Work history

  1. Summary
  2. How do I apply for GMC registration?
  3. Qualification details
  4. Your PA National Exam (PANE) or PA Registration Assessment (PARA) and assuring us you have the required knowledge and skills
  5. Registration and licensing history
  6. Work history
  7. Declaring your fitness to practise
  1. Insurance and indemnity
  2. How much does it cost to apply?
  3. How long will it take to process my application?
  4. Completing an identity check
  5. When will you make a decision on my application for registration?
  6. I am ready to apply

What do I need to provide?

You’ll need to provide us details of your work history from the last five years.

You should include full details of any healthcare work, and any time you were working in non-healthcare related practice or were unemployed.

Examples of non-healthcare practice include:

  • Studying
  • Extended holidays
  • Adoption, maternity leave, or paternity leave

You cannot leave breaks of more than 28 days that are not accounted for.

If you haven’t been recently practising as a PA and your qualification is over two years old, we may ask you for further evidence to demonstrate you have up to date knowledge and skills. This could involve re-taking the PANE/PARA.

Employer references

You will need to add a reference covering the most recent three months of your employment. If you have more than one healthcare employer during this period, we will need references from each employer.

A copy of the employer reference form will be available to download on GMC Online, but you can also find more guidance including a link to the form in our Employer references for PAs and AAs guide.

We can only allow you to upload one document on GMC Online so if you need to send additional employer references, you’ll need to do this by emailing them over to the applications team. The details of this will be available to you in GMC Online.

If you have not worked in healthcare within the last five years, you do not need to add a reference.

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