Business Admin Apprentice

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 26 December 2024

Job summary

Applicants for this post must be able to meet the requirements to access the apprenticeship programme which includes being resident in the UK for at least 3 years at the date of starting the apprenticeship programme.

As this Apprenticeship is in the Paediatric department, all applicants must be 18 years of age or over.

We are looking to appoint a Business Admin Apprentice to work in Child Health, The Den within the Family Care Division.

The successful candidate must be customer focused, with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Working Monday - Friday, between 8am - 5pm (hours to be agreed).

Excellent organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure are essential requirements together with great attentional to detail for ensuring data is recorded accurately onto the patient administration system(s).

To be successful in this role you will possess computer literacy and a good education. For example: excellent interpersonal and IT skills and to include GCSE Maths and English Grade A-C (or equivalent). You must have effective communication skills and be adaptable to meet the service needs.

Main duties of the job

The main emphasis of this role is to provide a robust and varied admin service to the Child Health Care Unit.

Duties will include providing administrative support to the Admin teams within their specialty, reconciling clinics in line with timescales, and answer telephones, check in patients and relay messages.

Please see Job Description for main duties of the job in attachments.

About us

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 4, 200 staff and good financial control.

We are committed to working with our partners in Health and Social Care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.

Date posted

17 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12,514 a year pro rata

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-FC-6852393

Job locations

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSEs in English and Maths at grade C or above (or equivalent)

Desirable

Good standard of general education

Experience

Essential

Experience of using Microsoft computer programmes, e.g. Word and Excel

Desirable

Any work experience in an office environment

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Willing to undertake further training

Desirable

Ability to work with a range of databases/spreadsheets and bespoke software applications

Personal Attributes

Essential

Good verbal communication skills
Good written communication skills
Flexible

Desirable

Has an interested of a development opportunity within a hospital environment

Demonstrates Trust Values

Essential

Proud to CARE (Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encourgement)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSEs in English and Maths at grade C or above (or equivalent)

Desirable

Good standard of general education

Experience

Essential

Experience of using Microsoft computer programmes, e.g. Word and Excel

Desirable

Any work experience in an office environment

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Willing to undertake further training

Desirable

Ability to work with a range of databases/spreadsheets and bespoke software applications

Personal Attributes

Essential

Good verbal communication skills
Good written communication skills
Flexible

Desirable

Has an interested of a development opportunity within a hospital environment

Demonstrates Trust Values

Essential

Proud to CARE (Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encourgement)

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.