Job requirements
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Some previous admin experience
- Qualifications
GCSE Grade C/4 or Functional Skills L2 Equivalent in both Maths & English
- Personal attributes
Excellent written and verbal communication
- Personal attributes
Team worker
- Personal attributes
Awareness/ understanding of confidentiality
- Personal attributes
Adaptable to meet the service needs
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to work under pressure
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to prioritie workload
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to deal with a variety of tasks simultaneously
- Skills and Knowledge
VDU/Keyboard skills
- Skills and Knowledge
Understanding of office procedures
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience in an office or reception environment
- Qualifications
Any office based training
- Skills and Knowledge
Knowledge of secretarial . office procedures
Job overview
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.
- 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.
Please be advised that this role is not eligible for sponsorship as it does not meet the required salary threshold.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the Job description and person specification for more information as you will need to have the essential criteria to be shortlisted.
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Business Admin Apprentice with Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Chesterfield, England. It is listed as a Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £15,600 per annum. The contract type is Apprenticeship: 15 months (This is an apprentice wage). The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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