Job summary
An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a 2-year, level 3 Business and Administration apprentice based within Surgical support services/Theatres. As part of this apprenticeship you shall rotate around the care unit to gain a broader experience to help you in a future career, hopefully within the NHS. The post involves receiving and handling information which is confidential and therefore the post holder must maintain strict confidentiality at all times. As part of this apprenticeship, you will be working towards your NVQ level 3 in Business Admin via a college provider.
To be successful in this role you will possess excellent interpersonal and IT skills, to include GCSE Maths and English grade A-C (or equivalent) and be familiar with general office equipment and filing systems. You must have effective communication skills and be adaptable to meet the service needs.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will undertake a range of responsibilities inclusive of Data entry, monitoring of the shared Theatre Operations Room Inbox, providing a comprehensive clerical/receptionist service, reporting and assisting with the day to day running of the Theatre Operations Room as well as providing support across the Surgical Support Services Care Unit.
You will provide a high-quality administrative service when assisting all levels of staff within the Care Unit. This will include a wide variety of interesting admin tasks to support your mandatory and chosen modules to fulfil the qualification.
About us
As one of the largest employers in Chesterfield and North Derbyshire, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust strives to be a trailblazer in recruiting Apprentices and to ‘grow our own’ workforce of the future. Apprenticeships are a great wayfor us toattract new talent, grow a motivated, skilled and qualified workforce and offer progression and development to our existing staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the full details of the role and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the full details of the role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGCSE English and mathematics Grade A-C or equivalent
Desirable
- Any office based training
Experience
Essential
- oClerical experience (be familiar with general office equipment and filing systems)
Desirable
- Experience in an office environment
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oAbility to prioritise workload
- oAbility to deal with a variety of tasks simultaneously
- oVDU/Keyboard skills
- oUnderstanding of office procedures
Desirable
- Knowledge of secretarial / office procedures
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oProfessional appearance and polite manner
- oExcellent written and verbal communication
- oTeam worker
- oAdaptable to meet service needs
- oAwareness/understanding of confidentiality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGCSE English and mathematics Grade A-C or equivalent
Desirable
- Any office based training
Experience
Essential
- oClerical experience (be familiar with general office equipment and filing systems)
Desirable
- Experience in an office environment
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oAbility to prioritise workload
- oAbility to deal with a variety of tasks simultaneously
- oVDU/Keyboard skills
- oUnderstanding of office procedures
Desirable
- Knowledge of secretarial / office procedures
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oProfessional appearance and polite manner
- oExcellent written and verbal communication
- oTeam worker
- oAdaptable to meet service needs
- oAwareness/understanding of confidentiality
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.
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
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) .
