Walton Medical Centre are currently looking to recruit an organised GP assistant to join growing team on a full-time basis. This is a post developed to deliver better outcomes for patients by supporting GP’s within appointments and with necessary paperwork. Your tasks will include: Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. E xtracting all 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 and phlebotomy. Explaining treatment procedures to patients. You should also be able to deal with patient and hospital queries, and complete surgery specific duties such as referral sending using correct referral pathways, audit and coding. About the Candidate We would welcome applications from organised, adaptable and friendly individuals who are keen to help us provide high levels of customer service. Applicants should have the following skills and experience: Experience of working with the general public. Excellent communication skills (written and oral) with team members, patients and outside agencies. Ability to recognise and adapt communication style to meet patient needs. Strong IT skills. Effective time management (planning and organisation, multi-tasking under pressure). Ability to work as a team member and autonomously. Ability to understand the need to always maintain confidentiality and data security. Ability to follow procedures and policies. Ability to demonstrate empathy with patients. Ability to work as a team member and autonomously. Ability to remain professional, be polite and confident, even in challenging situations. Demonstrate a flexible and cooperative approach. About Us Walton Medical Practice is situated in the traditional seaside resort of Walton on the Naze, on the Essex Coast. They have a list size of just over 8300 patients. As well as 2 Partners and 2 salaried GP’s, the practice team also includes a Pharmacy technician, paramedic, a nursing team of 10 and an efficient and effective reception and administrative team of 18. The Colte Partnership is a GP super-partnership, formed in June 2017. It brought together 8 local GP surgeries across Colchester and Tendring, serving approx. 80,000 patients. With the combined workforce, skills and knowledge, we are in a unique position to assist our patients across the county. As well as General Practice, we offer Extended Access appointments to enable all of our patients to access medical care at evening and weekends; we work collaboratively with external agencies to providein home services and Social Prescribing; we are working to be at the forefront of clinical research; and have many more exciting ventures on the horizon. We also work as a collaborative Primary Care Network (PCN) which span across Colchester and Tendring: Riverside Medical Centre & Ardleigh Surgery Mersea Island Medical Practice, Tiptree Medical Centre & Rowhedge Medical Centre Walton Medical Centre, Colne Medical Centre & Wivenhoe Medical Centre There is a wide socio-economic and demographic served within this area which will provide an interesting and varied case mix. You will be joining an enthusiastic team of clinicians and administrators. You will be well supported with on-going professional development (training support, CPD and peer support). The role will contribute to the improving quality of care of our patients across the network of practices. Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and we will be requesting a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check for any unspent criminal convictions or cautions.