Apprenticeship and Widening Participation Lead

Job summary

The post holder leads and facilitates the Apprenticeship and Widening Participation team to provide a range of vocational (apprenticeship) qualifications, career and development interventions in support of a range of workforce and the Trust's Apprenticeship and Widening Participation agendas, including overseeing the Trust's work experience and T-Level placement offer.

Reporting to the Strategic Lead -Learning and Development the post holder will provide expertise to facilitate the development, delivery and monitoring of Gloucestershire Health and Care apprenticeship programme, including the management of the Apprenticeship Levy, procurement, quality processes and collaborative activity with healthcare partners across One Gloucestershire Integrated Care System.

This role is offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months (with the potential for extension up to 31/03/2028). The hours are part-time - 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead, plan and design learning interventions and activities in response to identified needs and priorities, including providing professional advice and support regarding apprenticeships and a diverse range of widening participation activities, including schools, colleges, work experience, and T-Level placements.

Lead Apprenticeship and Widening Participation team in the planning and implementation of all aspects of learning activity required by the apprenticeship and widening participation agenda including scoping and negotiating relevant apprenticeship programmes andrecruitment. Initiating, overseeing and supporting the Trust's work experience, volunteering and career pathway initiatives to remove barriers to employment and promote GHC as an anchor institution and employer of choice which reflects the demographic of the potential workforce in our local community.

Working collaboratively with Gloucestershire ICS system partners to develop and drive apprenticeship and widening participation work streams and across the organisation on the delivery of apprenticeships and activities to support widening participation and work experience, including liaison with relevant education and training providers: the DAS, local schools & colleges, other NHS Trusts and NHSE.

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

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

24 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience Salary above minimum will be considered

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-25-970

Job locations

Invista

NHS Training Hub, Invista, Ermin St,

Brockworth, Gloucester

GL3 4HP

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