Apprentice Pre-Boarding Specialist

Apprentice Pre-Boarding Specialist| Hybrid-Manchester| Full Time| Permanent| 

We are one of the UK's leading independent hospital groups and the largest in terms of revenue. From our 38 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms across England, Wales and Scotland, we provide diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care in areas including orthopaedics, gynaecology, cardiology, neurology, oncology and general surgery. We also operate a network of private GPs and provide occupational health services to over 700 corporate clients. We are the principal independent provider by volume of knee and hip operations in the United Kingdom.

The group was founded with the acquisition and re-branding of 25 Bupa hospitals in 2007. Since then, Spire Healthcare has made significant capital investments in its estate and continues to deliver successful and award winning clinical outcomes and high levels of patient satisfaction. Spire is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250. We were the first private hospital provider to publish outcomes data on our website and we have received awards for our clinical quality and high levels of patient satisfaction.

Spire Healthcare is committed to the highest quality of patient care. Working in partnership with over 8,760 experienced consultants, we delivered tailored, personalised care to approximately 926,500 inpatients, outpatients and day case patients in 2022.

Patients, consultants and general practitioners trust Spire Healthcare to deliver the high quality care they expect from a leading private healthcare provider. For us, it's more than just treating patients, it's about looking after people.

We are now looking for an Apprentice Pre-Boarding Specialist to join our existing team in Manchester.   

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing the pre-boarding process from offer accept to employee start date
• Supporting candidates to understand the pre-boarding process and troubleshooting
• Reviewing, updating and approving candidate submissions in the vetting system in line with Spire's standards in a timely manner
• Liaising with third party vetting service providers
• Collating and uploading documentation as required
• Carrying out right to work checks, DBS and other pre-screening checks
• Communicating progress with hiring managers, candidates and people teams, highlighting any potential delays and mitigations
• Ensure ad hoc contracts are processed and compliant with relevant employment legislation and in line with Spire's colleague benefits matrix
• Working as a team to ensure deadlines are met and supporting colleagues outside of your immediate area of responsibility. 

Key Requirements:

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment, while providing a quality service
• Strong customer service orientation  alongside maintaining a high level of integrity and confidentiality with each interaction
• Strong organisational skills as well as a keen attention to detail
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools

Benefits:

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• We commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is committed to creating an environment that will attract, retain and motivate its people. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to the health and wellbeing of all our colleagues and consultants.

We firmly believe that it is our people that make the business successful and everyone should have the opportunity to work in a motivated team, free from discrimination on any grounds. We therefore, are keen to receive and review applications from all candidates of under-represented groups who feel they offer the requisite skills.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Kirsten Fisk at 

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.