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Main area
Finance Trainees
Grade
Band 3
Contract
18 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-8171184GSS
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Canary Wharf
Town
London
Salary
£31,554 - £33,270 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/08/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Finance Apprentice

Band 3

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Finance Apprentice – Level 3  Band 3 

Canary Wharf and rotated to Hospital sites 
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS with a turnover of approximately £1.5 billion and 16,000 employees, serving a population of 2.5m in East London and beyond. We offer a full portfolio of services and are home to some of Britain’s leading specialist centres including cancer, cardiac, trauma and emergency care, including the London air ambulance. We also have one of the UK’s busiest children’s hospitals, internationally renowned surgical facilities and the new Heart Centre. The vision is to create a world-class health organisation with an international reputation for excellence in patient care, research and education. 

Main duties of the job

This role is a rotational post through various aspects of the finance and procurement function of a NHS Hospital Trust in order for you to achieve the apprentice standard (Key skills, certificate/diploma and technical certificate) within the specified timescale.  You will gain insight into how the Trust maintains its financial and budgetary requirements and how through good systems of control and governance supports the Hospital in delivering its clinical and operational objectives. This is an 18 month Level 3 Apprenticeship training programme and it is expected that you will attend and complete all training sessions for the programme whenever 
necessary and will positively contribute to each of the areas within the rotation. Upon completion you will have the opportunity to apply for the next level of the apprenticeship programme in either Procurement and Supply or Professional Accountancy.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be working across a broad range of services under the supervision of the departmental staff and will assist in the provision of services within that department. You will gain an insight into Income, Financial Accounts, Procurement and Logistics and various aspects of Financial Management including costing and audit. 
You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge but will be expected to work within the relevant procedures and policies of the Trust and at all times under the supervision of a senior member of staff.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to communicate with a range of different people
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working with people from differing cultures, nationalities, sexual orientation etc.
  • Experience of working in a team

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Basic IT skills
  • Ability to pro-actively manage and prioritise workload

Personal and people development

Essential criteria
  • Prepared to undertake training
  • Able to work with or without supervision
Desirable criteria
  • Participation in appraisal process.
  • Ability to identify learning / training needs

Communications

Essential criteria
  • Clear verbal communication
  • Clear written communication

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • 5 GCSEs which must be Mathematics and English
Desirable criteria
  • Previous work experience

Other

Essential criteria
  • Professional pro-active attitude and self-motivated

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kamil Hussain
Job title
Deputy Finance Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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