Procurement Apprentice Administrator

Job summary

Working in a supported learning environment to develop the skills and knowledge which will assist the apprentice to complete their qualification and secure employment and progress in their career in the future within Administration Services.

The Trust welcomes recent school leavers to this role. If you do not yet have your exam results, please enter your predicted grades, and indicate this within your application.

For more information on our Business Administration Apprenticeship Programme, please use the below link;

Business Administration Level 3 Podcast - UHL Connect

Main duties of the job

The Apprentice Administrator will provide a variety of administrative and clerical duties to support the category team to ensure the Trust obtains the best possible value in the procurement and / or delivery of goods and services.

The Apprentice will work closely with the Category Team, Inventory & Supplies, Performance and Governance Team to deliver key result, as well as support category leads when working internally with Trust staff on a regular basis during procurement activities.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

About us - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Details

• Date posted: 28 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £15,600 a year £300 per week for first 12 months, minimum wage after 12 months
• Contract: Apprenticeship
• Duration: 18 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Home or remote working
• Reference number: 358-8121364-COR
• Job locations: Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Assist the Category Teams by researching products and services to support procurement activities

Arrange meetings, events such as product review sessions, request product samples to support category leads with procurement activities

Compile, review and analyse electronic data from the Trusts reporting systems

Assist in covering the procurement mailbox, new supplier forms and D&B credit reports

Assist in resolving product, invoice or service queries relating to contracts and liaising with team members to follow up on issues

Provide information on services or products by effectively communicating to colleagues or other staff members where necessary

Review spend comparison reports for the team and take follow up actions

Provide general administration duties for the category team and maintain accurate information using the Trusts electronic systems

Undertake specific projects as directed by the category team

Assist in the coordination and preparation of upload documents for new products to be added to the Trusts internal catalogue

Assist in preparing scoping documents for submission to the category towers including usage reports

Develop a knowledge of the Standard Operating Procedures

Ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times

Assist and support the category team in with steps within a required procurement process

To undertake a development programme leading to a National Standard/ Framework as part of an apprenticeship

Complete the Apprenticeships Standard/Framework within the agreed timescales

To understand the roles within the Procurement, Supplies and Performance and Governance and provide assistance when required.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).