Crossfell Health Centre are looking for a General Practice Assistant to work with them as part of Greater Middlesbrough Primary Care Network (PCN). If you are interested in joining our friendly and enthusiastic team of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals then we'd love to hear from you.
The post holder will report to the Practice Manager and the general practitioners (GPs) and support the GPs to ensure the efficient provision of medical services and clinics by performing several routine administrative and clinical duties. This will allow the GPs to utilise their own time more effectively towards greater patient focused activities.
The closing date is 19 September 2025
Contracted hours of the role will be Monday - Friday 08:30-16:30.
Main duties
* This role will support both nursing and administrative teams in the delivery of clinical and administrative services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
* Undertaking new patient health checks
* Providing support to GPs by taking patient history and baseline observations prior to the patient seeing the GP
* Carrying out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording all findings accurately
* Facilitating routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
* Carrying out BMI checks as directed
* Acting as a chaperone as required
* Signposting some received correspondence to others, e.g., clinical pharmacist, practice nurse
* Extracting all the required information from clinical letters, applying medical codes as required and adding these to patient notes
* Support practice patients by arranging appointments, onward referrals, clinical tests and follow up appointments
About us
As part of Greater Middlesbrough Group Primary Care Network's multi-disciplinary team, we are looking to appoint a qualified GP Assistant. The successful candidate will be based within one of our PCN member practices across Greater Middlesbrough and will work collaboratively to support the smooth running of clinics by performing either routine administration duties or a hybrid of admin and clinical tasks on behalf of the GP.
Job responsibilities
* Undertaking new patient health checks
* Providing support to GPs by taking patient history and baseline observations prior to the patient seeing the GP
* Carrying out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording all findings accurately
* Facilitating routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
* Carrying out BMI checks as directed
* Acting as a chaperone as required
* Signposting some received correspondence to others, e.g., clinical pharmacist, practice nurse
* Extracting all the required information from clinical letters, applying medical codes as required and adding these to patient notes
* Support practice patients by arranging appointments, onward referrals, clinical tests and follow up appointments
* Explaining treatment procedures to patients
* Supporting GP(s) in liaising with external agencies, such as helping to arrange patient admission while the GP(s) continue with the consultation
* Supporting the GP(s) with wound care and immunisations (including flu vaccinations)
* Undertaking all mandatory training and induction programmes
* Attending a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed
* Contributing to public health campaigns (e.g., flu clinics) through advice or direct care, including opportunistic health promotional programmes
* Maintaining a clean, tidy and effective working area at all times
* Demonstrate the ownership of responsibility for personal development, learning and performance
* Attend relevant annual updates and shared practice learning
* Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead
* Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
* Support and participate in shared learning throughout the PCN
* Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner
* Duties may vary from time to time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
* Healthcare qualification (Level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level GPA Qualification
* Phlebotomy certification
* Vaccination certification
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.
Employer name
Greater Middlesbrough Primary Care Network (PCN)
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