Groombridge and Hartfield Medical Group

05/02/2026

12/01/2026

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

06/01/2026

MMRV is now part of the NHS routine childhood vaccination programme, replacing the MMR vaccine.

It protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.

Chickenpox is very common and can sometimes lead to serious complications, so vaccination helps reduce the risk of serious illness as children grow.

You don’t need to do anything — your GP will be in touch when your child is due.

More advice ➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/mmrv-vaccine/

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.

17/12/2025

We’re Hiring: Patient Services Team Member

We are currently looking for a Patient Services Team (PST) member to join our reception team. PST are responsible for undertaking a wide range of reception and administrative duties, and providing support to the wider practice teams.

⏰Hours: 5 hours per week (Thursday afternoon, 1:30pm - 6:30pm)
📍 Location: Groombridge and Hartfield Medical Group

The role includes:
Greeting and directing patients
Booking appointments
Processing information and assisting patients as required
Acting as the central point of contact for patients
Receiving and appropriately directing information, messages, and enquiries to the clinical team

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

Patient Services Team Member Posted on 22nd December, 2025 PermanentGroombridge and Hartfield Medical GroupPosted 42 minutes ago We are currently looking for a Patient Services Team (PST) member to join our reception team.PST are responsible for undertaking a wide range of reception and administrati...

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.