General Practitioner Assistant

OverviewNHS South Shields, England, United Kingdom Opportunity to join a small, loyal team working across two GP sites in the towns of South Shields & Jarrow. This new role combines mostly high-end administrative duties with basic clinical skills (which can be taught in-house) and prospective certified learning as a GPA. This is NOT a hands-on care/carers/HCA role – it is classed as "non-clinical". We are open to filling a full-time or part-time position, depending on the candidate. Applicants must have worked in primary care and developed high-end administration skills typical of a GP practice. PRIOR APPLICANTS NEED NOT RE-APPLY. Thank you.Main duties This is a fairly new role in primary care, aimed at utilising a range of high-end skills and experience to aid patient pathways and support the management team with behind-the-scenes administrative and auditing work. There is a requirement for some basic clinical skills to meet the wider remit of the role (which can be taught in-house when needed), along with a set training and assessment process in recognised GPA training certification. Please see the attached job spec for details.About Us Ravensworth Surgery is a practice with 3 partners, 2 long-term locum GPs, ACP, NP, PN, HCA, GPA, Practice Manager, APM, Administrator and 6 non-clinical care navigators, with a further 2 joining us shortly. We have just under 6000 patients. We prioritise staff wellbeing, work/life balance, and regular staff involvement and meetings. We are a training practice currently supporting an ST1 and student placements in medicine and pharmacy.DetailsDate posted:06 August 2025Salary:Depending on experience; experienced in primary care & high-end admin will start at £13.50Contract:PermanentWorking pattern:Full-time, Part-timeLocation:Ravensworth Surgery, Horsley Hill Road, South Shields NE33 3ET; The Medical Centre, Wear Street, Jarrow NE32 3JNReference number:A1800-25-0006Job Description Job responsibilities: This is a new role with a mixed skill set, including the opportunity to gain an educational certificate in GPA work. Interviews will be conducted by two partners (salaried GP and Practice Manager) in person, at Ravensworth Surgery, and will include pre-set scenario questions.Person Specification Experience: Essential — prior experience in primary care and high-end administrative work as part of a GP practice. See the attached job spec for full details.Compliance and SponsorshipThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a Disclosure to the DBS may be required.Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered. Guidance on criminal records checks for overseas applicants applies.Employer details Employer: Ravensworth Surgery Address: Horsley Hill Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE33 3ET Employer's website: This refined description preserves the core content while removing boilerplate repetition and formatting inconsistencies. It uses only allowed HTML tags and ensures proper structure with clear responsibilities and qualifications.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-05