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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Skills Development & Graduate Scheme Administrator

The closing date is 02 June 2025

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Job summary

  • Are you looking for a career in the NHS?
  • Are you looking for an entry level position to develop your skills and knowledge?
  • Are you passionate about delivering excellent service with great attention to detail and accuracy?

If so, we are offering a position as Skills Development and Graduate Scheme Administrator in the Skills Development Network (Yorkshire and Humber) Team. Your role will be to provide support to the Head of Skills Development and to the two national NHS Graduate Scheme Teams

Main duties of the job

You will join a supportive team and receive full training on all aspects of the role. The role will be a predominantly administrative role, but will offer the post holder a diverse workload. Tasks will include providing clerical support to the Head of Skills Development (Yorkshire & Humber) NHS Procurement Graduate Scheme Team and the NHS Estates Graduate Scheme Team, ranging from diary management, booking meetings and assisting with day-to-day correspondence, to taking minutes at meetings and ensuring actions are followed up. The post holder will also be responsible for all the administrative paperwork for the running and promotion of NHS Graduate Training Schemes.You will come with a 'getting it right first time' attitude.At interview you will need to demonstrate a willingness to learn & possess excellent organisational skills. You will be a team player with initiative, able to manage your own workload and meet service demands. Good IT skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office applications are required. You will work independently but advice and support will always be available.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

  • A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
  • Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
  • Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

  • Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
  • Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
  • Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.

Details

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

421-CORP-3028S

Job locations

Harrogate Business Centre

Hookstone Avenue

Harrogate

HG2 8ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description and Person Specification for further information or contact Nigel Booth n.booth@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description and Person Specification for further information or contact Nigel Booth n.booth@nhs.net

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as part of a team and the ability to develop contacts and build networks.

Desirable

  • Experience of social media such as LinkedIn, X and Instagram.
  • An understanding of the NHS Skills Development Agenda.

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Administrative skills, IT user/keyboard skills including Microsoft Excel/Word/Outlook and Internet.
  • Planning and organisational skills.
  • Ability to work flexibly and to tight timescales.

Personal Circumstances

Essential

  • Ability to travel locally and nationally.
  • Ability to work flexibly in order to facilitate events which may also involve occasional overnight stays
Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as part of a team and the ability to develop contacts and build networks.

Desirable

  • Experience of social media such as LinkedIn, X and Instagram.
  • An understanding of the NHS Skills Development Agenda.

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Administrative skills, IT user/keyboard skills including Microsoft Excel/Word/Outlook and Internet.
  • Planning and organisational skills.
  • Ability to work flexibly and to tight timescales.

Personal Circumstances

Essential

  • Ability to travel locally and nationally.
  • Ability to work flexibly in order to facilitate events which may also involve occasional overnight stays

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).

Additional information

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

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrogate Business Centre

Hookstone Avenue

Harrogate

HG2 8ER


Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrogate Business Centre

Hookstone Avenue

Harrogate

HG2 8ER


Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Skills Development

Nigel Booth

n.booth@nhs.net

07775598742

Details

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

421-CORP-3028S

Job locations

Harrogate Business Centre

Hookstone Avenue

Harrogate

HG2 8ER


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