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Apprentice Assistant PA
The closing date is 27 July 2025
Apprenticeship Vacancy - 1 x Fixed Term contract opportunity for up to 19 months
Are you looking to build a long-term career and gain qualifications while making a difference? Then look no further! We are looking for the next rising star to develop their skills and work within our Mental Health Inpatients Admin Team.
If you are organised, a team player, enthusiastic, and willing to learn, then we want you to be part of our admin team.
Our friendly team are based at Edward Jenner Court, Brockworth, and the extended team work across inpatient units countywide. You will work supporting the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Hospitals Directorate and Urgent Care Directors providing key administrative support.
Alongside this full-time administrative role you will be enrolled onto the Business Apprenticeship Programme and will be expected to study and complete assignments to achieve a recognised Level 3 Business Administration qualification. The apprenticeship will include the expectation to complete the Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship within a 19 month timeframe which includes an end point assessment.
Your salary will be £14722.00 per year. After 12 months, the salary will increase to national minimum wage. The opportunities to upskill will continue as further higher-level apprenticeships are available upon completion of the Level 3 Business Admin apprenticeship for suitable candidates.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide important administrative support the team and will need to maintain and demonstrate Trust Values throughout all aspects of their work. You will be expected to work as part of a team delivering an effective service to ensure that services meet the operational needs.
Are you...
* Enthusiastic and Friendly
* A team player
* Organised
* Proactive
* Successful at working collaboratively
* Able to prioritise to work towards deadline
If you have a 'can do' attitude, and enjoy building good working relationships, we welcome your application.
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.
As an organisation we offer a wide range of professional development opportunities and would support the post holder in continuing professional development.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE level grade 4/C education or equivalent
Personal skills abilities and attributes
* Ability to work on own initiative, independently and as part of a team
* Communication skills: verbal, in writing and including the use of IT skills with basic
* Good organisational skills
* Ability to prioritise and plan workload and meet tight deadlines
Personal skills abilities and attributes
* Commitment to Business Administration Apprenticeship
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 name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
£14,722 a yearper annum for the first 12 months and then National Minimum Wage
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