Job Overview
Modality Walsall One PCN - Walsall Division has a full-time vacancy for a GP Assistant on a 1 year fixed term contract, the postholder will be a GP Assistant and will 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. Salary starting from £25,000 per annum WTE depending on experience.
This job is suitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for working in an agile manner, implementing solutions, delivering key organisational priorities and who are committed to make real changes to the health care services provided within Primary Care to improve patient care.
As an employee with us you can benefit from:
Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme
Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
Employee discounts and benefits scheme
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
Education and career pathways
Enhanced Family friendly policies
Flexible working
Wellbeing support and initiative
If you are interested in learning more, please read on.
Main duties of the job
The role is an all-rounded, hands-on clinical role; the postholder main 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. The postholder will work in collaboration with the PCN to deliver innovative ways of working to meet the strategic aims of the PCN.
The role is not a regular 9am-5pm job and is not a back-office advisory and support role; the job requires innovation, flexibility and commitment and the postholder will be required to work resourcefully as part of the team to ensure tasks are completed
About us
You will be employed by Modality Partnership on behalf of the PCN. Modality Partnership is the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique, we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the organisation. Your job is to work directly with the 6 practices within the PCN to improve patient satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of clinical skills and development and operational skills to make sustainable changes within Primary Care.
All employees are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE.
Modality Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with the Equality Act, 2010.
Overview of your organisation
We are one of the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique, we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the organisation. Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us to harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient and staff satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of clinical skills and development and operational skills to make sustainable changes within Primary Care.
All employees are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE.
We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team who can display CARE values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence
Job Description
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
Supporting the Doctor:
- Recording and documenting findings and observations from a consultation under the instruction or supervision of a clinician.
- Supporting the administrative role of the GP in any way the GP deems appropriate, including the below but not limited to this list:
- Request District Nurse visits or complete referral to District Nursing or referrals to community teams.
- Complete A&G, Wheelchair forms and routine referrals generated during doctor shift.
- Initiate mental health crisis team referrals as requested by doctor.
- Initiate inpatient admission procedures as requested by Doctor.
- Complete and send pathology and radiology 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
- Requesting AccuRX photographs or relevant information to aid consultation if relevant.
- 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 rapid resolution of IT and system access related issues.
- Support GPs to find service information and contact details including ensuring practice resources are updated.
- Initial completion of child protection reports for GP completion.
- Completion of Crem Forms to be sent to Funeral Home.
- Completion of Coroner Reports
- Completion of TWIMC Letters for patients
- 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.
- Take minutes, log and track actions of practice clinical meetings.
- 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.
NB: This job description outlines the key duties that are expected of you within the role although is not an exhaustive list. It may be amended in line with experience, business requirements and as a result of any future organisational change.
If you feel this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.
The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage
We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Person Specification: What are the minimum requirements all candidates need to meet?
Qualifications and Experience:
We require high performing team members to join our team with:
Qualifications
Recognised degree qualification in autonomous practice
Experience
Works within General Practice
Service level role with patients
Working within a multidisciplinary team
Using different IT software
Basic knowledge of English and Mathematics
Knowledge
Infection control principles
Health and Safety principles
Participation in annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to other who are undertaking similar work
Attend all relevant annual updates
Inform the lead GP of any concerns regarding GPA role and any professional development needed
Skills
Communicate effectively with other team members
Be familiar in all mediums of communications such as email, tasks, telephone etc
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognise people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Communicate effectively to outside agencies
Communicate clearly with their lead GP
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Be aware of own professional boundaries and what to do when you have reached them
Personal Qualities
Self-directed practitioner.
Highly motivated.
Flexibility.
Enthusiasm.
Team player.
Ability to work across boundaries.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: From £25,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
