GP Assistant
The Queensway Surgery
Southend-on-sea, SS1 2AB
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
Southend Victoria Primary Care Network is seeking an experienced GP Assistant to support the network in the safe and efficient delivery of prescribing...
The GP Assistant / Prescription Clerk will act as a key liaison between the administrative team, clinicians, NHS services, and patients to promote safe, effective, and efficient care delivery across the PCN.
The role combines prescription processing, administrative support, patient-facing clinical tasks, and care navigation, working within clearly defined professional boundaries and under appropriate clinical supervision.
The post holder will work flexibly across practices within the PCN and contribute to improving patient flow, medicines safety, and GP capacity
- Process acute, repeat, and electronic prescriptions in line with practice and PCN protocols
- Manage prescription queries from patients, pharmacies, and clinicians
- Support medicines management, identifying and escalating discrepancies
- Manage Accurx/ Anima tasks within agreed timescales Process clinical documents, correspondence, and coding SNOMED/read coding
- Manage Accurx/ Anima tasks within agreed timescales
- Arrange appointments, referrals, tests, and follow-ups
- Complete non-clinical sections of insurance, benefits, and administrative forms
- Provide reception and care navigation support as required
- Undertake clinical support tasks where trained and competent e.g. observations, BP, urine dip, ECGs, phlebotomy
- See patients prior to GP review to take observations and brief histories
- Work flexibly across practices within the PCN
- Liaise with GPs, admin teams, pharmacies, NHS services, and external agencies
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers, adapting communication methods as needed
- Contribute to safe, coordinated, patient-centred care
Southend Victoria Primary Care Network a collaboration of Nine GP practices serving approximately 65,000 patients from the Southend Central and Westcliff-on-Sea areas.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a healthcare or primary care setting
- Strong experience processing prescriptions
- Excellent attention to detail and understanding of prescribing safety
- Ability to prioritise a high-volume workload
- Good communication and IT skills
- Understanding of confidentiality and information governance
- GP Assistant qualification (or willingness to undertake training)
- Experience using SystmOne, Accurx & Anima
- NHS / General Practice experience
Desirable
- Training and development will be provided, including GP Assistant qualification
- Participation in annual appraisal, mandatory training, and PCN induction is required
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
20 August 2026
Last checked
24 August 2026
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