# General Practice Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Islington Central Medical Centre. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-practice-assistant/a8fbb60b-e20a-4f95-afab-fe3afe5ae0b1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-practice-assistant/a8fbb60b-e20a-4f95-afab-fe3afe5ae0b1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Islington Central Medical Centre - **Location:** Islington Central Medical Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical support assistant - **Salary:** Negotiable - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-23T16:09:20.781Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A5026-26-0006 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/A5026-26-0006/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=A5026-26-0006 - **Employer website:** https://www.islingtoncentralmedicalcentre.org/ ## Job Content ### Job summary Islington Central Medical Centre is excited to be adding the role of general practice assistants (GPAs). GPAs provide support to GPs and the practice at large by taking on administrative tasks and some basic clinical duties to free up time for GPs to dedicate to patients. Islington Central Medical Centre is a large teaching and training practice with almost 25,000 patients and a large team of clinical and administrative staff. ICMC is a purpose-built surgery, located just a 5-minute walk from Highbury and Islington Station, which has excellent underground, overground and national rail transportation links. ### Main duties of the job - Providing a support role for GPs - Undertaking administrative tasks and basic clinical tasks to help free up and redistribute GPs time - Undertaking reception duties such as booking patient appointments, telephone calls and patient queries - Contribute to making appointments run smoother and better the patient experience - Reduce the clinical administrative burden - Previous experience working with EMIS - To work under direct supervision and take instructions form the GPs and /or senior members of the admin team and senior management . ### About us Our practice ethos is to strive towards a partnership between patients and health professionals based on the following key facets Mutual Respect We endeavour to treat all our patients with dignity, respect and honesty. Everyone at Islington Central Medical Centre is committed to deliver an excellent service. We ask all patients to highlight any discrepancies and to offer the same commitment in return. Holistic Care We treat patients and illnesses. This means that we are equally interested in the physical, psychological and social aspects of an individual's care. Continuity of Care and the Therapeutic relationship Building and maintaining a strong relationship between doctors, health professionals, and patients is essential to the way we work. This is especially so in the management of ongoing problems or long-term illness. In these circumstances we would encourage patients to continue seeing the same health professional and wherever possible we will facilitate this through our appointments system. Learning and Training We are committed to the ongoing professional development of our clinical and non-clinical team. We believe in life-long learning and all staff undergo an annual appraisal where learning and development needs are identified. We also recognise the benefit of supported learning for our patients and families in enhancing your ability to manage and deal with both self-limiting and long-term illnesses. ### Details - Date posted: 23 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: Depending on experience - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: A5026-26-0006 - Job locations: Islington Central Medical Centre, 28 Laycock Street, London, N1 1SW, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities - Pay: Starting at £26,000 - Starting date: Waiting for right candidate- open - Excellent organisational and administrative skills, being proficient in word and excel - Working knowledge of EMIS and Docman useful, as work will involve using both - Working knowledge of ERS useful, as work will involve knowing how to process ERS - Arrange appointments, referrals, tests and follow-ups - Assisting senior GPs with administrative burden (include health processing forms, dealing with complaints with supervision and dealing with cancer safety netting) - Undertake reception duties/ care navigation work on a daily basis, this includes booking patient appointments, patient queries, and answering telephone calls - Assisting the management team with rotas, complaints and claims - Acting on behalf of the GP to liaise with outside agencies - Monitoring the practice emails and responding - Assisting with attaining QOF targets - Involvement in the management of long term conditions - Chase letters and results - Maintain patient confidentiality For all above areas where required, training will be provided ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience working with the general public - Experience in administrative roles - Experience working in a healthcare setting - Good knowledge of word and excel (good IT and organisational skills) - Strong IT and administrative skills - Previous knowledge of EMIS **Desirable** - Experience of working in primary care - Experience in undertaking reception duties ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE grade 1-C in English and Maths (or equivalent) - Completed the Care Certificate **Desirable** - Previous experience with EMIS, Docman and ERS - Working in a GP Surgery ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.