Apprentice Administrative Assistant
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Company: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
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Location: Bristol, BS10 5NB
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £25,760.00 per year
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Sector: Business and administration
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Ref: NAS-2000057937
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Application Deadline Date: 19/10/2026
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Start Date: 01/12/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Thursday. Shift pattern example: 8.00am - 4.00pm/8.30am - 4.30pm.
Brief Description
A great opportunity to join a brand new team and develop a career in healthcare across a number of administrative roles, including Medical education, Library, Systems support, Operational facilitation, and many more. The Administrator will be an important member of our Learning and Workforce Development team at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
Training to be Provided
- Training will take place at the workplace, with lessons monthly at our Learning and Research building in Southmead Hospital, with one to one tutor support as required.
- 12 weekly reviews with line manager and training provider to review progress in line with the apprenticeship standard.
Future Prospects
There could be opportunities to progress after completion of this apprenticeship.
Vacancy Detail
- Providing high-quality administrative support, including managing correspondence, telephone enquiries, post, document scanning and the production and distribution of simple reports.
- Organising meetings, including booking rooms, preparing agendas and papers, coordinating attendance, taking accurate minutes and maintaining action logs.
- Identifying scheduling conflicts or administrative issues, taking appropriate action or escalating where necessary.
- Maintaining divisional records and data systems, ensuring information is accurate, up to date and handled in accordance with Trust policies, Information Governance requirements and GDPR.
- Supporting roster administration for senior nursing staff, ensuring records are maintained accurately and submitted within payroll deadlines.
- Providing administrative support to service improvement initiatives and divisional projects, including monitoring actions, maintaining documentation and coordinating meetings.
- Assisting with HR-related activities, including supporting investigations and formal meetings through minute-taking and administration of confidential documentation.
- Managing and prioritising a busy workload, using initiative to resolve routine issues and contribute to the continuous improvement of administrative processes and services.
- Maintaining confidentiality, professionalism and high standards of customer service whilst supporting the Senior Management Team and wider Division.