Business Administration Apprentice | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	13 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£28,939 per annum, London Living Wage, inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	15 March 2026
Location:	London, W1W 6DN
Company:	University College London Hospital
Job type:	Apprenticeship
Job reference:	7802780/309-UCLH-7477

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Department.

The University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) Occupational Health (OH) is a confidential and impartial non-emergency service that provides support to staff by protecting and promoting their health and well-being at work.

The Occupational Health service involves a multi-disciplinary team approach. This includes collaborative working with OH nurses, Physicians, Physical Activities Lead, Staff Physiotherapy services and Ergonomic DSE services. We also work closely with Human Resources, Staff Psychology & Welfare Services, Health & Safety, Manual Handling and Infection and Prevention Control teams to support the wider health and wellbeing of staff including the promotion of healthy lifestyles and behaviours.

We are looking for applicants who are motivated, have good communication skills and have the ability to work on their own and as part of a team. This is a position whereby you will be working towards the Business Administrator apprenticeship Level 3.

This new role will report to the Admin Team Leader / Operations Manager and provide important assistance and administrative support to some key initiatives for the department. These include:
• Assisting the Occupational Health & Wellbeing team with general administration duties.
• Dealing with incoming and outgoing post on a daily basis
• Assisting in the production of accurate and timely correspondence
• Dealing with enquiries either by phone or in person promptly and efficiently
• Assisting and supporting other members of staff within the specialty (including
Reception work) as required in order to provide a positive client experience

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.


We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street



We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.


We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.


For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.


Please note that this is a two-stage interview process:
Stage 1:Group assessment with group exercises- 16/03/2026 in the morning
Stage 2:Individual interviews for those who pass the assessment stage- 16/03/2026
• Maths and English GCSEs (Grade A-C/4-9) or Functional Skills (Level 2) certificates will be required before being invited to the assessment session.
• Applicants must not have a qualification higher than a level 3 in the same subject
• Applicants must not be in any other form of education – this includes, school, college, university or any other apprenticeship programme.

If you are an existing NHS employee,you may be entitled to pay protection if you are appointed to this apprentice role and your current basic pay is higher than the advertised rate. Should you require further information, please email uclh.apprenticeshipsprogramme@nhs.net

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*


* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.


UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. 


To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?



This advert closes on Sunday 1 Mar 2026

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