University Hospitals Birmingham Hiring for HR Apprentice at Birmingham Full Time

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population.

It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Solihull Hospital and Community Services Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield. We run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible.

Apprenticeship programmes are a key part of our wider workforce strategy supporting us to build a skilled and aspiring workforce of the future nurturing our talent through high quality on the job training and development. Through our apprenticeship programme we will give you the opportunity to develop a career within the NHS with qualifications potentially up to degree level. As an apprentice you’ll work alongside experienced colleagues to gain job-specific skills and attend training towards a nationally recognised professional qualification. The main benefit of an Apprenticeship@UHB is that you can earn whilst learning and throughout your placement we will ensure that you are provided with all the support you need to develop your skills.

An opportunity has arisen for an 18 month apprenticeship within the Human Resources department. The HR team are looking for a committed individual with excellent IT and communication skills. This is a great opportunity for individuals who are looking to commence a professional career in HR

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The suitable candidate will have the opportunity to study and obtain a Level 3 CIPD qualification whilst gaining valuable HR experience. The apprenticeship will consist of on the job learning with supervision. Applicants must be educated to GCSE or equivalent standard including English language and must pass the Functional skills level 2 assessment in Maths and English in order to be successful for an interview.

Our Apprentices are vital to our future workforce, the local community and the wider NHS. If you feel you have the right values and want to make a difference to patients and their families, this is the right opportunity for you.

The suitable candidate will have the opportunity to study and obtain a Level 3 CIPD qualification whilst gaining valuable HR experience. The apprenticeship will consist of on the job learning with supervision. Applicants must be educated to GCSE or equivalent standard including English language and must pass the Functional skills level 2 assessment in Maths and English in order to be successful for an interview.

Our Apprentices are vital to our future workforce, the local community and the wider NHS. If you feel you have the right values and want to make a difference to patients and their families, this is the right opportunity for you.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;

Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent standard including English Language
• Eligible for entry to the HR Apprenticeship Standard – HR Support

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Good IT skills (to includes as a minimum: Word Excel, PowerPoint, HR databases)
• Good typing/word processing skills where speed and accuracy are important
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner
• Able to work to tight deadlines and pay attention to detail
• Ability to establish good working relationships with the team