We have an exciting new opportunity for a GP Assistant to join the team based at Tiptree Medical Centre - this is a full time position (37 hours per week), but we will consider part time hours for the right applicant. This is a new post developed to deliver better outcomes for patients by supporting GPs within appointments and with necessary paperwork. Your tasks may include: Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. Extracting all information from clinical letters that needs coding and adding to note. 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. Explaining treatment procedures to patients. Filing and allocating of test results (with clinician support. Working with our care co-ordinator team. Working to achieve QOF and IIF outcomes. S upporting practice team to help patients with their chronic disease management. We are a friendly, busy and innovative practice of approximately 12,000 patients in Tiptree, north-east Essex, the jam-making capital of the universe. We are an award-winning, semi-rural practice ideally located close to England’s oldest town, Colchester, with nearby rail links direct to London and easy access to the east coast. We pride ourselves on being relaxed, with family-friendly and flexible working patterns. The team comprise of two friendly, supportive partners and 2 salaried GPs. We have an excellent nursing team comprising of 4 advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs), 3 practice nurses, 2 HCAs, 3 clinical pharmacists and 1 pharmacy technician. About the Candidate We are ideally looking for someone who has experience in the above tasks. 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. Interviews will be carried out for successful applicants on receipt of application, and we reserve the right to retract the advert if a suitable person is found before the advertised end date. About Us The Colte Partnership is very much ‘At The Heart of Primary Care’, being the largest GP Partnership in north east Essex; comprised of 8 local GP practices across Colchester and Tendring. We care for approx. 80,000 patients. Our Head Office is in Feering. We pride ourselves on working to be at the forefront of primary care in our region, and have many exciting ventures on the horizon. Each of our branches has its own character, and family friendly ethos, which is why our patients love coming to us (and tell us so in our regular patient surveys). However, being a large partnership means we can offer so much more than a local branch can by itself –with specialist clinics, social prescribing and innovative support such as regular dementia cafes, armed forces support and even child first aid classes for parents. We strive to look after our employees as well, with generous annual leave, flexible and family friendly working, and support during difficult times such as free counselling. Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for a basic Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any current or unspent criminal convictions.