Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Business Admin Apprentice
The closing date is 30 April 2026
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.
You will provide a high quality administrative service when assisting all levels of staff within the Care Unit, including a wide variety of interesting admin tasks to support your mandatory and chosen modules to fulfil the qualification.
With this in mind an exciting opportunity has arisen within the Surgical Division for a 15 month contract. To provide a comprehensive clerical, receptionist and clinical typist service within Surgical Support Services as you shall rotate around to gain a broader experience to help you in a future career, hopefully within the NHS. Alongside this you will be working towards NVQ level 3 in Business Admin via a college provider and would be better suited for a school / College leaver.
Please note this banding does not offer a certificate of sponsorship, any applications that require sponsorship will not be considered.
- You must have GCSE Grade C/4 or Functional Skills L2 Equivalent in both Maths & English
- You must have lived in the UK for at least the previous three years
- You must not have enough admin experience that it isn’t new learning (typically 6 months to a year is fine)
- You must be 16 years of age or older
- You must not already be in full time education
Previous applicants need not apply
Main duties of the job
Duties will include front of house, face to face receptionist service to all patients and visitors, maintaining patient notes and the Open ward / Medway system, filing, and producing documents to a high standard, ensuring that accuracy and confidentiality is maintained.
The post involves receiving and handling information which is confidential and therefore the post holder must maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
The post does not support a Visa sponsorship due to being a training post.
About us
Our Vision is to be a first-class provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care for our patients; and being a great place to work for our people. Our Proud to CARE philosophy supports this vision – and we all play a part in achieving it, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always:
COMPASSION – treating everyone with kindness – welcoming diversity and inclusion, considering individual needs; and challenging inappropriate behaviours outside of our values
AMBITION – Aspiring to be the best – reaching high standards, providing exceptional care and services; and achieving measurable improvements in people’s health and wellbeing
RESPECT – Valuing and appreciating everyone – listening, learning and acting on their experiences, being open and honest; and recognising that working with others brings benefits
ENCOURAGEMENT – Opportunities for all – supporting education and development, helping people to bring their improvement ideas to life and speak-up; and getting everyone involved in our future.
Job responsibilities
Please view the Job description and person specification for more information as you will need to have the essential criteria to be shortlisted.
The post does not support a Visa sponsorship due to being a training post
Person Specification
Qualifications
- GCSE Grade C/4 or Functional Skills L2 Equivalent in both Maths & English
- Any office based training
Experience
- Some previous admin experience
- Experience in an office or reception environment
Skills and Knowledge
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritie workload
- Ability to deal with a variety of tasks simultaneously
- Understanding of office procedures
- Knowledge of secretarial . office procedures
Personal attributes
- Awareness/ understanding of confidentiality
- Adaptable to meet the service needs
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.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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