Education and Apprenticeship Team Apprentice

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Brighton, Chichester, West Sussex

Closes in 12 days (Sunday 14 December 2025)

Posted on 2 December 2025

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Summary

If you are interested in roles in Business Admin and like the idea of working in Education, University Hospitals Sussex are looking for an apprentice for the Apprenticeship, Education and Pre Employment team. This team works across all sites (Chichester, Worthing, Brighton and Haywards Heath).

• Wage:

  £24,465 a year

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  As well a Band 2 salary, you will benefit from a generous Annual Leave allowance.

• Training course: Business administrator (level 3)
• Hours: Monday - Friday between 9am-5pm, but able to consider flexible working requests. There will also be an opportunity to work from home.

  38 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 2 February 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 6 months

• Positions available:

  2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

On a normal working day:

• You will complete business support tasks, such as managing email inboxes and responding to emails, maintaining Excel spreadsheets, answering phone calls and attending meetings.
• You may be asked to book rooms or help plan events.
• You will be office-based or off-site at an event.
• You will be involved in onboarding/recruiting Apprentices and Work Experience students.
• You will need to have excellent time management and communication skills.
• You must also be willing to travel (expenses will be paid between sites).
• You will be working within your team and other teams across the trust, providing customer service skills.
• You will work with a range of people, talk to, and interact with staff at all levels.
• You will also develop the skills that will allow you to deliver accurate and effective administrative support to colleagues within the Education and Apprenticeship Team.

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

• Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE
• St. Richards Hospital, Spitalfield Lane, Chichester, PO19 6SE
• Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2DH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

REWARDS TRAINING RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Training course

Business administrator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
• Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
• Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
• Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
• Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
• Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.

Training schedule

• Your apprenticeship will take place in the workplace.
• You will be expected to take part in online training and meet with your assessor.
• You will be given time each week to complete your apprenticeship in work time.
• You will have the support of the team to complete your apprenticeship.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Non judgemental
• Compassionate

Other requirements

You must be willing to travel across sites (travel costs will be covered from your base site). The trust will require a basic DBS screening.

About this employer

At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years. We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation with patient care at our core. Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact our mission is summed up by our ‘excellent care, everywhere' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex. In the meantime make sure to check out equality, diversity and inclusion pages which show just why being inclusive is so important to us and how our staff networks help drive change, and our staff wellbeing page that details the many ways in which we invest in your wellbeing.

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

At the end of your apprenticeship, you will be employed by the trust as a Band 2 Admin Assistant, with the opportunity to apply for other relevant Band 3 posts in the trust.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

REWARDS TRAINING RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003005.

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Closes in 12 days (Sunday 14 December 2025)

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