.
Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs & phlebotomy
Completing basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for the GP to approve and sign such as insurance forms, mortgage, benefits agency forms etc
Explaining treatment procedures to patients
Helping the GP liaise with outside agencies e.g. getting an on call doctor on the phone to ask advice or arrange admission while the GP can continue with their consultation(s)
Support the GP with immunisations/wound care