Programme Support Administrator (Primary Care) inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED 3 OCT 2024

NHS England

Supporting Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP) panels and rotations for Doctors in Training.
An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Programme Support Administrator in the NW School of General Practice/Primary Care, the largest of its kind in the country. GP Training is experiencing a fast-paced period of expansion and transformation, and this is a busy and varied role which underpins the support of our GP Doctors in Training, the development of our Educator community, and the retention of fully-qualified GPs and other primary care professionals across the North West (Lancashire & South Cumbria, Cheshire & Merseyside, and Greater Manchester).

The GP School/Primary Care Programme Team holds a national staff recognition award “for always being a vibrant community of talent and flexibility; they showed extra resilience, patience, and innovation to ensure the quality of the work delivered by the school has remained excellent”. We are therefore looking for a team player, as the willingness to support other members of our forward-thinking and friendly team is vital.

If you are motivated, driven, and hardworking with a ‘can-do’ attitude, an eye for detail and fantastic organisation skills, this could be an ideal opportunity for you.

The Post-holder Will Provide Effective And Efficient Administrative Support To The School Of General Practice/Primary Care Across a Number Of Areas, Including

  • Organising and facilitating events and courses for GP Educators and Doctors in Training (Face to Face and virtual) and keeping digital course resources up to date
  • Updating the GP trainer database and the GMC Connect system
  • Supporting Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP) panels and rotations for Doctors in Training
  • Providing secretariat support for meetings encompassing diary management, agenda collation, taking minutes and oversight of action logs where applicable
  • Supporting key workstreams within General Practice and Primary Care
  • Being a key point of contact within NHS England for external stakeholders, including learners, trainers and external organisations
  • Supporting a busy shared inbox
  • Helping to ensure that the education delivered to all Doctors in Training is of a consistently high quality
  • Working with a wide range of internal and external colleagues to support the work of the School
  • Ensuring consistent, accurate and high-quality information exchange and communication
  • Leading on specific projects or events as requested
  • Assisting with general enquiries, via email and over the phone

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The New NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit www.jobsincare.com/job/jMRTU8If Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Asmaa Yehia Job title: Programme Support Coordinator Email address:
An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Programme Support Administrator in the NW School of General Practice/Primary Care, the largest of its kind in the country. GP Training is experiencing a fast-paced period of expansion and transformation, and this is a busy and varied role which underpins the support of our GP Doctors in Training, the development of our Educator community, and the retention of fully-qualified GPs and other primary care professionals across the North West (Lancashire & South Cumbria, Cheshire & Merseyside, and Greater Manchester).

The GP School/Primary Care Programme Team holds a national staff recognition award “for always being a vibrant community of talent and flexibility; they showed extra resilience, patience, and innovation to ensure the quality of the work delivered by the school has remained excellent”. We are therefore looking for a team player, as the willingness to support other members of our forward-thinking and friendly team is vital.

If you are motivated, driven, and hardworking with a ‘can-do’ attitude, an eye for detail and fantastic organisation skills, this could be an ideal opportunity for you.

The Post-holder Will Provide Effective And Efficient Administrative Support To The School Of General Practice/Primary Care Across a Number Of Areas, Including

  • Organising and facilitating events and courses for GP Educators and Doctors in Training (Face to Face and virtual) and keeping digital course resources up to date
  • Updating the GP trainer database and the GMC Connect system
  • Supporting Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP) panels and rotations for Doctors in Training
  • Providing secretariat support for meetings encompassing diary management, agenda collation, taking minutes and oversight of action logs where applicable
  • Supporting key workstreams within General Practice and Primary Care
  • Being a key point of contact within NHS England for external stakeholders, including learners, trainers and external organisations
  • Supporting a busy shared inbox
  • Helping to ensure that the education delivered to all Doctors in Training is of a consistently high quality
  • Working with a wide range of internal and external colleagues to support the work of the School
  • Ensuring consistent, accurate and high-quality information exchange and communication
  • Leading on specific projects or events as requested
  • Assisting with general enquiries, via email and over the phone

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The New NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit www.jobsincare.com/job/jMRTU8If Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Asmaa Yehia Job title: Programme Support Coordinator Email address:


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