Employer: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Great Western Hospital
Town: Swindon
Salary: £12,480 - £22,308 National Minimum Wage (age related)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/12/2024 23:59
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
Great Western Hospital Apprenticeships offers you a work placement for one year based at the Academy, Great Western Hospital in Swindon, working towards an apprenticeship in Associate Project Manager Level 4.
An Apprenticeship is a fantastic opportunity for you to explore the NHS and to begin a journey which will provide an exciting and fulfilling career pathway. As a Trust, our people strategy encourages development, confidence and ability to succeed in a workforce designed to deliver personalised and integrated services for local people.
We are looking to recruit a motivated, high quality individual to join our apprenticeship programme at Great Western Hospital, working within our IT Team.
We have a dedicated Apprenticeship Team based in the Academy, which is the Trust’s learning and development centre that will support you in your apprenticeship programme. They will work very closely with you and your manager to provide a comprehensive development plan detailing your objectives and workplace goals. You will be employed on a 30 month fixed term contract on 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) with time for personal study towards the apprenticeship framework. You will also be entitled to annual leave holiday including public (Bank) holidays.
Main duties of the job
Working in the IT Project Team, you will undertake a range of project-based administrative functions. You will work alongside dedicated project managers to support the successful running, governance and completion of a variety of projects. You will gain experience of using various IT tools and project management methodology, all of which will support your personal development and be fully transferable to your future job opportunities. As part of your personal development and learning, you will spend time with each of the teams within the IT department to gain insight into the overall running of the department, and help you develop your further interest in working in a busy IT department.
An apprenticeship is a learning placement and as such you will work to become fully effective against this job description by the end of your placement. It is not intended that you will be able to fulfil all elements of this job description at the start of your placement.
To effectively manage a range of smaller projects under supervision and following training, and to provide an efficient and effective clerical and administrative support service to the other Project Managers, in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.
Working for our organisation
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service: We will put our patients first
Teamwork: We will work together
Ambition: We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect: We will act with integrity
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To maintain strict confidentiality at all times and handle sensitive information in a mature manner.
* To maintain filing systems in line with organisational and department Policies and Procedures.
* To answer/deal with queries, both face to face and via the telephone, take messages and pass them on to the relevant member of staff in an appropriate and timely manner.
* To respond to face to face and telephone enquiries in a friendly, courteous and professional manner, recording any messages efficiently and passing them to the relevant member of staff in an appropriate and timely manner.
* To liaise and interact with other users and colleagues as and when required in a professional manner.
* Attend and take part in team meetings and regular reviews with line manager etc. Attend meetings and participate in relevant training programmes as requested by the organisation.
* To assist the team with the necessary arrangements for events run by the organisation.
* To sign a learning contract with the training provider and adhere to the agreement.
* To use resources as effectively as possible.
* To be a flexible and supportive member of the IT Team.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE in Maths and English need to be A*-C/4-9 or Functional Skills Level 2 (reduction may be applied where a learning need has been identified).
* Ability to meet Level 2 literacy at selection.
* Ability to meet Entry level 3 Numeracy at selection.
* Willing to work within the apprenticeship framework.
* Level 2 in Business Administration or equivalent experience.
Experience
* Demonstrate an understanding of customer care when liaising with the public on the telephone, electronic and / or face to face.
* Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively.
* Experience of team working.
Knowledge
* Ability to work with and without supervision and confidence to seek advice when appropriate.
* Able to carry out basic clerical tasks following instruction.
* Evidence of ability to complete tasks effectively.
* Able to use Microsoft Word.
* Able to use Microsoft Excel.
* Ability to work effectively with and influencing others, taking account of diversity and equality.
* Ability to influence and facilitate effective team performance.
Thank you for expressing interest in this role. For further employer guidance, please review the attached supplementary applicant information.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to eligibility of the role for a skilled worker visa and salary requirements. Not all roles in the Trust are eligible for sponsorship.
Eligibility for this role requires:
* Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
* Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria.
Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £18 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £38 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods. Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.
We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.
Upon acceptance of a job offer, your information will be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records System. All communication regarding your application will be conducted via email; please ensure to check your junk/spam folders as emails may occasionally be filtered there.
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