PMA Medical Administrator/GP Assistant

Induction

This will include an initial assessment in the candidate’s place of work and allocation of sponsor.

• Understanding of candidate’s present role and responsibilities
• Understanding of candidates’ personal development in healthcare setting
• Core values and behaviours underpinning the role
• Understanding of duty of care, safeguarding and confidentiality

Knowledge required

Core topics

1. The Organisation (and their place within it)
2. Stakeholders
3. Regulations and policies
4. Business fundamentals
5. Business processes and terminology
6. Wider environment – future of NHS
7. IT systems in practice – EMIS, System 1, Docman
8. Records and document production and prioritisation, correspondence management
9. Relevant medical terminology
10. Coding in a changing world
11. Quality, diversity and cultural understanding

GP Assistant Topics:

1. Routine clinical tasks
2. Preparation of patients to see GP including history of presenting problem
3. Completion of basic(non-opinion) forms
4. Liaising with various healthcare organisations, active signposting
5. Arranging appointments, reviews and simple referrals
6. Health promotion

Skills:

Communication (particularly communicating in a medical environment), decision making, project management, planning and organisation

End Point Assessment

Candidates are supported and coached towards the End Point Assessment, gathering their portfolio of evidence and preparing their project. The EPA will comprise of:

• A multiple choice and short answer knowledge test
• Portfolio of learning & Portfolio -based interview
• Project /Improvement Presentation

Depending on the employer, the candidate and the pace of work, the course will typically take 12-18 months to complete.

A PMA Tutor/Assessor will be assigned to work with you throughout the duration of the course and will support you through your journey. There are normally between 282-432 guided learning hours for the programme and these will be delivered through face-to-face learning with your Tutor, personal study and research, workplace observations (including clinical if appropriate) mentoring and shadowing.

The time commitment to achieve your City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma is in the region of 4 hours a week which includes the off the job element, this is flexible, and should you have more time available your PMA Tutor/Assessor will be able to adjust your pace of learning accordingly.