Student Nursing Associate - Apprenticeship | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

The Trust runs a HUB and SPOKE model for this apprenticeship. This means each student Nursing Associate is assigned a HUB placement for the full two years where they will be managed as a member of staff. The Student Nursing Associate will be released from their HUB by their employer to attend SPOKE placements throughout the two years. SNAs will work clinically for 80% of their time in their clinical area and attend University for 20% each week. This two-year apprenticeship combines both University academic study and work-based learning in the physical, psychological and public health aspects of nursing care from pre-conception to end of life. As the Nursing Associate role is non-field specific, the apprenticeship includes SPOKE placements within the different fields of nursing to prepare you for being a flexible practitioner. These include:

• Adult
• Surgery
• Medicine
• Community
• Children and Young Person
• Maternity
• Mental health
• Learning Disability
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the North West side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We have a CQC rating as good overall and we have some key areas of outstanding practice. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. The Trust offer a range of flexible working patterns to enable our staff to balance their work and personal life. From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

In partnership with the University of Bolton, we are looking to recruit committed, dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals with a desire to undertake a 2 Year Student Nursing Associate Apprenticeship starting in April 2025. If you have a compassionate and caring attitude, are enthusiastic and interested in developing your career within the NHS then this may be the course for you. There are opportunities available across multiple divisions with experiences in the patient pathways along these specialisms. This exciting opportunity will enable you to be part of a 2 year work based learning apprenticeship, delivered in conjunction with the University of Bolton. Successful candidates will be employed by the Trust on the Level 5 Nursing Associate Apprenticeship at a band 3. Upon successful completion, you will be awarded a Foundation Degree (FdSc), gain Nursing and Midwifery Council registration as a Nursing Associate and be eligible to apply for a band 4 Nursing Associate role.,
• GCSEs Grade C or above in Maths and English Language / New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language or equivalent
• OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent (not entry level 2) or equivalent, The ESFA funding rules for apprentices state that "the individual must have a valid and eligible residency status and the right to work in England." The apprentice should be "ordinarily resident in the UK for at least 3 years" prior to the apprenticeship. Someone who is ordinarily resident in a country is someone "who habitually, normally and lawfully resides from choice and for a settled purpose in that country"., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.