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Leading teams and driving change. Start your career journey in General Management.
About the role
The NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS) offers trainees a 20-day induction, in-role experience on placements, post-graduate education and pastoral care. Also, the freedom of a 2 month ‘flexi’ placement designed by you. Our programme supports you in developing skills, experience and confidence to begin your leadership journey successfully.
You’ll be on the Scheme for 2 years and as one of 300 trainees across 6 specialisms, you will join a network of future leaders in the NHS. Trainees earn an average of £40k in their first NHS role, after graduating from the Scheme.
Join General Management and learn how to lead teams to perform at their best. Our trainees are supported to add value and take responsibility for teams from the start of their journey as managers in the NHS. You’ll develop management and interpersonal skills through working with colleagues, exposing you to different management styles – as well as academic and experiential study modules. You’ll enhance team performance and improve service delivery by setting and meeting key performance indicators.
Recent placements include operational manager of a clinical service area, project manager in a Clinical Commissioning Group, strategy manager in an NHS Trust and service transformation lead in an Integrated Care System.
General Management trainees work towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Leadership, awarded by the University of Birmingham. You will also participate in experiential and action learning, to develop leadership skills using real-world scenarios.
General Management trainees have gone on to succeed in leadership roles across the NHS. Recent alumni roles include: Outpatient Deputy General Manager, Clinical Services Support Manager, Strategy & Partnership Manager and Delivery & Service Improvement Manager.
“People think work in the NHS is all clinical but that’s really not the case. The General Management specialism allows me to work closely with staff and have a positive impact on patients. I wanted to be as involved as possible in a non-clinical position and this was the best way to do that.” Mia, General Management
Who you are
We’re looking for candidates with potential to develop into the NHS leaders of tomorrow. Our placements are challenging but rewarding and you’ll be required to undertake post-graduate study.
A commitment to improving people’s health and their experience of the NHS is crucial of course. If you’re thinking about joining our Scheme, it’s important to consider the principles and values that will become core to your role as a trainee and as a future leader. The NHS Constitution for England sets out the principles that bind together the communities and people the NHS serves – patients and public – and the staff who work for it. The Scheme, and indeed all NHS jobs, are open to eligible candidates from all backgrounds.
Our recruitment process is designed to assess your strengths. It’s not about what you’ve studied, the university you went to or the work experience you might have done. We’re interested in finding out your potential to become a future NHS leader.
About us
Join the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme and make a difference to the lives of millions of people. The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe, and we have placements available across England.
Our non-clinical scheme offers you the opportunity to develop into a future leader in one of our specialisms including management, human resources, finance, policy and data analytics. Our trainees work in a range of organisations and types of services. You could be improving patient care in a busy hospital department or developing better ways of using data to improve key services as part of an office-based team. You will face challenges and enjoy success on a scheme where no two days are the same. This could be the start of an amazing journey.
Qualification and experience requirements
- 2:2 and above, any degree
- No experience requirements
Full entry requirements: https://www.graduates.nhs.uk/apply/entry-eligibility/
Benefits
- Performance related pay increase - all trainees can qualify for a 5% increase after 12 months, subject to performance. Higher Cost of Living Allowance (HICA) will also be applied to salary, where applicable.
- Holiday 27 days + eight bank and public holidays. Capped annual leave protection is also available for eligible NHS in-service staff too.
- NHS Pension - We will automatically enrol you onto the NHS’ highly regarded pension scheme when you start with us in September 2022. The amount you contribute to your pension is based on your pensionable earnings and you can opt-out of the scheme if you wish.
- Fully financially supported study package. You’ll study for at least one professional qualification during your scheme. There are no academic costs to trainees, the qualifications are fully funded. Many trainees are also able to negotiate short periods of study leave with their placement managers, in addition to their 27 days annual leave.
- Interest-free season-ticket loan
