Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Apprenticeships Update October 2009 Jackie Brocklehurst Workforce Planning and Modernisation Manager Jo Beckwith Widening Participation Manager

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Apprenticeships Why Apprentices? The process –Health Community Approach (City, County and Bassetlaw) –Train to Gain (Skills Pledge) –Choosing an Educational provider –Shared job descriptions, KSF outline –Joint recruitment process

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Apprenticeship Selection Process Stage One with Educational provider –Suitability for apprenticeship –Completion of NHS application form –Literacy and Numeracy assessment Stage Two with NHS Managers –Suitability for working in the NHS –Element of maturity –A desire to undertake the programme Induction programme (1-2 weeks) Now ready for NHS employment

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Terms and Conditions 18 month fixed term contract Working 37.5 hours a week £95 per week* On the job training programme –NVQ (level 2) –Key Skills –Technical Certificate –Fortnightly meeting with Educational provider assessor –Personal development plan

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Managers Support Briefing session and evaluation meetings Forms (appointment, pension, induction checklists) Guidance for employing young people 16-17yrs Questions and answers Ongoing Support for managers with apprentices AWOL and timekeeping Health matters Unhappy - wanting to move areas

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Meeting the Apprentices

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Progress to date… 38 Business Administration Apprentices recruited since March 09 –Diverse Areas (Commissioning and Provider, HMP…. 7 Childcare Apprentices recruited since June 09 –Surestart and health clinics Rolling Advert to capture expressions of interests –Partnership approach with central co-ordination –Health and Social Care next new Apprenticeship 10 Apprenticeship opportunities already identified for January 2010 –Clinical (Adult and Children and Young People) / Business Administration

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust NAF Days Nottinghamshire Apprenticeship Forum (NAF) –4 times a year –Conference approach –Peer support –Key skills for success in being shortlisted, interviewed and recruited –NAF Committee to be set up –NHS Partnerships

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Line Manager Evaluation Prior.. Worried and unsure He wouldn’t fit in and it would take too much of my time Really keen but thought they would require a lot of support Will it work?

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Line Manager Evaluation Now.. He is really good, great personality and fits in well. A great help Really surprised al levels of skills that they already had (IT) Maturity and enthusiasm She is a bonus to my team

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Line Manager Evaluation Future.. I would like to think my apprentice may have a full time job within my team Ideally I would hope we can always have at least one in our team Would like to be able to have another as it helped my team and gave the young person a good grounding

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Added Value…… She is a whiz on the computer, reliable and brings a different perspective to the role. Added Diversity to the team Everyone in the team has embraced the concept of the apprentice and taking opportunities to develop themselves

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Next Steps An initiative for this year only –claim £4,400 from the DOH for each apprentice who commences a framework between 1st April 2009 – 31st March Need for an Apprentice Co-ordinator? Support Managers Recruitment and selection Pastoral Care Partnerships

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust Spreading the word…. Regional Conferences; –East Midlands Public sector summit event (March 09 Melton) –East Midlands Apprenticeship Event (April 09 Kegworth) National Events –Skills for Health Going for Growth (July 09 Birmingham and York) –NHS Employers Conference (Nov 09) Case Studies –Strategic Health Authority / Skills for Health