General Practice Assistant
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,214.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26214.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | Barnsley, S72 8WL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B0243-25-0033 |
Summary
Preparing patients prior to going in to see the GP, taking a brief history and basic readings in readiness for the GP appointment. Arranging appointments, referrals, tests and follow up appointments of patients. Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to notes. Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs & phlebotomy. Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. Signposting some post to others such as clinical pharmacist etc. 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. Support the GP with immunisations/wound care. 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 consultations.