Apprenticeships and Widening Participation Coordinator

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff development

NHS pension scheme

Auto-enrolment to Temporary Workforce

Onsite nurseries

Staff restaurants and accommodation

Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite parking (£50/year)

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an Apprenticeships and Widening Participation Coordinator to support the Apprenticeships and Widening Participation Lead in increasing knowledge and participation across the Trust.

You will work with service managers and staff to facilitate apprenticeship opportunities, build networks with providers, and help deliver education and workforce strategies, while benefiting from NHS staff development opportunities and on-site facilities.

Qualifications

• Supports the Apprenticeships and Widening Participation Lead to increase knowledge and understanding of apprenticeships and widening participation.

Responsibilities

• Work with service managers and Trust employees to facilitate opportunities to undertake a wide range of professional and academic apprenticeship.
• Build networks with training providers and external stakeholders to ensure quality, effective and efficient programme provision.
• Carry out administrative tasks contributing to delivering the Trust’s Education & Workforce strategies and related divisional work plans.

Job description

The Apprenticeships and Widening Participation Coordinator supports the Apprenticeships and Widening Participation Lead to increase the knowledge and understanding of apprenticeships and widening participation in the Trust. Supporting workforce development and quality programmes effectively using the apprenticeship levy.

Working with all service managers and Trust employees to facilitate opportunities to undertake a wide range of professional and academic apprenticeship in support of role development and career progression for employees working at all levels across the Trust.

Working across the Trust to support and develop widening participation for young people with work experience, and career information.

Building networks and positive relationships with training providers, and other external stakeholders to ensure quality, effective and efficient programme provision. Share best practice for the provision of viable and consistent opportunities to access apprenticeship programmes and widening participation opportunities across the Trust. This includes upskilling through functional skills and ensuring that new and existing employees are given the opportunity to be developed through apprenticeship programmes and widening participation opportunities.

Carry out any relevant administrative tasks which contribute towards delivering the Trust’s Education & Workforce strategies as well as those relating to Divisional Business Work plans and policies.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme.

Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,

Benefits and Perks

• staff development
• enrolment in the NHS pension scheme
• auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service
• access to onsite nurseries.
• staff restaurants and accommodation.
• In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

Statement on the Use of AI

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Using AI for your application may not accurately represent your knowledge, skills, and experience and may result in a disconnect between your qualifications and our assessment of your application.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sophie Douglas Job title: Apprenticeship and Widening Participation Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07815986839