Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Radiology Clerical Officer- Admin & Clerical Apprenticeship

The closing date is 09 July 2025

Job summary

Exciting Apprenticeship Opportunity in Radiology - King's Mill Hospital

Are you ready to take the first step in your NHS career? Join our dynamic Radiology Department atSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustas aBusiness Administration Apprentice!

We're looking for aself-motivated,innovative individual with a keen eye for detail to support our Radiology admin team. This is your chance to gain hands-on experience across various areas of the department, including:

  • Booking and rearranging patient appointments
  • Providing essential administrative support
  • Helping ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the department

What's in it for you?

  • You'll work towards aLevel 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship.
  • Be employed directly by Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust throughout your apprenticeship
  • Enjoypotential progression opportunitiesbeyond your apprenticeship

Why join us?We believe work should be a great place to be for everyone. That's why we offer:

  • Regular 1:1s and annual appraisals to support your personal development
  • Access to a wide range oftraining courses and learning resources
  • A supportive team environment that values your growth

Plus, enjoy a fantastic range of benefits:

  • Generous annual leave
  • Flexible working options
  • Health and wellbeing support
  • And much more!

Main duties of the job

The apprentice will support the admin team with the following:

- Participate in an efficient and patient centred appointments office which will involve making and changing radiology appointments.

- Participate in using radiology information system (RIS) to ensure maximum use of available appointment slots.

-Provide a welcoming and professional greeting when attending patients on a busy reception areas- checking the patients demographics and updating if necessary.

-Communicate effectively with both clinical and non-clinical staff.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Details

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14,722 a year per annum

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

22 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7218233

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Person Specification

Skills, Qualities & Knowledge

Essential

  • 4-9/C+ in English or Equivalent
  • 4-9/C+ in Maths or Equivalent
  • Customer Care Experience
  • Good interpersonal and communication
  • Good organisational skills
  • Good team member
  • Ability to prioritise workload and work on own initiative
  • Highly motivated
  • Reliable
  • Calm when under pressure in a busy environment

Desirable

  • Flexible approach to working arrangements
  • Planner / think ahead
  • Passionate and determined to succeed within the industry
Person Specification

Skills, Qualities & Knowledge

Essential

  • 4-9/C+ in English or Equivalent
  • 4-9/C+ in Maths or Equivalent
  • Customer Care Experience
  • Good interpersonal and communication
  • Good organisational skills
  • Good team member
  • Ability to prioritise workload and work on own initiative
  • Highly motivated
  • Reliable
  • Calm when under pressure in a busy environment

Desirable

  • Flexible approach to working arrangements
  • Planner / think ahead
  • Passionate and determined to succeed within the industry

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

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clerical Services Manager

Melissa Nilan

m.nilan@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14,722 a year per annum

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

22 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7218233

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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