Health Education and Improvement Wales

GP Specialty Training Administrative Assistant

The closing date is 26 February 2026

Job summary

The post holder will provide comprehensive administrative support to the GP Specialty Training Team in the planning and delivery of school functions and processes to support GP Specialty Training.

This post is being offered as a secondment opportunity only. If you wish to apply, you must have your line manager's approval before making an application. This post is for a fixed secondment period but may be extended or made permanent at the end of the secondment period depending on available funding and business requirement.

This post is secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Main duties of the job

To support the GP Specialty Training team in the planning and delivery for GP specialty training programmes for all Doctors in Training across Wales.

To provide a range of administrative duties across the department, which could include National and local recruitment for GP Specialty Training, Annual Review of Competency progression (ARCP), Welcome to Wales meetings, GP Study leave and GP Academic Trainees

To provide information to a broad range of stakeholders, including Trainee Doctors, GP Training Programme Directors, GP Training Associate Deans, and Health Board colleagues

To ensure that all trainee information is accurately recorded and maintained on the training database.

About us

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners: Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.

HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:

- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,

- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,

- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.

What you can expect:

- a corporate induction and 90-day Welcome itinerary,

- compassionate leadership,

- a meaningful values-based performance appraisal process,

- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.

Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?

Details

Date posted

17 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,313 to £26,999 a year per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

082-AC005-0226

Job locations

Ty Dysgu

Nantgarw

Cardiff

CF15 7QQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications and / or knowledge

Essential

  • NVQ level 4 Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of recent Personal and Professional Development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an administrative role.
  • Experience of entering and maintaining accurate data systems
  • Experience of working to strict deadlines
  • Familiar and competent with Microsoft IT packages, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Desirable

  • Demonstrable experience of following administrative systems and procedures making improvements where necessary
  • Experience of minute taking

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Good organisational skills.
  • Good written and verbal communications skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently
  • Ability to problem-solve

Desirable

  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work toward

Other

Essential

  • Self Motivated
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Respectful and inclusive approach to all
Person Specification

Qualifications and / or knowledge

Essential

  • NVQ level 4 Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of recent Personal and Professional Development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an administrative role.
  • Experience of entering and maintaining accurate data systems
  • Experience of working to strict deadlines
  • Familiar and competent with Microsoft IT packages, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Desirable

  • Demonstrable experience of following administrative systems and procedures making improvements where necessary
  • Experience of minute taking

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Good organisational skills.
  • Good written and verbal communications skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently
  • Ability to problem-solve

Desirable

  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work toward

Other

Essential

  • Self Motivated
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Respectful and inclusive approach to all

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Health Education and Improvement Wales

Address

Ty Dysgu

Nantgarw

Cardiff

CF15 7QQ


Employer's website

https://heiw.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Health Education and Improvement Wales

Address

Ty Dysgu

Nantgarw

Cardiff

CF15 7QQ


Employer's website

https://heiw.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

GP Training Programme Manager

Mrs Sian Hitchings

Sian.Hitchings2@wales.nhs.uk

02920688026

Details

Date posted

17 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,313 to £26,999 a year per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

082-AC005-0226

Job locations

Ty Dysgu

Nantgarw

Cardiff

CF15 7QQ


Supporting documents

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