Job Summary
Lea Vale Medical Group have a new and exciting opportunity for a GP Assistant to support our patients with Diabetes to join our pro‑active care team on a full time basis.
Benefits
* A comprehensive induction
* Competitive Salary
* NHS Pension
* Support to guide your personal and professional development
* Excellent training opportunities
Job Responsibilities
* Proactively identify patients with diabetes who are due or overdue for annual reviews, monitoring, screening and follow‑up appointments.
* Support the recall and care‑coordination process for patients with diabetes, ensuring appointments, investigations, results and reviews are completed and appropriately documented.
* Order and coordinate required tests in accordance with Practice protocols and under appropriate clinical supervision.
* Provide a phlebotomy service and undertake routine clinical assessments including blood pressure monitoring, height, weight, BMI measurements, urinalysis and diabetic foot checks.
* Support the completion of annual diabetes reviews by ensuring all required checks, investigations and information are obtained, recorded and coded accurately within the clinical system.
* Use patient contacts as opportunities to provide health promotion, education and support around diabetes management, healthy lifestyles, weight management, smoking cessation and physical activity.
* Promote patient self‑management and support referrals to structured diabetes education programmes, such as DESMOND, and other appropriate community services.
* Identify current and future health and care needs and signpost or refer patients to appropriate services in line with Practice protocols.
* Ensure patients who do not attend appointments are followed up in accordance with Practice procedures.
* Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists and other members of the multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of high‑quality diabetes care.
* Act at all times with regard to the confidentiality and sensitivity of issues relating to patients, their care and treatment.
* Participate in audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development activities relating to diabetes and long‑term condition management.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working in a healthcare setting
* Experience of working with the general public
Desirable Experience
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
Clinical Knowledge
* ECGs
* New patient medicals, including height, weight, BP, pulse
* Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Qualifications
* Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
* Phlebotomy certification
* GP Assistant Certificate qualification or working towards the qualification
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.
Job Details
* Date posted: 05 June 2026
* Pay scheme: Other
* Salary: Depending on experience Equivalent to AFC Band 3 or 4 depending on experience
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full‑time
* Reference number: A0676-26-0012
* Job locations:
o 9 Liverpool Road, Luton, LU1 1HH, United Kingdom
o Farley Hill Medical Centre – 311 Whipperley Ring, Luton LU1 5QY, United Kingdom
o Bushmead Medical Centre – 131 Bushmead Road, LUTON, LU2 7YT, United Kingdom
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