Apprenticeships

Our in-house Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeships provide the knowledge, skills and behaviours to exceed at this important job role and also provide an exciting pathway to further career opportunities, such as nurse associate or nursing. The 23 month (+ EPA) Level 3 apprenticeship includes a Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support. A 13 month (+ EPA) Level 2 apprenticeship is also available for staff who don’t feel ready for the higher level.

We are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of healthcare support workers.

Our healthcare support workers are now able to access training to become a Registered Nurse or Registered Nursing Associate via an apprenticeship programme. For any of the Nursing Apprenticeships the apprentice will be required to be employed on a minimum of 30 hours per week for the duration of the apprenticeship.

The Registered Nursing Degree Apprenticeship (RNDA) programme in Adult and Child Nursing

This apprenticeship is currently provided in partnership with BPP University and the University of Winchester.

The RNDA supports employers to develop healthcare support workers towards registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as adult or children’s nurses.

The RNDA programme is a balance of theory and practice delivered through a combination of practice-based learning, face-to-face learning and distance learning. It develops effective evidence-based practice, underpins knowledge in an inter-professional and interdisciplinary environment and addresses the NMC requirements for entry to the nursing professional register.

The course runs over approximately four years to enable healthcare support workers to develop and progress to achieve a nursing degree. As with other NMC approved pre-registration nursing degrees, apprentices undertake a minimum of 2,300 hours of theoretical and 2,300 hours of practice learning. Because apprentices study flexibly alongside work, newly-acquired knowledge and skills can be put into practice, for the positive benefit of patients and service users.

For more information about the programme and entry requirements, contact the Learning Environment Team by email at LearningEnvironment@hhft.nhs.uk.

The Nursing Associate Foundation Degree Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship is currently provided in partnership with BPP University and the University of Winchester.

A Nursing Associate is a registered role that was designed to bridge the gap between a Health Care Support Worker and a Registered Nurse. The role is generic and Nursing Associates are trained to support practitioners and deliver high quality care across all four fields (adult, child, mental health and learning disability) of practice.

The Trainee Nurse Associate (TNA) will work towards the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates by completing a 2 year Apprenticeship and Foundation Degree (Level 5). The Nursing Associate is a protected title and role and on completion of the programme,  NA’s may consider continuing professional practice as a Registered Nurse Associate or after a career development discussion with their Line Manager and / or Education Team, consider continuing professional development on the Transition to Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship

The Nursing Associate Foundation Degree Apprenticeship requires the apprentice to complete 2,300 programme hours, divided evenly between theoretical and practical learning. Practice placements will cover all four fields of nursing practice.

For more information about the programme and entry requirements, contact the Learning Environment Team by email at LearningEnvironment@hhft.nhs.uk.

Hampshire Hospitals are delighted to be able to offer a Level 3 Apprenticeship aimed at providing the knowledge and skills required to develop your career in Simulation Based Education.

This national programme will be delivered remotely over  24 months (+ EPA) and includes speciality modules designed to give Simulation Technicians the theoretical, as well as practical, knowledge of their role and beyond. This programme is open to new and existing Sim Techs working in unique positions within university medical/nursing schools and hospital clinical skills and resuscitation training areas, amongst others.

This level 3 course has been developed in collaboration with Health Education England (HEE), the Science Council and the Association of Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) and successful completion of the course will allow apprentices to apply for a nationally recognised registration with ASPiH and officially be known as a Registered Science Technician (RSciTech).

Apprenticeships available at Hampshire Hospitals range from Level 2, which is equivalent to GCSEs, to Level 6 (degree) and Level 7 (masters).

They can take anywhere from one to four years to complete, depending on the level and include 20 per cent off the job training, which can include shadowing, study time, research and mentoring.

As well as our in-house programmes and Nursing apprenticeships, there are apprenticeship opportunities in a host of clinical areas, including pharmacy, healthcare science and laboratories, as well as for non-clinical roles such as engineering, finance, hospitality, IT and management.

To find out more, contact apprenticeships@hhft.nhs.uk

We offer a range of clinical and non-clinical apprenticeships within the Health sector both internally as an employer-provider and to other employers as a main provider. A national requirement for all apprenticeships is that, prior to completion, apprentices must hold relevant qualifications in English and Maths. We are committed to widening participation and as such, it is possible that some apprentices will not hold these qualifications prior to entry onto a programme. Where this is the case, we will subcontract the delivery of Functional Skills English and Maths qualifications as part of the apprenticeship programme.

You can read our policy for working with subcontractors here which aims to provide transparency around our approach to apprenticeship subcontracting.

We are committed to providing productive and enjoyable learning experiences for our apprentices, and aim resolve individual any complaints and appeals in a manner which is as fair and quick as possible. If you are undertaking an apprenticeship delivered by our in-house Apprenticeship Team and do have a complaint about the services provided, or you wish to appeal against an assessment decision made by the Apprenticeship Team or the End Point Assessment Organisation, then please refer to our Complaints and Appeals Policy. We will work hard to resolve individual complaints and appeals as early in the procedure as possible.

If you are undertaking an apprenticeship delivered by another training provider, then please refer to their policies, or contact apprenticeships@hhft.nhs.uk for further advice.