1. How the Apprenticeship Promise is Helping Mersey Care NHS Trust Meet its Skills Needs Through Recruitment By Andrina Hart (Apprenticeship and Vocational Training Coordinator) & Nick Wade (Modern Matron)

2. AIMS Strategic Overview (how we are fulfilling the promise) From “promise” to “practice” (turning the apprenticeship into a job –case example)

3. Our Commitment Early 2012, first cohorts recruited (from inside and outside the organisation) We have our own accredited centre to deliver apprenticeship frameworks (funded via Skills for Health) 120 apprentices at present working towards level 2 & 3 (existing and new staff) Majority in Health and Social Care Business Administration, Customer Service and Leadership and Management also offered

4. Board Commitment “Mersey Care NHS Trust Board were very keen to sign up to the Apprenticeship Promise, which directly supports the Trust’s workforce strategy to ensure staff have the capacity and capability to deliver high quality, value for money services. I have been impressed with the high calibre of the newly appointed Apprentices in our clinical services and am pleased that we are now seeing a younger workforce being recruited into, and across the Trust.” (Kath Davies, Director of Workforce, 2013)

5. Positive Feedback… “I spent 1:1 time with a Service User last night. She told me that you (apprentice) had encouraged her to attend the anxiety group, and that you had later encouraged her to eat a meal. Although she wasn’t keen on doing either, in hindsight she is glad that she did. She praised you and your approach to your job on the ward, and she went on to say that all of the Service Users like you. I said I’d pass her comments on to you.”

6. MCT’s Positive Achievement Awards And the Winner for “Innovation” is…

7. Competency Passport

8. Meet the Apprentices

9. Contact Details Nick Wade (Modern Matron) nick.wade@merseycare.nhs.uk Andrina Hart (Learning and Development Team) andrina.hart@merseycare.nhs.uk