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Job summary

Main area
Procurement
Grade
Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship
Contract
Apprenticeship: 18 months
Hours
  • Full time
  • Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, Minimum two days per week in office)
Job ref
358-6422710-COR
Employer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leicestershire County Council
Town
Leicester
Salary
£10,296 £240 per week for the first 12 months, National Minimum Wage
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust logo

Apprentice Administrative Assistant

Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship

We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance

Job overview

Working in a supported learning environment to develop the skills and knowledge which will assist the apprentice to complete their qualification and secure employment and progress in their career in the future within Administration Services.

The Trust welcomes recent school leavers to this role. If you do not yet have your exam results, please enter your predicted grades, and indicate this within your application.

For more information on our Business Administration Apprenticeship Programme, please use the below link;

Business Administration Level 3 Podcast - UHL Connect

Main duties of the job

The Apprentice Administrator will provide a variety of administrative and clerical duties to support the category team to ensure the Trust obtains the best possible value in the procurement and / or delivery of goods and services.

The Apprentice will work closely with the Category Team, Inventory & Supplies, Performance and Governance Team to deliver key result, as well as support category leads when working internally with Trust staff on a regular basis during procurement activities.

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals: 

  • high-quality care for all, 
  • being a great place to work, 
  • partnerships for impact, and 
  • research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

  • we are compassionate,
  • we are proud, 
  • we are inclusive, and 
  • we are one team 

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Assist the Category Teams by researching products and services to support procurement activities
  • Arrange meetings, events such as product review sessions, request product samples to support category leads with procurement activities
  • Compile, review and analyse electronic data from the Trusts reporting systems
  • Assist in covering the procurement mailbox, new supplier forms and D&B credit reports
  • Assist in resolving product, invoice or service queries relating to contracts and liaising with team members to follow up on issues
  • Provide information on services or products by effectively communicating to colleagues or other staff members where necessary
  • Review spend comparison reports for the team and take follow up actions
  • Provide general administration duties for the category team and maintain accurate information using the Trusts electronic systems
  • Undertake specific projects as directed by the category team
  • Assist in the coordination and preparation of upload documents for new products to be added to the Trusts internal catalogue
  • Assist in preparing scoping documents for submission to the category towers including usage reports
  • Develop a knowledge of the Standard Operating Procedures
  • Ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times
  • Assist and support the category team in with steps within a required procurement process
  • To undertake a development programme leading to a National Standard/ Framework as part of an apprenticeship
  • Complete the Apprenticeships Standard/Framework within the agreed timescales
  • To understand the roles within the Procurement, Supplies and Performance and Governance and provide assistance when required.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 5 GCSE’s including 9 -4 in Maths and English

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of ability to undertake analytical work and make judgements

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Part of a team
  • Use of Microsoft applications
Desirable criteria
  • Working as part of a team

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria
  • Good verbal skills
  • Good written skills
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Self motivated

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Initiative
  • Follows instructions
  • Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection
  • Attention to detail

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential criteria
  • Organise workload
  • Prioritise workload

Equality and Diversity

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of equality and diversity

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoCare quality commission - Goodhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible Working

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dan Bromley
Job title
Category Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07484 411 863
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