GP Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and proactive GP Assistant to join a busy GP Practice. The GP Assistant will support the multi-disciplinary team by performing administrative tasks and basic clinical duties. This helps free up GP time, ensures smooth appointments, and improves patient experience. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills, and be a flexible team player in a fast-paced environment.
Key responsibilities
- Filter clinical documents and prioritise actions for GPs, signposting to other clinicians as needed.
- Filter online consultations to direct patients to the appropriate clinician.
- Extract and code information from clinical letters into patient notes.
- Arrange patient appointments, referrals, tests, and follow-ups.
- Prepare patients for GP consultations by taking brief histories and basic readings.
- Perform basic clinical tasks such as urine dipping, blood pressure measurement, ECGs, and phlebotomy.
- Complete basic, non-opinion forms for GP approval, such as insurance or benefits agency forms.
- Explain treatment procedures to patients and assist GPs in liaising with outside agencies.
Essential criteria
- *A minimum of five GCSEs, ideally at grades A -- C, but equivalent level of work experience will be considered.
- *NVQ/Apprenticeship level 2 Business & Administration (or relevant equivalent)
- *Good communication and team working skills.
- *Previous experience of working as a member of a team.
- *Confidence working with computers and e-mail. Previous experience of working with the public and of customer care policies.
- *Organised, good attention to detail
- *Excellent customer care focus
- *Ability to handle demands with professionalism, tact and diplomacy
- *Work as part of a team to support the overall delivery of the team/department
- *Ability to maintain confidentiality
- *Ability to work with a methodical and careful approach
- *Ability to remain calm under pressure
- *Good telephone and inter-personal skills
Desirable criteria
- *GP Assistant Certificate
- *ECDL/CLAIT qualification in IT (or equivalent) RSA II Typing (or equivalent)
- *Experience of working in Primary care
- *Experience of software packages such as Word and Excel, EMIS and Docman 10.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
GP Assistant
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive GP Assistant to join our friendly and busy GP Practice.
General Practice Assistants form part of a multi-disciplinary team within primary care, and provide a support role, carrying out administrative tasks, combined with basic clinical duties, helping to free up GPs time and contribute to the smooth running of appointments and improving patients' experience.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication and organisation skills, and have the ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team, within a fast-paced environment. Flexibility is essential along with being an effective team player.
If you are looking for a new challenge then look no further!
Main duties of the job
- Filtering all clinical documents and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. Signposting some post to others such as clinical pharmacist etc.
- Filtering on-line consultations to ensure the patient sees the right clinician at the right time.
- Extracting 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
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