Employee Resourcing Assistant/Apprentice

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Human Resources team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. The role will sit within the Employee Services team to support the delivery of a comprehensive administrative service to members of the HR teams and Trust employees.

The role will provide opportunities to gain practical experience and skills whilst working as a member of a team and achieving nationally recognised qualifications as part of the Apprenticeship framework in Business Administration level 3. The apprenticeship Scheme is run in conjunction with a training provider to ensure that you are supported through a high quality training programme for a 15 month placement. You will be employed on a fixed term contract and are expected to complete the apprenticeship qualification within this time period.

Main duties of the job

You must have a good standard of education and have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including a professional telephone manner. Previous experience of working in a busy administration role in a customer focused environment would be an advantage. Excellent organisational skills, the ability to prioritise and strong attention to detail are essential to this role.

There is an eligibility criteria for the government funded apprenticeship schemes that apply and therefore applicants must be aged 16 and above, have been resident in the UK/UE for the last 3 years, must not possess a Degree, Level 4 qualification or above or already be in any form of formal government funded education.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice