Earn, learn and make a difference with an NHS apprenticeship. Our apprenticeships offer routes into many of the more than 350 NHS careers through a mix of on-the-job training and classroom learning.
What you need to know about NHS apprenticeships
- Many NHS employers will pay you more than the minimum wage
- If you are aged 16 to 18 or 19+ and in your first year of an apprenticeship, the minimum you should receive is £7.55 an hour (the National Minimum Wage for apprentices)
- Apprenticeships take between one and five years to complete
- Anyone over the age of 16 can do one
- Over a week, you’re likely to spend the equivalent of four days on work placement and one day at a training centre or college
- You’ll develop your skills, including English and maths
- You’ll gain a competence qualification (based on what you can do in the workplace) and a knowledge qualification, or a qualification combining both
Find more about our apprenticeship offers here in Hampshire and Isle of Wight : NHS Apprenticeships – 350+.
Live Apprenticeships and more information from NHS England : NHS apprenticeships | Health Careers.
Meet our Apprenticeship Lead Emma
Emma Gotz is our Primary Care Apprenticeship Lead and ICS T-Level Industry Placement Co-ordinator (IPCO)
Her background is in Career Education and Guidance, most recently Managing Hampshire Careers and Employability Service, which delivered Career Guidance and Work experience across schools in Hants and IOW.
Following this she worked as an independent consultant, working internationally, also leading on the promotion of apprenticeships to students, teachers and parents and carers.
She has worked for the NHS for 4 years, until recently as Part of the Education to Employment 350plus Team, working to promote NHS Careers to children and young people and leading on the implementation of T-Level Industry Placements across HIOW.
Earn, learn and make a difference with an NHS apprenticeship. Our apprenticeships offer routes into many of the more than 350 NHS careers through a mix of on-the-job training and classroom learning.
Emma’s role within the Primary Care Team is to provide information, support and guidance to Primary Care colleagues about growing and developing their workforce via appropriate apprenticeship pathways. This includes helping them to identify apprenticeships courses, education provides and source funding (including levy transfer) and providing ongoing support to managers and apprentices to enable positive outcomes for everyone.
Holly’s Story
Holly-Marie Nicholson has worked for The Wilson Practice for a number of years and has recently completed her Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship, achieving a first class honours degree.
