Why Work With Us?
Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health is undergoing an exciting period of change. With NHS Foundation Trust status granted in 2008, and a new Chief Executive, it's a great time to join.
Foundation Trusts are a new type of NHS organisation. They are still part of the NHS and continue to deliver high-quality services meeting national standards, however, they have more freedom and are accountable to local people. The most important part of being an NHS Foundation Trust is its membership - drawn from people living in the communities served by the Trust, and its service users, their carers and our staff.
Mental health is a specialist area – and with over 91 million working days being lost to mental ill health in England each year, it is a challenging, varied and rewarding field.
The Trust employs more than 2,500 staff in a wide variety of disciplines including Clinical/Nursing, Marketing, ICT, Human Resources, Estates and Facilities and General Administration. Each of these plays an important role in helping us to maintain a caring and professional environment in which to look after the mental health needs of our local population.
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JOB OF THE WEEK w/c 26/11/10 |
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Apprenticeships - Gardener/Goundsperson, Health Care Assistant and Administration Assistant
Reference: 246-10559 |
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Location: Norfolk and Waveney
Salary: £95 per week
Job Type: Apprenticeship |
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This is an ideal opportunity to become an Apprentice and gain experience in the NHS preparing you to apply for positions in the Trust in the future. You will develop new skills and knowledge whilst working with an established team gaining valuable work experience and a recognised apprenticeship qualification.
You will be part of a County wide cohort of NHS Apprentices. You will be working in positions across the Mental Health Trust, on a comprehensive, supportive training and development programme. The programme consists of 4 days per week on-the-job experience and one day per week off the job training and development.
We welcome applications from internal and / or external applicants aged 16 to 18, but recruitment will then be on merit. For the posts you will need to have a good general education and have at least 4 GCSE’s at D or above (or equivalent) and have an excellent attendance record. You will need to be motivated and committed to completing the Apprenticeship Programme in one year.
There is an eligibility criteria for government funded apprenticeship schemes that applies and therefore applicants must be aged 16 or above, currently reside in Suffolk and Norfolk and have been resident in the UK/EU for the last 3 years. Applicants must not have a Degree, Level 4 qualification or above or already be in any form of formal government-funded education.
Applicants will be contacted by email, so please ensure you provide a valid email address as we will notify you confirming whether you have been successful in your application at all stages of the selection process by this method.
To apply or to gain more information about our apprenticeships visit NHS JOBS.
An up-to-date list of all our external vacancies can be viewed at NHS JOBS as well as in various local, national and specialist publications. |
NHS Professionals (NHSP) is the largest provider of managed flexible services to the NHS with circa 50,000 nurses, doctors, admin. & clerical and other healthcare professionals signed to its bank; placing more than 1.5 million shifts a year, recruiting over 600 fully-screened and vetted flexible workers a month, and providing high quality workers to over 80 NHS Trusts across England. NHSP helps Trusts improve clinical governance and reduce costs.
NHSP has worked in partnership with Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust since February 2009. We supply mental heath registered nurses, care support workers and administration and clerical staff to provide high quality patient care at this Trust and other NHS organisations across England.
If you want to be able to fit work around your life; want to experience work in a new environments or you're just looking to earn a bit of extra money - we can help.
In return for your hard work, we provide all of the following:
 Competitive weekly pay |
| First choice of available shifts |
| Paid annual leave |
| Statutory maternity/paternity and sick pay |
| NHSP Stakeholder pension |
| Training and development opportunities |
...and we're part of the NHS team!
If you're already and NHS employee wanting to work a few extra shifts or you re someone who wants to work flexibly with us, contact your local NHSP team:
Hazel Marwa , Trust Liaison Co-ordniator: 07920233496
Bernadette Kapunga , Nurse lead: 07717545572