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Job Summary
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Audit Apprentice to join our Contract Management & Sustainability Team based at King's Mill Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to begin your career within the NHS while studying towards a Level 3 Facilities Management Supervisor Apprenticeship.
The Audit Apprentice will play a vital role in supporting the Contract Management & Sustainability team. Working closely with senior managers and Private Finance Initiative (PFI) service providers, you will gain invaluable hands-on experience in monitoring, auditing and improving Estates and Facilities services delivered across the Trust.
You will help ensure services across our hospital sites are effective, responsive and compliant with contractual requirements, NHS standards and regulatory expectations, contributing directly to a safe and high-quality environment for patients, visitors and staff.
This apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in a key NHS support service while building a strong foundation for a future career in facilities management, estates, compliance, sustainability or operational management. Every day, you will contribute to maintaining high standards across our hospital environment and supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care.
Join us at King's Mill Hospital and be part of a team dedicated to continuous improvement and making a positive difference for our patients and communities.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
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.
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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.
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Job Description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Essential
Knowledge Requirements
- Willingness to undertake and successfully complete an apprenticeship qualification
- Ability to learn in both academic and workplace environments
- Have an awareness of Audit Processes
- A basic understanding of Compliance
- The ability to gather, analyse, and understand data
- Ability to communicate information clearly and concisely
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Desirable
- Basic knowledge of NHS specific policies, standards and ethics
- An understanding of governance, risk and control
- Awareness of Hard and Soft FM aspects of NHS Estates
Qualifications
Essential
- Maths, English, and/or Science GCSE grade 3 or above, or equivalent
- Ability to use Microsoft Office Applications
Desirable
- The ability to demonstrate strategic and innovative thinking
- Cat B Driving License
Further Training
Essential
- Develop an understanding of Health and Safety requirements
Desirable
- Enthusiastic and committed with determination and drive required to implement and drive assurance
Experience
Essential
- Due to the nature of the role, experience is less of a requirement, however a keen desire to learn and develop is essential
- The ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with others
Desirable
- The ability to demonstrate discipline and prioritise own workload under own initiative but can identify own limitations and is not afraid to ask questions and seek support
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to working arrangements, acknowledging that who they interact with may change regularly
Desirable
- Work experience in a role that required quality assurance
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
United Kingdom
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