Job summary
- Main area
- Apprenticeships and Widening Participation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-MID-6759391-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stephenson Street
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Apprenticeship & Widening Access & Participation Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working 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
The Apprenticeship and Widening Access and Participation Manager manages relationships with a portfolio of NHS organisations across the Midlands region. They will have responsibility for influencing a strategic approach for apprenticeships, widening access and participation, within this portfolio and will influence ICS Systems and NHS organisations and Primary Care to deliver against their objectives, collate data and produce reports to further the apprenticeship and widening participation agenda.
Main duties of the job
Supporting NHS employers in the Midlands to grow their apprenticeship programmes across all professions via a consistent and quality approach that ensures apprenticeships are providing a return on the NHS investment.
Work with a portfolio of NHS Trusts, ICSs and key external stakeholders in the Midlands to influence system and regional workforce and apprenticeship plans - advising employers on strategies, existing best practice and offering expertise on the appropriate apprenticeship standards.
Maximise the use of the levy for NHS Trusts by considering all career paths and roles that NHS Trusts could benefit from and influence the process for new and existing staff by engaging decision makers appropriately, in partnership with NHS Trusts, ICS’s and NHSE Professional & Regional Leads
Support implementation of widening access and participation activity at scale across systems and the wider Midlands region by facilitating collaborative working between employers and education providers.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for further details on the role, responsibilities and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level in a relevant field
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Evidence of championing, equality, diversity and inclusion embedding action in working culture, values and practice
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and relationship management
- Evidence of strong understanding of the apprenticeships and widening participation agenda
Skills Capabilities and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work with people at all levels and effectively engage with a broad range of stakeholders.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stuart Baird
- Job title
- Senior Workforce Transformation Programme Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07872814845
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