Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the General Practice Assistant Trainee (GPAT) is to support the GP Surgery with routine administration tasks working as a personal assistant to the GPs and basic healthcare assistant clinical duties. The GPAT will be required to complete a six-nine month practice course, delivered in practice by a named GP mentor.

The framework covers five domains (two clinical and three non-clinical).

Care Certificate (clinical)

Clinical (clinical)

Communications (non-clinical)

Administration (non-clinical)

Managing Health Records (non-clinical)

Trainees will be expected to dedicate one day a week for study. A half day working with their GP mentor and the rest studying competencies on the online training portal.

Upon completion of all five domains, the GPA will be awarded with a certificate GP Assistant Skills Certificate which is equivalent to 10 credits at a Level 4. More information about qualification levels

Job responsibilities

The role of the General Practice Assistant Trainee (GPAT) is to support the GP Surgery with routine administration tasks working as a personal assistant to the GPs and basic healthcare assistant clinical duties. The GPAT will be required to complete a six-nine month practice course, delivered in practice by a named GP mentor.

The framework covers five domains (two clinical and three non-clinical).

Care Certificate (clinical)

Clinical (clinical)

Communications (non-clinical)

Administration (non-clinical)

Managing Health Records (non-clinical)

Trainees will be expected to dedicate one day a week for study. A half day working with their GP mentor and the rest studying competencies on the online training portal.

Upon completion of all five domains, the GPA will be awarded with a certificate GP Assistant Skills Certificate which is equivalent to 10 credits at a Level 4. More information about qualification levels

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A good level of literacy and numeracy

Desirable

• - GCSE in Maths and English (or equivalent)
• - Healthcare BTEC or NVQ (or equivalent)

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• - Good communication skills, including listening and writing
• - Organisation skills
• - Observational skills
• - Knowledge of how to prepare a safe, hygienic and secure environment for patient assessment
• - Able to modify practice and approach according to patients needs
• - A good understanding of data protection, GDPR and patient confidentiality

Desirable

• - Understand legislation, policies, procedures and systems relating to prevention and control of infections including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• - An understanding of mental health and wellbeing
• - An understanding of recording and reporting significant events and incidents

Experience

Essential

• - A high level of competence in good patient care and working with the public
• - Experience in documenting medical details
• - Experience of analysing test results
• - Experience in referring to senior colleagues where appropriate

Desirable

• - Experience in applying theoretical learning to practical situations
• - Experience of monitoring and reviewing a care plan
• - Experience of obtaining, testing and reporting specimens.
• - Experience of common examination procedures
• - Experience of managing health records

Personal Qualities

Essential

• - A strong interest in health and social care
• - Committed learner with the dedication to self-directed learning for a minimum of 1 day per week for 6-9 months

Other Requirements

Essential

• - Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• - Maintains confidentiality at all times
• - Full, clean driving licence required.

Qualifications

Essential

• A good level of literacy and numeracy

Desirable

• - GCSE in Maths and English (or equivalent)
• - Healthcare BTEC or NVQ (or equivalent)

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• - Good communication skills, including listening and writing
• - Organisation skills
• - Observational skills
• - Knowledge of how to prepare a safe, hygienic and secure environment for patient assessment
• - Able to modify practice and approach according to patients needs
• - A good understanding of data protection, GDPR and patient confidentiality

Desirable

• - Understand legislation, policies, procedures and systems relating to prevention and control of infections including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• - An understanding of mental health and wellbeing
• - An understanding of recording and reporting significant events and incidents

Experience

Essential

• - A high level of competence in good patient care and working with the public
• - Experience in documenting medical details
• - Experience of analysing test results
• - Experience in referring to senior colleagues where appropriate

Desirable

• - Experience in applying theoretical learning to practical situations
• - Experience of monitoring and reviewing a care plan
• - Experience of obtaining, testing and reporting specimens.
• - Experience of common examination procedures
• - Experience of managing health records

Personal Qualities

Essential

• - A strong interest in health and social care
• - Committed learner with the dedication to self-directed learning for a minimum of 1 day per week for 6-9 months

Other Requirements

Essential

• - Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• - Maintains confidentiality at all times
• - Full, clean driving licence required.

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

Yalding Surgery

Address

Benover Road

Yalding

Maidstone

Kent

ME18 6ES

Employer's website

https://www.yaldingdoctors.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)