Job Overview We are excited to announce an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice to join the dynamic Directorate of General Surgery & Urology at Wexham Park Hospital. This apprenticeship role is designed for individuals eager to gain valuable experience in a busy environment while pursuing a Level 3 Business Administrator qualification. This opportunity is ideal for individuals looking to gain experience or enter the NHS, providing a stepping stone into a rewarding career in healthcare. As a Clinical Admin Apprentice, you will work alongside our established admin teams, providing essential support that contributes to the efficient operation of our services. This role offers a unique chance to gain exposure to various areas within the directorate, allowing you to develop a broad understanding of the administrative processes that underpin high-quality patient care. You will be an integral part of our team, assisting with tasks such as working with clinicians and patients, and facilitating communication across departments. If you are looking to kick-start your career in healthcare administration and are passionate about making a positive impact, we invite you to apply for this rewarding position. Main duties of the job The postholder will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Department, which includes planning and organizing their work schedule to ensure timely task completion while effectively managing time and reporting any anticipated difficulties. They will handle urgent requests from Consultants for correspondence in accordance with Trust policies, maintain confidentiality, and organize information to support their work activities. Additionally, the postholder will address queries from colleagues, GPs, and patients promptly and professionally, ensure secure systems for storing resources and computerised information, and manage incoming mail by linking it to relevant medical records. Scanning and uploading patient documents into the Trust’s Electronic Patient Record system, establishing and maintaining effective filing and retrieval systems, and collaborating with clinicians to ensure accurate communication via Epic are also essential duties. Developing positive working relationships within the department and across the Trust to facilitate seamless service delivery is crucial, as is providing cover for absent team members and operating various IT systems as required. Furthermore, there will be opportunities for the postholder to work closely with and shadow various roles within the team, enhancing their professional development. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities To provide an administrative service to the Department. To plan and organise own work schedule with the use of appropriate planning aids, demonstrating good time management and ensure anticipated difficulties in meeting deadlines are promptly reported. Deal with Consultants requests for actioning urgent correspondence, medico-legal reports and any other appropriate adhoc correspondence requested in line with the Trusts policies and procedures To see a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification. Person specification Skills & Knowledge Essential criteria Ability to prioritise workload Be flexible and able to adapt to the different ways of working in the team. Keyboard skills Desirable criteria Working in the NHS either in a hospital/private practice/GP setting Experience Essential criteria Be able to work in a busy environment and remain calm under pressure Experience of working within a team environment Desirable criteria Working in the NHS either in a hospital/private practice/GP setting Qualifications Essential criteria Good education to GCSE standard or equivalent experience Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now