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SUMMER 2021
" Everyone at Spire
is aligned to its
purpose, and we
aim to make a
positive diff erence
to our patients and
all our colleagues "
of themselves and bring out the best in
their people. Three hundred colleagues
from team leaders to senior management
will start the programme during 2021.
Our core strength is the delivery
of eff ective leadership development,
to equip and support future leaders
to empower their teams to solve
problems in a thoughtful, progressive
direction, with the focus on becoming
the market leaders within our sector.
Apprenticeships are the way
Our fi rst apprentices started their learning
journey in 2017, with 150 healthcare
assistants undertaking a qualifi cation to
build clinical skills and expertise. Four
years later, there are more than 350
apprentices undertaking high-quality
learning in clinical and non-clinical
programmes across a variety of subjects.
Currently, we are off ering 60 clinical
degree apprentice colleagues, including
operating department practitioner and
nurse, the opportunity to progress their
careers in areas where there are national
skills shortages. We encourage candidates
into our business if they are just starting
out or if they are looking to retrain. We
also off er non-clinical apprenticeships
from administration and fi nance to
marketing and human resources.
This year, we launched a unique
nurse degree apprenticeship programme
in partnership with the University of
Sunderland, recruiting 270 applicants
at all stages of life, including school
leavers, university graduates and
people seeking to retrain. The nurse
degree apprenticeship is a work-based
qualifi cation providing apprentices with a
combination of training and assessments
via distanced learning and on-site
placements applying practical knowledge.
Placements will be at Spire hospitals
and local NHS trusts and GP practices.
Apprentices will enjoy a fl exible,
work-based approach, combining
university study and workplace learning
to develop new knowledge, skills and
thinking while completing a degree.
Each nurse degree apprenticeship will
complete the programme with a BSc
degree, with successful applicants
starting the programme in July 2021.
Due to the success of this programme
and the high calibre of applicants, we
are hoping to be able to have future
cohorts in early 2022 and beyond.
What our
nurse degree
apprentices say...
" My placements have allowed
me to develop my practical skills,
which in turn has allowed me to
use them for my day-to-day role.
You can spend three years doing
classroom-based learning and still
not fully grasp what it means to
apply the knowledge you've learned,
or you can follow an apprenticeship
and learn the skills to back up the
knowledge and understanding. "
Alan, Spire Murrayfi eld
" The support at Spire has
been fantastic. Along with my
tutors, they have all helped
to build my confi dence and
turned a potentially daunting
experience into a great one. "
Ferdousi, Spire Leeds
" I had always wanted to be a nurse
but I thought apprenticeships were
only for school leavers. When this
opportunity presented itself, I
simply couldn't turn it down and
now I have graduated as a nurse.
" I am the fi rst nurse apprentice in
the whole of Spire's 39 hospitals to
graduate and I know that everyone
in Spire is really supportive and as
proud as I am of my achievements. "
Chloe, registered nurse,
Spire Murrayfi eld
For more information
For a list of our current vacancies,
which can all be supported by an
apprenticeship if relevant, please visit
spirehealthcare.com/recruitment
http://www.spirehealthcare.com/recruitment
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