Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 201-26-384
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Carew House
- Town
- Bodmin
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Education Lead Administrator (Early Engagement)
Band 4
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:
- Cornwall Foundation Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.
This role manages several key administrative tasks with responsibility for co-ordinating Induction, Care Certificate, Work Experience, B-Tec and T Level student placements, Project Search placements and managing the Psychology Interns recruitment process.
The Post holder will be responsible for supporting the use of the Apprenticeship Levy finances and recording apprentices on the ESR system, as well as being responsible for input of information onto the Healthcare Learner Toolkit App.
The post holder will also be responsible for co-ordinating and leading key meetings with internal and external stakeholders relating to these areas of responsibility, as well as amalgamating reports from these areas for regional reporting processes.
Main duties of the job
· Being the point of contact for complex induction and work experience education and training queries.
· Support the Practice Education Team with the Induction education and training processes for new starters
· Administer the Care Certificate process for relevant new starters
· Shared management of the Apprenticeship Levy account
· Present the Education and Training processes at the Induction and support new starters with the administration of previous compliance and training.
· Assist with complex work experience, Project Search, B-Tec and T-Level application process and allocate placements accordingly.
· Liaise with the relevant external organisations relating to all work experience, T Level and B-tec student placement requirements
· Support the Lead Practice Educator with the Psychology Interns application process
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Able to work with discretion, sensitivity and maintain confidentiality
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 in Administration or equivalent experience in relevant subject area
- Solid literacy and numeracy skills evidenced through qualifications in English and mathematics
- Experience of creating and maintaining office systems
- Experience of managing own workload
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Supervising/Managing staff
- Experience of administration in an education setting
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca McSorley
- Job title
- Lead Practice Educator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07775228029
- Additional information
Please note: If you need sponsorship, please check the requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the gov.uk website to see if you're eligible before applying.
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