Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Administration Assistant Apprentice

The closing date is 22 October 2025

Job summary

This is an opportunity for aAdministration Assistant Apprentice to join our friendly and supportive team at Talking Therapies.

Talking Therapies NHS Surreyis part of the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust. We are a fast growing, primary care mental health service offering high quality evidence based psychological therapies for people with common mental health problems.

In this fast-paced administrative environment, you will play a key role in ensuring smooth operations across a diverse range of tasks. The role involves a mix of routine work and responding to daily challenges. You will need to balance multi-tasking with meticulous attention to detail while delivering high-quality service.

Main duties of the job

You will need to have good organisational and interpersonal skills, an eye for detail and experience in a busy office environment. We are looking for a person who is hard working, flexible and able to prioritise their work.

You will be required to complete a Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship alongside your main day to day duties. The Apprenticeship will be delivered by our Training Provider, CT Skills. Please see attached the Apprenticeship brochure.

During the Apprenticeship, you'll attend monthly 1-2-1 meetings (online via teams every month - NO classroom OR college!) with your tutor and learn about modules including The Organisation, decision making coaching and mentoring, Regulations & Planning, The Organisation, IT & document production, and more!

You will be given a minimum of 6 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, projects and training). All apprenticeship work and training is completed in the workplace, during working hours. When applying, in your personal statement, please state your willingness to undertake the full Apprenticeship course.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year (Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS) per annum, pro rata

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

21 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

325-7494745-TT

Job locations

Unither House

Curfew Bell Road

Chertsey

KT16 9FG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Meet the eligibility criteria for funding for the Apprenticeship Levy.
  • GCSE English and Maths: Grade C/4 and above or Level 2 Functional Skills English and Maths required or equivalent qualification.

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2/GCSE in Business Administration/Studies or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in using Microsoft Office in a busy work environment

Desirable

  • Admin work experience in health care with clinicians and patients
  • Able to work in a busy work environment
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Meet the eligibility criteria for funding for the Apprenticeship Levy.
  • GCSE English and Maths: Grade C/4 and above or Level 2 Functional Skills English and Maths required or equivalent qualification.

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2/GCSE in Business Administration/Studies or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in using Microsoft Office in a busy work environment

Desirable

  • Admin work experience in health care with clinicians and patients
  • Able to work in a busy work environment

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

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Unither House

Curfew Bell Road

Chertsey

KT16 9FG


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Unither House

Curfew Bell Road

Chertsey

KT16 9FG


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Administration Manager

Rachael Bayliss

rachael.bayliss@sabp.nhs.uk

07774336762

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year (Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS) per annum, pro rata

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

21 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

325-7494745-TT

Job locations

Unither House

Curfew Bell Road

Chertsey

KT16 9FG


Supporting documents

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