Groombridge and Hartfield Medical Group

22/12/2025

22/12/2025

We're Hiring: General Practice Assistant

We are looking for a General Practice Assistant (GPA) to join our team. This is an ARRS Fixed Term Contract role, with a view to becoming permanent.

Hours: 25 hours per week
📍Location: Groombridge and Hartfield Medical Group

To support both patients and clinicians, we are offering an opportunity to join our practice as a GP Assistant. This post will provide vital liaison and administrative support, helping the practice maintain safe and efficient services. Experience would be preferred; however, full training will be given for the right candidate.

The role includes (but isn’t limited to):
• Acting as a point of contact between patients and clinicians for non-clinical matters
• Supporting GPs with referrals, follow-up appointments, and coordinating care
• Managing patient communications (telephone, email, and face-to-face)
• Assisting with clinical correspondence and maintaining accurate records
• Supporting the management of long-term condition reviews, basic referrals, and vaccination administration

Desired skills:

• Excellent customer care and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to acquire knowledge of medical terminology
• Excellent IT skills
• A methodical approach to work with strong attention to detail
• Flexibility and reliability
• Previous experience in a GP practice or administrative work

Closing date for applications: Friday 2nd January 2026

If you have any questions or would like to apply for this role, please email: sxicb-esx.thenooksurgery@nhs.net
FAO: Helen Wilson

General Practice Assistant Posted on 22nd December, 2025 Fixed termGroombridge and Hartfield Medical GroupPosted 13 minutes ago We are looking for a General Practice Assistant (GPA) to join our team. This is an ARRS Fixed Term Contract role, with a view to becoming permanent.Hours: 25 hours per week...

22/12/2025

Incase you need someone to talk to over the festive period. Our Parents Helpline will be closed from 25th December and re-open on 2nd Jan.

16/12/2025

As Christmas approaches, it's a busy time for both patients and our team here at the surgery.

If you’re unable to attend your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible so it can be offered to someone else.

Appointments can be cancelled via:
• the NHS App
• SystmOnline
• submitting an eConsult
• by phoning the surgery

11/12/2025

🏥 There are currently around 50 people in hospital across Sussex unwell with Flu.

Flu is not 'just a cold' or the sniffles, it can be very serious.

The best way to keep yourself from becoming severely ill is by getting vaccinated, but it's also important to stay home if you have Flu like symptoms and practice good hand hygiene.

This helpful graphic can help you tell the difference between a Covd, Flu or a cold - you may need to tap/click the image to view it in full!

09/12/2025

🎄🎅✨Please see our Christmas and New Year Opening Hours below.

eConsult will be unavailable:
• From 6:30pm on Wednesday 24th December until 8am on Monday 29th December
• From 6.30pm on Wednesday 31 December until 8am on Friday 2nd January

If your prescription is due whilst we are closed over the Christmas and New Year period, please place an order whilst there is still plenty time for it to be processed and dispensed at this exceptionally busy time of year.

From all of us at Groombridge and Hartfield Medical Group, we wish our patients a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year.

08/12/2025

Will you be on the naughty or nice list this year?

Order any repeat medications today to help relieve pressure on the NHS this Christmas - and feel great ticking another thing off your to do list!

01/12/2025

We’re seeing a rise in cases of norovirus and other nasty bugs.

Symptoms like diarrhoea and vomiting are very unpleasant but can usually be managed safely at home - and this helps prevent the spread of infection. Just be sure to drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.

For guidance, visit the NHS website: https://orlo.uk/3j6FD

20/11/2025

Our winter edition of the Groombridge and Hartfield Medical Group Newsletter is now live. This issue includes updates from across the practice, staff news, winter health information and a helpful guide to the different online NHS services.

We hope you find it useful, and as always, if you have any feedback or ideas for future newsletter editions, or would like to be involved, please email us at: sxicb-esx.thenooksurgery@nhs.net

Practice NewsletterWelcome to the Groombridge and Hartfield Medical Group Newsletter. Here you can read all of our quarterly newsletters, which share practice updates, NHS news, community information, and advice to support your health and wellbeing. We hope you find them useful and informative.We’...

20/11/2025

It's Carers Rights Day!

Every day, 12,000 people become unpaid carers for a partner, family member or a friend – many of whom don’t see themselves as carers, often unaware of their legal rights and what they’re entitled to in terms of support and benefits.

Support is available for all carers. Care for the Carers can help you understand your rights and talk to you about the support we offer and from services across the county. Please get in touch.

01323 738390 www.cftc.org.uk info@cftc.org.uk

📍Help spread the word. Please share this post to ensure no one is left to care alone.



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