Icb Apprenticeship

**1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 12 months**

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the One Gloucestershire Integrated Care System to ensure delivery of a comprehensive strategic apprenticeship and widening participation programme within the system. TheICS Apprenticeship & Widening Participation Programme Lead is a key role within the new and developing People Team across Gloucestershire.

The postholder will work closely with the Education Leads and partner Apprenticeship Teams to develop the ICS’s Apprenticeship and Widening Participation Strategy and support the delivery of the Apprenticeship Plan to facilitate the maximum take-up of apprenticeships and levy spend countywide.

The postholder will develop a range of widening access and participation initiatives across health and social care, including for example, rotational apprentice placements, work experience opportunities and support for T-level students. They will maximise the benefits of working across the system, providing targeted support for staff and communities who might otherwise experience disadvantage.

Working closely with the ICS Education & Training Steering Group, the post holder will provide project expertise to facilitate the development, delivery and monitoring of various Apprenticeship and widening participation projects, procurement, quality processes and collaborative activity among stakeholders.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.