Apprentice Personal Assistant

Job summary

Please note that this job does not meet the salary or skill level requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

An exciting opportunity to join Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust as an Apprentice Personal Assistant has become available.

The successful applicant will be required to support the Executive Team and the corporate office function. Part of your time will include supporting the front of house facilities at the Trust's headquarters.

You will need to be able to work accurately and at pace in a multi-tasking environment, whilst maintaining excellent customer service skills. You will be an excellent communicator and have a good eye for detail.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

You will be working closely with a team of Executive Assistants, to provide comprehensive support to the Executives.

You will have the opportunity to work across the team.

Day to day duties include:

• To provide secretarial, administrative and organisational support to the Director of Governance 2 days per week.
• Support the Corporate Office Manager and the Executive Directors PAs, to ensure a fulland comprehensive support service at all times to the Chief Executive and Executive Team.
• To support in the provision of a Front of House Service for the Trust, to include basic reception cover and postal service.
• Supporting the front of house position, acting as a support for the first point of contact for staff, visitors and external contractors / couriers.
• Processing, filing and distribution of confidential reports and documents.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

15 January 2026

Other

£14,722 a year per annum

Apprenticeship

24 months

Full-time, Flexible working

-OPS

Mount Mckinley

Shrewsbury Business Park

Shrewsbury

SY2 6FG

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

• GCSE (Grade A-C) or Equivalent in English and Maths
• Willingness to undertake and satisfactorily complete a QCF Level 3 in Business Admin within 15-18 months
• Ability to meet the ELS Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 exercises

• Some previous clerical experience is desirable
• Demonstrable experience in dealing with sensitive and confidential information
• Experience of managing own workload
• Experience of working to tight deadlines
• Previous experience of using office/administrative systems

• Experience of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point