Apprentice Education & Practice Development Secretary

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gorleston-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is offering a 12-month apprenticeship as an Education & Practice Development Secretary, covering maternity leave. You will join the Education Administration Team to provide administrative and secretarial support and help coordinate education programmes, meetings and communications across the Trust.

The role requires GCSEs and good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including English and Maths required.
• Experience with IT systems and basic software applications is desirable.
• Strong organisational and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration and secretarial support to Education & Practice Development Team.
• Coordinate courses, meetings and communications across the Trust.
• Arrange meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes and follow up actions.
• General day‑to‑day administration tasks such as filing, telephone and emails.

Skills

Good communication skills

Excellent organisation skills

Enthusiastic and self-motivated

Microsoft Office

Excel

Education

GCSEs including English and Maths

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Apprentice Education & Practice Development Secretary

The closing date is 17 November 2026

12 month apprenticeship opportunity covering Maternity Leave

Are you an organised, proactive and personable administrator looking for an opportunity to support education and training development? We are seeking an enthusiastic Education & Practice Development Secretary to join our Education Administration Team.

To apply for an apprenticeship candidates must:

• be aged 16 or above
• not be enrolled on another apprenticeship, or another DfE funded FE/HE programme, at the same time as any new apprenticeship they start
• spend at least 50% of their working hours in England over the duration of the apprenticeship
• have the right to work in England
• be a citizen of a country within the European Economic Area (EEA) (including other countries determined within the EEA or those with bilateral agreements), or have the right of abode in the UK, and have been ordinarily resident in the EEA (including other countries determined within the EEA or those with bilateral agreements),
• or a non-EEA citizen with permission from the UK government to live in the UK, (not for educational purposes) and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of learning

This is an exciting role supporting the delivery of education, training and professional development activities across the organisation. You will provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the Education & Practice Development Team, helping to ensure the smooth coordination of programmes, meetings, events and communications.

Job summary

12 month apprenticeship opportunity covering Maternity Leave

Are you an organised, proactive and personable administrator looking for an opportunity to support education and training development? We are seeking an enthusiastic Education & Practice Development Secretary to join our Education Administration Team.

To apply for an apprenticeship candidates must:

• be aged 16 or above
• not be enrolled on another apprenticeship, or another DfE funded FE/HE programme, at the same time as any new apprenticeship they start
• spend at least 50% of their working hours in England over the duration of the apprenticeship
• have the right to work in England
• be a citizen of a country within the European Economic Area (EEA) (including other countries determined within the EEA or those with bilateral agreements), or have the right of abode in the UK, and have been ordinarily resident in the EEA (including other countries determined within the EEA or those with bilateral agreements),
• or a non-EEA citizen with permission from the UK government to live in the UK, (not for educational purposes) and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of learning

This is an exciting role supporting the delivery of education, training and professional development activities across the organisation. You will provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the Education & Practice Development Team, helping to ensure the smooth coordination of programmes, meetings, events and communications.

Main duties of the job

To provide administration support to the Education and Practice Development team, this will involve the following:

• Booking staff onto the courses and certificates following the course
• Administration preparation for courses
• Administration support following courses
• General day-to-day administration support such as answering the telephone, emails and filing
• Administration for meetings such as clinical skills

About us

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work within the administration support services within Education and Practice Development Department providing a high standard of administrative and secretarial service.

• Arrange meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes and initiate any follow up action which may be necessary
• Maintain a filing system
• Type all necessary letters, documents, reports and strategies required.
• Distribute all correspondence plus photocopy and shred as necessary

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 3 GCSEs Grade A*-D including English and maths, or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Administrative experience (ideally within a training or learning context)
• Experience with IT systems, including Microsoft Office and Excel

Skills

Essential

• Good communication skills and the ability to interact appropriately with training providers, team members, apprentices and all staff groups including managers
• Excellent organisation skills
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated

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.

Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget University Hospital

Gorleston

NR31 6LA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

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