An exiting opportunity has arisen within Leigh Primary Care Network(PCN) to join our team of GP Assistants to further expand our team. This role is predominately toassist the GPs and other clinicians in their daily administrative duties to includesome minor clinical tasks. In addition to the Practice level work there will besessions working on PCN projects on areas such as health promotion.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role include:
Clinical:
* NHSHealth Checks
* DiabeticCare Processes
* ECG
* BPChecks
* Anythingelse appropriate / competent and beneficial to the practice GPA working in
Administrative:
* Qualityimprovement project work
* Monitoringdata / Audits
* Completingbasic (non-opinion) forms in addition to some elements of forms for the GP(s)to approve such as insurance forms, mortgage applications, Department for Worksand Pensions benefits forms and other as appropriate
* EPACCS(GM care record, keeping up to date)
* Projectwork / Health Inequalities
* Anythingelse appropriate / competent and beneficial to the practice GPA working in
About us
Leigh Primary Care Network consists of ten local GP practiceslocated across Leigh.As a PCN we have a patient population of 60,000 and wework together to improve patient services and health outcomes.
Our primary care network workforceARRS workforce includes First Contact Practitioners, Community Link Workers,Care Coordinators, Clinical Pharmacists.The PCN have a strong leadership team headed by our Clinical Directorand PCN Manager / Digital Transformation Lead.
Job responsibilities
Thefollowing are the core responsibilities of the GP Assistant/Medical Assistant. Theremay be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will bedependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.
Clinical:
* NHSHealth Checks
* DiabeticCare Processes
* ECG
* BPChecks
Administrative:
* Monitoringdata / Audits
* Completingbasic (non-opinion) forms in addition to some elements of forms for the GP(s)to approve such as insurance forms, mortgage applications, Department for Worksand Pensions benefits forms and other as appropriate
* EPACCS(GM care record, keeping up to date)
* Projectwork / Health Inequalities
* Anythingelse appropriate / competent and beneficial to the practice GPA working in
Inaddition to the primary responsibilities, the GP Assistant/Medical Assistant maybe requested to:
a. Demonstrate the ownership ofresponsibility for personal development, learning and performance
b. Demonstrate performance of skills andactivities to others undertaking similar work
c. Attend relevant annual updates andshared practice learning
d. Complete all required PCN mandatedtraining
e. Undertake any tasks consistent with thelevel of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered ina timely and effective manner
Duties may vary from time to time without changing thegeneral character of the post or the level of responsibility
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
Experience
* Experience of working with the general public
* Experience of working in a healthcare setting
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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