Rostering Services Apprentice

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 29 September 2024

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Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and dedicated individual to join our team as an Apprentice in the Rostering Services Department. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and gain valuable experience in a healthcare environment.

The successful candidate will provide a full range of computerised and clerical administrative support to the Rostering Services Department and deliver flexible, high-quality staffing and administrative resources to various wards and departments within King's Mill Hospital.

Join us and start your career in healthcare administration with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Apply now to become part of our dedicated team at King's Mill Hospital.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, wealso care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Date posted

06 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12,514 a year per annum

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CEN-6624128-A

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of a range of administration and HR work procedures and practices, some of which are non-routine in nature
  • Knowledge of the relevant procedures, plus knowledge of how to deal with related non-routine activities, such as answering queries, progress chasing, task-related problem solving.
  • Knowledge of specialised IT systems, with the ability to problem solve to answer system queries effectively

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard general education to GCSE level.
  • ECDL or willingness to work towards
  • RSA / NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Further Training

Essential

  • Vocational Level 3 or equivalent experience

Experience and Responsibility

Essential

  • Previous clerical experience
  • Previous customer care experience
  • Computer literate, with previous experience of using a keyboard
  • Experience of working to strict deadlines and under pressure
  • Experience of updating IT systems to ensure information is accurate and up to date

Desirable

  • Previous experience of using Allocate Systems

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Regular attendance and willingness to work flexible hours as necessary
  • Adherence to Trust and Departmental policies and procedures.
Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of a range of administration and HR work procedures and practices, some of which are non-routine in nature
  • Knowledge of the relevant procedures, plus knowledge of how to deal with related non-routine activities, such as answering queries, progress chasing, task-related problem solving.
  • Knowledge of specialised IT systems, with the ability to problem solve to answer system queries effectively

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard general education to GCSE level.
  • ECDL or willingness to work towards
  • RSA / NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Further Training

Essential

  • Vocational Level 3 or equivalent experience

Experience and Responsibility

Essential

  • Previous clerical experience
  • Previous customer care experience
  • Computer literate, with previous experience of using a keyboard
  • Experience of working to strict deadlines and under pressure
  • Experience of updating IT systems to ensure information is accurate and up to date

Desirable

  • Previous experience of using Allocate Systems

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Regular attendance and willingness to work flexible hours as necessary
  • Adherence to Trust and Departmental policies and procedures.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead for Temporary Staffing

Sam Bulgin

samuel.bulgin@nhs.net

01623622515

Date posted

06 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12,514 a year per annum

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CEN-6624128-A

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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