General Practice Assistant
| Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26000 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | Hythe, CT21 6BD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | A3310-25-0011 |
Summary
The following are the core responsibilities of the GPA. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. You will work within your capabilities and: Arrange referrals on behalf of the clinician both internally (to other clinicians or care coordinators such as Social Prescribing Link Worker, First Contact Practitioner, Mental Health Practitioner, Podiatry, Dietician ) or externally (to the hospital or community clinics) Responsibility for the processing of urine specimen submissions to the practice; urinalysis and action following Practice protocol Supporting clinicians with administrative tasks, input to the clinical computer system and assisting the clinician in a variety of clinics not limited to but including: immunisation and vaccination, smear, wound, coils and implants, minor surgery, joint injections. Stocking of clinical rooms Participate in investigating complaints to liaise with the management team to aid resolution Assist General Practitioners in patient death registrations Integral role in the infection control activity of the practice Vaccines, injectable(s), drug stock management Complete simple clinical observations/investigations as directed, such as dipstick urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs, phlebotomy etc. Complete 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.) Help the GP liaise with external agencies (such as arranging admissions so the GP can continue with their consultations) Sorting clinical post and prioritising for the GP Extracting information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding this to patient notes Supporting with QOF reviews Supporting the recall system for Long Term Condition reviews