Partnership puts dozens of new health apprenticeships on offer
A new partnership between a Sunderland College and health bosses will see dozens of apprenticeships up for grabs over the next year.
The college and Sunderland NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) – which works closely to support 38 GP practices in the area – aim to offer people the chance of a rewarding career within the health care sector.
The partnership will create apprenticeship vacancies designed to attract people in administration posts across the city’s medical centres.
Sunderland College is part of Education Partnership North East which has worked closely with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust for a number of years and it was the health Trust which instigated the partnership with the CCG.
Jane Thompson, director of apprenticeships at Education Partnership North East, said: “Apprenticeships are vital in attracting new talent into the workplace and, when the Trust instigated an initial meeting with the CCG, I could immediately see what a fantastic opportunity this would be for our students.
“The medical centres are at the heart of our communities and they are looking for people in the Sunderland area to learn the trade of business administration with them.
"The CCG are keen to invest in new talent through apprenticeships and they are a
great way for people to start a career with the NHS and earn while they learn. The skills
the apprentices will learn on their apprenticeship will set them up with a career for life.”
There are currently 16 apprenticeship vacancies available in the Sunderland area with more to come over the next 12 months.
Jayne McQuillan, workforce lead at Sunderland CCG said: “This is an excellent opportunity for our GP practices to work with Sunderland College to promote general practice as a lifelong career opportunity.
"We want to give people the skills and confidence to work within the NHS, supporting and caring for patients and their families in Sunderland.”
To apply for an apprenticeship, people need to be 16 or over, not already be in fulltime education and living in England.
To apply for a current vacancy at a medical practice, go to www.findapprenticeship. service.gov.uk/apprenticeships and search ‘CCG Sunderland’.