PA to Senior Management Apprenticeship

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

London (SW3 6JJ)

Closes in 13 days (Monday 1 June 2026)

Posted on 19 May 2026

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Summary

The postholder will provide high‑quality administrative & secretarial support to the Divisional Nurse Director, Deputy Directors of Operations, & Head of Commercial Finance within the Private Care Directorate. 

Wage

£34,186 a year

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Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week Mon-Fri.

37 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 1 August 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

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

The postholder supports senior leadership by delivering comprehensive administrative, secretarial, and organisational assistance. This includes managing complex diaries, coordinating meetings, preparing documentation, and facilitating communication across internal and external stakeholders. The postholder will also work closely with the Office Manager/PA to the Managing Director & Director of Operations on Divisional processes such as recruitment, rostering and payroll administration.

Where you'll work

Fulham Road
London
SW3 6JJ

Training

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

Training provider

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.

Training schedule

This is an apprenticeship position & therefore candidates must meet the government‑set Apprenticeship Funding Rules to be considered. These rules include eligibility based on residency, right to work in the UK, & limitations on prior learning. The Department for Education states that apprenticeships must only fund training that develops new skills; therefore, candidates with significant prior learning or experience that fully covers the apprenticeship standard may not be eligible for funding. Applicants who do not meet these requirements cannot be shortlisted. Full details are available here: GOV.UK – Apprenticeship Funding Rules (2025–2026)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-funding-rules-2025-to-2026

Apprenticeships at The Royal Marsden follow a partnership model between you & the organisation. This means you will be working, studying, & learning a new role all at once. It's a rewarding & demanding opportunity that requires dedication, flexibility, & strong personal motivation. 

More training information

https://www.bpp.com/leadership-and-management/apprenticeships/associate-project-manager

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Educated to GCSE level (grade or equivalent)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

This is an apprenticeship position& therefore candidates must meet the government‑set Apprenticeship Funding Rules to be considered. These rules include eligibility based on residency, right to work in the UK, & limitations on prior learning. The Department for Education states that apprenticeships must only fund training that develops new skills; therefore, candidates with significant prior learning or experience that fully covers the apprenticeship standard may not be eligible for funding. Applicants who do not meet these requirements cannot be shortlisted. Full details are available here: GOV.UK – Apprenticeship Funding Rules (2025–2026)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-funding-rules-2025-to-2026

Apprenticeships at The Royal Marsden follow a partnership model between you & the organisation. This means you will be working, studying, & learning a new role all at once. It's a rewarding & demanding opportunity that requires dedication, flexibility, & strong personal motivation.

This is an apprenticeship position & therefore candidates must meet the government‑set Apprenticeship Funding Rules to be considered. These rules include eligibility based on residency, right to work in the UK, & limitations on prior learning. The Department for Education states that apprenticeships must only fund training that develops new skills; therefore, candidates with significant prior learning or experience that fully covers the apprenticeship standard may not be eligible for funding. Applicants who do not meet these requirements cannot be shortlisted. Full details are available here: GOV.UK – Apprenticeship Funding Rules (2025–2026)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-funding-rules-2025-to-2026

Apprenticeships at The Royal Marsden follow a partnership model between you & the organisation. This means you will be working, studying, & learning a new role all at once. It's a rewarding & demanding opportunity that requires dedication, flexibility, & strong personal motivation. 

About this employer

The Royal Marsden NHS Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe with a national and international reputation for high quality patient care, research & development and education. It is situated on 3 sites; two in Central London and one at Sutton in Surrey.

Disability Confident

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

We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers, including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals, one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey, as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032469.

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Closes in 13 days (Monday 1 June 2026)

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