Newham

General Practice Assistant- GPANHS

London, E7 9PB Permanent

Posted 9 September 2026 Closing date 30 September 2026

Forest Gate Rail Station (0.4 miles, direct) Upton Park Underground Station (0.7 miles, direct) Park View Road (N17) (5.1 miles, direct)

Job summary

MUST KNOW HOW TO USE EMIS WEB.

Upton Lane Medical Centre are looking for General Practice Assistant to join our team.

A GPA will support the GP(s) smooth running of clinics by performing the more routine administration and clinical tasks on behalf of the GP freeing up their time to focus on the patient.

Main duties of the job

Sorting all clinical post and prioritising for the GP in terms of actions. Signposting some post to others such as clinical pharmacist etc.

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 the GP, taking a brief history and basic readings in readiness for the GP appointment.

Completing basic (non-opinion) forms and core elements of some forms for the GP to approve and sign such as insurance forms, mortgage, benefits agency forms etc

Job description

The GPA will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of duties both Clinical and Clerical and will be a General Practice Assistant in possession of a GPA qualification.

About us

We are a friendly, supportive practice in East London. We currently have 5 GPs, 5. We also have nurses, HCAs, Physician Associate and pharmacists in our clinical team.

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