General Practice Assistant Trainee
| Posting date: | 25 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 October 2025 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME18 6ES |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A2230-25-0004 |
Summary
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