GP Assistant
| Posting date: | 29 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN5 5PX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A5424-25-0006 |
Summary
Job Role: As part of the wider team in general practice, GP Assistants provide a support role, carrying out administrative tasks, combined in some areas with basic clinical duties. They help to support GPs and contribute to the smooth running of appointments, improving patients experience in the surgery. The focus of the role is on supporting General Practitioners in their day-to-day management of patients, specifically aimed at reducing the administrative burden, making best use of consultation time and supporting access to appointments Key Duties and responsibilities: Supporting the administrative role of the GP in any way the GP deems appropriate, including the below but not limited to this list. Complete and send pathology requests. Review GP list to see if patients appropriately booked, or could be signposted to another service. Preparing patients going into see GP/Clinician with basic history and basic observations if relevant. Dipping urine, taking blood pressure, ECGs & phlebotomy Chase up information from 3rd parties that relate to presenting patients. Access GP Browser and other 3rd party systems to support care and navigation of patients. Support GPs to find service information and contact details including ensuring practice resources are updated. Completing basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for GPs to approve and sign-off such as insurance forms, mortgage forms, benefits agency forms etc. Prepare patient details for practice meetings including reviewing cases for presentation. Undertake chaperoning duties. 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.