Programme and Business Support Officer (INTERNAL)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This unique role supports a senior team within Trust HQ, focusing on corporate, improvement, and fundraising functions. The Programme and Business Support Officer will provide high-quality administrative services to ensure the smooth operation of these critical areas. It's an excellent opportunity to gain insight into various aspects of NHS operations.
Key responsibilities
- Business administration, including diary management, minute taking, agenda setting, version control and action logs.
- Improvement administration, including marketing, bookings, queries, venue arrangements and faculty support.
- Fundraising administration, including inbox management, event support and donation capture and maintenance.
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSEs incl Maths and English, or equivalent
- Business Administration Qualification at Level 3 (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake
- Quality, Service Improvement and Redesign Practitioner Programme or willingness to work towards
- Proven experience of working in an office/secretarial environment
- Able to take formal minutes of meetings
- Sound and demonstrable knowledge of administrative procedures including answering queries and progress chasing.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of constructing clear information and instruction
- Ability to use Microsoft Office products eg Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, Teams, to a high standard to produce quality documentation
- Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise own workload, recognising tight deadlines, without direct supervision
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Wye Valley NHS Trust
Programme and Business Support Officer (INTERNAL)
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
Previous applicants need not apply
The Programme and Project Support Officer (PBSO) is a unique role and an amazing opportunity for anyone wanting to understand the corporate, improvement and fundraising functions within the NHS. The PBSO is a crucial part of our team, offering dedicated support to a senior team, based in Trust HQ, delivering high quality services for the organisation and our public.
Main duties of the job
- Business administration, including diary management, minute taking, agenda setting, version control and action logs.
- Improvement administration, including marketing, bookings, queries, venue arrangements and faculty support.
- Fundraising administration, including inbox management, event support and donation capture and maintenance.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward loo
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