Job summary

An Apprenticeship Education Programme is an integrated work based training and development programme, an excellent springboard to start your NHS career while gaining knowledge and competencies leading to a nationally accredited apprenticeship qualification and possible future career progression.

We are looking for people with a professional attitude, excellent communication skills, positive work ethic and good interpersonal skills. You will require willingness to work as a team, demonstrate motivation, be willing to learn and have the minimum required education.

This is an apprenticeship. To be eligible to apply you must meet the right to work and residency criteria outlined in the attached "Apprenticeship Guidance for applicants" document.

Main duties of the job

Exciting opportunities have arisen for Business Administration Apprentices, within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; the posts are available to anyone who is interested in working within an NHS Healthcare environment while completing a Level 3 Apprenticeship qualification (15 month).

Successful applicants, on completion of their apprenticeship programme will be able to apply for vacancies within Northumbria Healthcare Trust, where their qualifications meet the requirements for the post, and will be guaranteed an interview.

About us

We manage four major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!.

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,272 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-8324297JN

Job locations

Trustwide

North Tyneside/Northumberland

NE29 0QJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Become prepared and knowledgeable within the working environment and work towards gaining a Level 3 Apprenticeship as a Business Administrator.

To gain relevant work based apprenticeship in a Business Administration environment.

To support and assist in the provision of an administration service to the designated department/ward team. This will include data input, storage and retrieval of data, filing, handling of post and dealing with telephone enquiries.

Job description Job responsibilities Become prepared and knowledgeable within the working environment and work towards gaining a Level 3 Apprenticeship as a Business Administrator. To gain relevant work based apprenticeship in a Business Administration environment. To support and assist in the provision of an administration service to the designated department/ward team. This will include data input, storage and retrieval of data, filing, handling of post and dealing with telephone enquiries.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

• 5 GCSE's at level A-C or 9-4 (including Maths, English)

Desirable

• AS/A Levels

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of Microsoft office packages and spreadsheets and tables

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a business administration / customer focused role
• Experience of data entry and retrieval

Person Specification Qualifications / Professional Registration Essential 5 GCSE's at level A-C or 9-4 (including Maths, English) Desirable AS/A Levels Experience & Knowledge Essential Knowledge of Microsoft office packages and spreadsheets and tables Desirable Previous experience of working in a business administration / customer focused role Experience of data entry and retrieval

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 details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

North Tyneside/Northumberland

NE29 0QJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

North Tyneside/Northumberland

NE29 0QJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)