Business Administration Apprentice

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit several Business Administration Apprentices to support our corporate and clinical teams.

These are development roles and an excellent opportunity to study for level 3 Business Admin qualification whilst earning a salary, learning on the job and benefitting from the support on offer here at Bridgewater. If you are looking to start a career or interested in a career change this apprenticeship opportunity could be for you.

A business administration apprenticeship with Bridgewater Community Healthcare is a great way to enter the NHS workforce and learn about the sector whilst developing key transferable knowledge and skills.

The Business Administrations apprenticeship is a 12 18month programme, the successful candidates will be paid at band 2. Completion of the apprenticeship is a condition of employment for this post. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme, the postholders will progress to a band 3 Administrator role in the Organisation.

Successful candidates will be based with one of a number of corporate and clinical teams on a full-time basis in either Halton or Warrington. There will be opportunity to indicate preferences as part of the recruitment process.

Applicants will need to be able to either evidence prior achievement of GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4-5 or above or equivalent Level2 English and Maths qualifications OR evidence ability and willingness to achieve these qualifications as part of the apprenticeship.

Main duties of the job

Apprentices will spend some of their paid working hours attending classroom-based teaching at Riverside College, Widnes and receive support from the college and the Trust to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviors required for the job role.

NHS administrative staff provide business support to clinical and non-clinical staff.

The NHS must be well-organised and keep detailed records of patients and staff. At Bridgewater our business administration staff are critical in supporting us to deliver high quality care to our patients. The nature of the role would suit individuals who already have a level of digital confidence and are interested in applying that to the workplace.

The exact duties and responsibilities may differ but apprentices will develop a range of core knowledge, skills and behaviors that are valuable and transferable including:

IT Skills

Record and document production

Decision making

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Planning and organisation

Project management

Professionalism

Knowledge of policies, processes and business fundamentals

Interested? By submitting an application to this job, you are additionally providing consent for us to share your name and contact details with Riverside College who will contact you directly to undertake a provisional eligibility screen which will inform our shortlisting process.

**Please take time to review the supporting documents attached to this job advert.

About us

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.