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GP Receptionist Apprentice
Location: Longview Medical Centre, Liverpool (L36 6EB)
Closing date: Friday 16 October 2026
Posted on: 6 October 2026
Summary:
An excellent entry route into the NHS, the administration role is based in a busy medical centre in Huyton servicing 4000 patients. To provide an efficient, helpful receptionist service to the Practice and ensure that Practice data is collected, stored, maintained and retrieved effectively whilst continually providing patient confidentiality.
Wage:
£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training course:
Business administrator (level 3)
Hours:
8 hours per day (including half an hour unpaid lunch break). Between the hours of 8am- 6:30pm. Daily rota to be confirmed. 37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date:
Monday 19 October 2026
Duration:
1 year 6 months
Positions available:
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reception and routing of patients on arrival
- Answering general enquiries, explaining surgery procedures, making new and follow-up appointments and generally advising patients on non-clinical matters
- Use computerised appointment system as per training
- Sorting and distributing incoming mail
- Ensure Doctor/Nurse patient call system is in working order
- Record requests for home visits
- Ensuring an adequate supply of stationary etc in the consulting rooms and reception area
- Receiving samples, logging and ensuring the correct forms accompany them to the laboratory
- Receiving and recording telephone messages for the Doctor/Nurse/ Health Visitor
- Booking ambulances for patient hospital appointments or admissions
- Taking requests for repeat prescriptions and preparing them on the computer for collection
- Dealing appropriately with outgoing mail
- Liaison with hospitals, primary health care team, community services and social services
- Ensuring that the reception area is left tidy and ready for use by incoming colleagues together with any information about unresolved or urgent matters
- Cover other members of staff during holiday or sick leave
Where you'll work
Longview Medical Centre
Longview Drive
Liverpool L36 6EB
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Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider:
THE LEARNING FOUNDRY LIMITED
Course contents:
Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to:
- write letters or emails
- create proposals
- perform financial processes
- record and analyse data
Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages.
Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem.
Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
Produces accurate records and documents including:
- emails
- letters
- files
- payments
- reports and proposals
Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management.
Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work.
Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures.
Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
Exercises proactivity and good judgement.
Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way.
Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation.
Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately.
Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms.
Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively.
Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately.
Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately.
Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
Completes tasks to a high standard.
Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themselves to continuously improve their work.
Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements.
Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly.
Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines.
Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace.
Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation).
Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities.
Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate.
Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report.
Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects.
Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.


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Requirements
Essential qualifications:
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills:
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
We are based on Longview Drive, in the Heart of Huyton and the practice serves approximately 4000 patients. We are a training practice responsible for training GPs, Foundation Doctors and Medical Students and offer patients both Face to Face and Telephone Consultations.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
A permanent position will be considered post apprenticeship.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE LEARNING FOUNDRY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057528.
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