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Supporting the people who give so much. Start your career journey in HR
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.
HR managers in the NHS work to create a safe and positive work environment, support frontline workers, provide pathways to grow capability right across the organisation and positively impact patient services.
You will work at both a strategic and operational level to understand the complex needs of the organisation. You’ll have a key role in advocating for and promoting the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda, to ensure parity of treatment and experience for all staff groups.
On placement, you might be involved in managing recruitment, implementing new systems such as inductions or staff appraisals, implementing health and well-being strategies or workforce planning to support the development of new services.
HR trainees study for a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management with De Montfort University. Modules include: Managing Organisational Change, Human Resource Management in Legal Context and Investigating Business Issues from an HR Perspective. After graduating from the Scheme, you will become a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Trainees on all specialisms work towards a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership. As well as academic study, trainees participate in experiential and action learning, to develop their leadership skills more broadly.
HR specialism alumni left the scheme to continue their career within the NHS in roles such as Resourcing Manager, HR Manager and Assistant HR Business Partner.
“The work I do varies every day. Recently I have been working alongside our Employee Relations team to review sickness absence, as well as supporting investigation meetings for grievance, disciplinary or conduct. Prior to this, I was recruiting vaccinators and admin staff – that’s been the highlight of my experience so far.” James, Human Resources
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.
Qualification and experience requirements
- 2:2 and above, any degree
- No experience requirements
Full entry requirements: https://www.graduates.nhs.uk/apply/entry-eligibility/
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 6 specialisms. 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.
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 their 27 days annual leave.
- Interest-free season-ticket loan.
