Job vacancy: Cancer Business Administration Apprentice, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro

Job summary

Main area: Cancer Services
Grade: Apprentice
Contract: 18 months (Apprenticeship: 18 months duration)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 156-6216260

Employer: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Cornwall Hospital
Town: Truro
Salary: pa pro rata
Closing: 30/04/2024 23:59

Cancer Business Administration Apprentice

Apprentice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a full time post of 37.5 hours a week. A proportion of time will be spent with a training provider studying towards the Level 2 or 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship. The post holder will be expected to complete the Business Administration apprenticeship.

This post will provide not only the general administrative experience and training required for your qualification but will also offer the opportunity to learn about and work with many of the departments and teams within the hospital, provide you with experience of multiple clinical IT systems and processes as well as develop knowledge of the diagnosis of Cancer and the treatment pathways

Please note that we will not be able to shortlist any applicants with more than 50% prior learning/work experience of this apprenticeship standard.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

GCSE A* - C in Mathematics and English (or equivalent).

Desirable criteria

ECDL or other administration qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria

Previous experience of working in an office / administrative environment.
Experience of using Microsoft packages including Word and Excel.

Desirable criteria

Previous experience of taking meeting notes or minutes

Practical/Intellectual Skills

Essential criteria

Working knowledge of MS Office Suite
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Good organisational skills

Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to inform candidates in writing if they have been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. Therefore if you have not received a reply within 21 days of the closing date you must assume that, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. By logging into your account on the website, this may provide you further information on the status of your application. If you wish to obtain feedback regarding your application, you will need to telephone the manager of the post which will be detailed in the vacancy advert.

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Should you be unsuccessful at interview, please be aware that your job application and related documents will be retained confidentially for a period of 12 months.

Benefits include optional pension and life assurance. The Trust has a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team who can support and advise staff on childcare related issues.

We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged and supported to work in different ways to support a changing environment in which we operate and deliver services

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation. Smoking will not be permitted on any of the sites.

Should you require an alternative format of this application form (such as Braille, audio or large print), please telephone 01872 255755

In submitting an application form, you authorise Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.

COVID-19 Vaccinations

Update – NHS employees/applicants of frontline posts at the Royal Cornwall Trust are no longer required to be fully vaccinated against COVID by 1 April 2022. This is pending the public consultation and Parliamentary review announced by the government. We may however request immunisation status but this will not impact working with the Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospital is an Equal Opportunities employer.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: please read the "guidance notes for applicants" document at the bottom of the screen before applying for this position.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via e-mail to advise you to book your interview slot.