SaTH celebrates apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is shining a spotlight on its apprentices during National Apprentice Week.

It is celebrating and raising awareness about the diverse and wide variety of apprenticeship opportunities that are available at SaTH and rest of the NHS.

This year’s theme is ‘Skills for Life’. The week will reflect on how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career and help businesses to develop a talented workforce that is equipped with skills for the future.

SaTH currently has 165 employees on apprenticeship programmes and there are a range of apprenticeships including Customer Service Practitioners, Business Administrator, Pharmacy Technicians, Assistant Practitioners - Radiography and Nursing Associates.

Rhia Boyode, Director of People and Organisational Development at SaTH, said: “Our apprentices are an important and valued part of our workforce. Apprenticeships not only provide people with the opportunity to develop skills by gaining on-the-job experience while studying, but they allow organisations such as ourselves to grow talent and develop skilled and qualified teams.

“Apprenticeships are a fantastic opportunity for people to consider as a pathway into the NHS and to underpin their progression on their chosen career route within our organisation.”

Apprenticeship programmes accessed for our employees for the first time during the last year include IT Hardware Solutions Technician, Clinical Engineering Associate, Medical Engineering Assistant, Coaching Professional and Commercial Procurement & Supplies. 

Some of the apprenticeship opportunities available later this year may include Customer Service Practitioners and Business Administrators in a variety of Departments, Clinical Coding, Engineering, Healthcare Science Associate and Management.

At SaTH, apprenticeships provide an opportunity to support local people of any age to begin and progress on their journey in the NHS, providing them with a career option they might otherwise not have had or have even considered.

Apprenticeship qualifications are available to support the development of both new and existing staff members and the Trust embraces this route to help people progress in their chosen career.

For further information about apprenticeships at SaTH visit www.jobs.sath.nhs.uk/find-job/apprenticeships.