About this role
Job summary
Finance Apprentice - Level 3 Band 3
Canary Wharf and rotated to Hospital sitesBarts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain's leading healthcare providers and the largest Trust in the NHS with a turnover of approximately £1.5 billion and 16,000 employees, serving a population of 2.5m in East London and beyond. We offer a full portfolio of services and are home to some of Britain's leading specialist centres including cancer, cardiac, trauma and emergency care, including the London air ambulance. We also have one of the UK's busiest children's hospitals, internationally renowned surgical facilities and the new Heart Centre. The vision is to create a world-class health organisation with an international reputation for excellence in patient care, research and education.
Main duties of the job
This role is a rotational post through various aspects of the finance and procurement function of a NHS Hospital Trust in order for you to achieve the apprentice standard (Key skills, certificate/diploma and technical certificate) within the specified timescale. You will gain insight into how the Trust maintains its financial and budgetary requirements and how through good systems of control and governance supports the Hospital in delivering its clinical and operational objectives. This is an 18 month Level 3 Apprenticeship training programme and it is expected that you will attend and complete all training sessions for the programme whenevernecessary and will positively contribute to each of the areas within the rotation. Upon completion you will have the opportunity to apply for the next level of the apprenticeship programme in either Procurement and Supply or Professional Accountancy.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be working across a broad range of services under the supervision of the departmental staff and will assist in the provision of services within that department. You will gain an insight into Income, Financial Accounts, Procurement and Logistics and various aspects of Financial Management including costing and audit.You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge but will be expected to work within the relevant procedures and policies of the Trust and at all times under the supervision of a senior member of staff.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Able to communicate with a range of different people
Desirable
Experience of working with people from differing cultures, nationalities, sexual orientation etc. Experience of working in a team
Skills Essential
Basic IT skills Ability to pro-actively manage and prioritise workload
Personal and people development Essential
Prepared to undertake training Able to work with or without supervision
Desirable
Participation in appraisal process. Ability to identify learning / training needs
Communications Essential
Clear verbal communication Clear written communication
Qualifications and knowledge Essential
5 GCSEs which must be Mathematics and English
Desirable
Previous work experience
Other Essential
Professional pro-active attitude and self-motivated
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Barts Health NHS Trust
Address Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)