Job Summary
A new exiting opportunity has arisen within Northenden and Brooklands Primary Care Network (PCN) to recruit a GP Assistant role to assist the GPs and other clinicians in their daily administrative tasks.
This is an interesting new role for someone who is enthusiastic in supporting patients in their health care. This role will help to deliver better outcomes for them by supporting GPs and practices to deliver excellent health care.
Duties will also include some minor clinical tasks. In addition to the Practice level work there will be sessions working in the 3 PCN care homes.
Two homes support people with a learning disability (LD) and the other home supports elderly patients. This support is to achieve better health outcomes and experience of services for the patients and their carers.
We would welcome applications from organised, adaptable and friendly individuals who are keen to help us provide high levels of customer service and health care.
The successful candidate should have a Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining an equivalent level/relevant experience.
Main duties of the job
A GPA will support the GP(s) smooth running of clinics by performing the more routine administration and clinical tasks on behalf of the GP. This in turn will free up the GPs time to focus on the patient within a practice setting, resulting in improved patient flow and experience, and increasing the time efficiency of appointments.
Supporting the 80 approx. patients residing in the care homes within the PCN. This will involve assisting with ward rounds and arranging any necessary follow ups, tests or investigations to achieve better health outcomes and experience of services.
This role is based within GP Practices and care homes. The role is intended to become a part of multidisciplinary teams to further embed a personalised care approach.
About Us
Northenden and Brooklands Primary Care Network consists of 5 practices serving almost 30,000 patients.
The job will involve supporting the 5 practices which are:
Brooklands, The Park, Northern Moor, Northenden and Woodlands Medical Practices which are all within a mile 1.5 mile radius of each other.
Details
Date posted
25 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£24,000 to £27,000 a year dependant on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
B0114-25-6WBN
Job locations
Brooklands Medical Practice
Altrincham Road
Manchester
M239JH
The Park Medical Centre
434 Altrincham Road
Manchester
M239AB
Northern Moor Medical Practice
216 Wythenshawe Road
Manchester
M230PH
9 Maple Road
Manchester
M239RL
Mancunian Community Health Nhs Trust
489 Palatine Road
Manchester
M224DH
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties To Include :
Care home work :
Will work with GPs and practice staff to organise weekly care home rounds.
This will include information gathering, proactive reviews, taking clinical observations, completing referrals and checking re resident appointments to help complete care planning.
Liaise with the care homes on a regular basis and liaise with GP practices if required.
Support the GPs to carry out new resident and proactive reviews.
Help deal with the daily queries received from the care homes, seeing the queries through to completion and linking in with the relevant clinicians to enable this completion.
Signpost practice team members, service users and carers to relevant services.
Liaise with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients including but not limited to patients, carers, GPs, Nurses, other practice staff and other healthcare professionals.
Develop excellent working relationships with all care home staff, GP staff, wider service networks including the voluntary sector, adult social care, hospitals, community pharmacists and other members of the MDT.
Providing a point of contact for both staff and patients in coordinating care and will help to deal with incoming queries.
Support patients to access personalised care and support plans, in line with best practice.
Ensure regular and consistent communication with care homes regarding patient progress and any complications, including supporting the coordination of ward rounds.
Practice Work:
Extracting 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 GPA Competency Framework 2.
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).
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Practice Work:
Extracting 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 GPA Competency Framework 2.
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).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience of administration in a health care setting
Desirable
* Experience of working as a health care support worker
* Experience of multi-disciplinary team working in a related field
Skills
Essential
* Self-motivation and an ability to use initiative
* Flexibility and the ability to work across all levels and meet changing requirements.
* Highly organised
* Commitment to delivering high quality patient focused care
Qualifications
Essential
* Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
* GCSE English & Maths (Grade C or above) or equivalent
* Computer literate with the ability to use Microsoft Office Programs such as Word and Excel or equivalent experience
Desirable
* GP Assistant Certificate
* Qualified in Phlebotomy
Person Specification
Essential
* Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
* GCSE English & Maths (Grade C or above) or equivalent
* Computer literate with the ability to use Microsoft Office Programs such as Word and Excel or equivalent experience
Desirable
* GP Assistant Certificate
* Qualified in Phlebotomy
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.
Employer details
Employer name
SMGPF Ltd.
Address
Brooklands Medical Practice
Altrincham Road
Manchester
M239JH
Employer's website
https://smgpf.ltd/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
SMGPF Ltd.
Address
Brooklands Medical Practice
Altrincham Road
Manchester
M239JH
Employer's website
https://smgpf.ltd/ (Opens in a new tab)
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