Apprentice Administration Assistant | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 02 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £7.55 per hour NMW after 12 months |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 February 2026 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME16 9PH |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | 7711236/380-SS0722-A |
Summary
We are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated, forward-thinking administration apprentice to join our Medical Education Department.
The role will be be based at either the Elizabeth Raybould Centre in Dartford, St Martin's Hospital in Canterbury or Farm Villa in Maidstone (this is negotiable). It is a full-time post (37.5 hours per week).
The post holder will study for a Business Administration Apprenticeship at level 3.
• Provide an efficient and effective clerical and administrative support service to the Medical Education Team in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Assist and support the Director of Medical Education (DME), Medical Education Manager (MEM), Director of Undergraduate Medical Education (DUME), Undergraduate Manager, Undergraduate Locality Leads, Medical Education Leads, and Deputy Medical Education Manager to run the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust Rotational Training Scheme regarding training and educational supervision for all resident doctors and medical students in Psychiatry.
• Communicate with staff, managers, doctors and Medical students, both written and verbally in a professional, sensitive and courteous manner, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Attend regular meetings with the supervisor and assessor and attend training sessions leading to an Apprenticeship in Business Administration Level 3 with bespoke administration units.
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s doing well together.
The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational and keyboard skills, be a competent typist, possess a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, pay attention to detail, be able to work to tight deadlines and adapt to changing/challenging situations.
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
This advert closes on Friday 16 Jan 2026
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