NHS
General Practice Assistant (Primary Care Network)
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Job Description
- Req#: A5716-25-0007?language=en&page=588&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Fareham Centre Practice
- Westlands Medical Centre
- Portchester Health Centre
- Gudgeheath Lane Surgery
- Deliver compassionate, transparent, and trustworthy patient-centered care.
- Empower patients with knowledge to make informed decisions aligned with their values.
- Enhance patient safety and quality of care through shared expertise.
- Support the resilience and sustainability of general practice services.
- Population Coverage: Typically serves between 30,000 to 50,000 people.
- Integrated Services: Focuses on joining up services at a local level to meet specific community needs.
- Collaborative Approach: Maintains the unique identity of each practice while working together to improve outcomes.
- Essential Criteria
- GCSE Grade 9-4 (C-A )
- Hold a valid qualification as a HCSW/General Practice Assistant (GPA)
- Experience in a Primary Care Setting General Practice environment
- Experience in EMIS or System 1 clinical systems
- Hold a full UK driving licence
- Excellent written and verbal communications
- Desirable criteria
- Self Starter and willingness to learn
- Applicants must already be demonstrating competent patient care within their employment
- Ability to loan work as well as part of a team Organisational Skills
- Essential Criteria
- GCSE Grade 9-4 (C-A )
- Hold a valid qualification as a HCSW/General Practice Assistant (GPA)
- Experience in a Primary Care Setting General Practice environment
- Experience in EMIS or System 1 clinical systems
- Hold a full UK driving licence
- Excellent written and verbal communications
- Desirable criteria
- Self Starter and willingness to learn
- Applicants must already be demonstrating competent patient care within their employment
- Ability to loan work as well as part of a team Organisational Skills
Job summary
Job summary
At Fareham & Portchester PCN we have an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and forward-thinking person to join our well establish existing team of GPAs, Nurses, ANP and Paramedics. This will involve working across the four practices in the Fareham & Portchester area.
Hours of Work: 25-30 hours per week.
This role is best suited to a HCA or qualified General Practice Assistant, with a proficiency in key areas such as basic clinical duties, administration, communication and record keeping. You must have an understanding of patient centred care with a caring and understanding manor.
Main duties of the job
Working within the GP resilience framework, along side practice staff to provide proactive care, using digital tools to perform geriatric assessments and Incorporating integrated neighbour working
Working in line with the EHCH (Enhance health in care homes) Framework. This will include new resident reviews, personalised care and support plans, and post hospital discharge reviews within the care home setting.
Assist the HVS with Seriously Mentally Impaired and Learning disability reviews, chronic disease and long-term condition reviews
Liaise with patients and PCN staff including pharmacy, social prescriber, MSK HVS and paramedic triage teams regarding the booking of appointments, referrals, tests and follow ups
Dependant on clinical skills undertake dipping urine, blood pressures, ECGs and phlebotomy
Data administration and QOF/IIF target requirements and contract service requirements
To assist in patient, care navigation/co-ordination and the running of the HVS team.
Helping the HVS liaise with outside agencies e.g. getting an on call doctor on the phone to ask advice or arrange admission while the HVS can continue with their consultation(s)
Provide administrative support and delivery of vaccine to patients during Covid and Flu seasons and other PCN administration
About us
The Fareham & Portchester Primary Care Network (PCN) is a collaborative alliance of four GP practices in the Fareham and Portchester area:
The PCN was formed in response to the NHS Long Term Plan and the 2019 GP contract, which emphasized the importance of Primary Care Networks. These networks aim to integrate GP practices with other local servicessuch as community health, mental health, social care, and voluntary organizationsto provide coordinated, proactive, and personalized care for local populations
The Fareham & Portchester PCN's vision is to:
Details
Date posted
24 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£20,857.20 to £20,987.56 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A5716-25-0007
Job locations
Fareham Health Centre, 1st Floor
Osborn Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7ER
Gudge Heath Lane Surgery
187 Gudge Heath Lane
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 6QA
Westlands Medical Centre
Westlands Grove
Fareham
Hampshire
PO169AD
Portchester Health Centre
West Street
Portchester
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 9TU
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
This role is part clinical and part administration. You will work along side other PCN and GP practice colleagues providing excellent standards of patient care with the Fareham & Portchester area.
The role will involve also involve a mixture of practice based clinics and home visits.
The hours will be Tuesday - Saturday 9.30-2.30
Job responsibilities
This role is part clinical and part administration. You will work along side other PCN and GP practice colleagues providing excellent standards of patient care with the Fareham & Portchester area.
The role will involve also involve a mixture of practice based clinics and home visits.
The hours will be Tuesday - Saturday 9.30-2.30
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Fareham & Portchester PCN
Address
Fareham Health Centre, 1st Floor
Osborn Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7ER
Employer's website
https://farehamandportchesterpcn.gpweb.org.uk/our-primary-care-network (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Fareham & Portchester PCN
Address
Fareham Health Centre, 1st Floor
Osborn Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7ER
Employer's website
https://farehamandportchesterpcn.gpweb.org.uk/our-primary-care-network (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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