Business Admin Apprentice

NHS; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health service provider is seeking a Business Admin Apprentice to work in Child Health within the Family Care Division. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work under pressure, and good education background, including GCSE Maths and English. This apprenticeship offers a robust admin service role, with various admin tasks and skills development opportunities in a supportive healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Must be customer focused with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• GCSE Maths and English Grade A-C or equivalent required.
• Good standard of general education expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Admin teams.
• Reconcile clinics in line with timescales.
• Answer telephones, check in patients, and relay messages.

Skills

Customer focused

Exceptional communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Education

GCSE English Grade A-C or equivalent

GCSE Maths Grade A-C or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Business Admin Apprentice to work in Child Health, The Den within the Family Care Division.

Closing date: 12 October 2025

Applicants for this post must be able to meet the requirements to access the apprenticeship programme which includes being resident in the UK for at least 3 years at the date of starting the apprenticeship programme. As this Apprenticeship is in the Paediatric department, all applicants must be 18 years of age or over.

We are looking to appoint a Business Admin Apprentice to work in Child Health, The Den within the Family Care Division. The successful candidate must be customer focused, with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Working Monday - Friday, between 8am - 5pm (hours to be agreed). Excellent organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure are essential requirements together with great attention to detail for ensuring data is recorded accurately onto the patient administration system(s).

To be successful in this role you will possess computer literacy and a good education. For example: excellent interpersonal and IT skills and to include GCSE Maths and English Grade A-C (or equivalent). You must have effective communication skills and be adaptable to meet the service needs.

Main duties of the job

The main emphasis of this role is to provide a robust and varied admin service to the Child Health Care Unit.

Duties will include providing administrative support to the Admin teams within their specialty, reconciling clinics in line with timescales, answer telephones, check in patients and relay messages.

About us

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 5,000 staff and good financial control. We are committed to working with our partners in Health and Social Care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.

Qualifications and Training

• Educated to GCSE grade C or above standard (or equivalent) in English and Maths
• Good standard of general education

Experience

• Experience of using Microsoft computer programmes, e.g Word, Excel, etc.
• Any work experience in an office environment

Skills and Knowledge

• Willing to undertake further training
• Ability to work with a range of databases/spreadsheets and bespoke software applications

Personal Attributes

• Flexible
• Has an interest of a development opportunity within a hospital environment

Demonstrates Trust Values

• Proud to CARE (Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement)

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.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust