Business Manager to the Director of Corporate Governance Review

by NHS

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Manage complex inbox / diary of Director of Corporate Governance. Provide secretariat support to Board Committees. Manage CEO budget. Manage Non-Executive Directors including induction, annual checks and fit and proper persons. Small amount of project work.

    6/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Learned more knowledge but difficult in the busy role I have to be able to apply. Trying to carve out time to shadow on new projects other teams working on.

    7/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I enjoy the programme but it is hard to balance an extremely busy job with the demands of the course.

    7/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Good structure and help to learn in groups. I tend to learn more from doing / applying the knowledge, so key for me is carving out time to start to undertake more project work.

    8/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • They support as much as they can, but it's an extremely busy NHS Trust and the demands of the job come first.

    8/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • I'm only fairly new to the course so don't feel able to answer this yet.

    5/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • The knowledge will really help once applied. The qualification is an added bonus for future career.

    9/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • N/A

    5/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend NHS to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • They're a really good employer with patients at the centre of everything we do.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to NHS?

    • N/a

Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Healthcare Administration

London

May 2024

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