Trainee Support Manager - Regional | NHS England

An exciting opportunity to join the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS) as a Regional Trainee Support Manager. GMTS attracts, recruits and employs a diverse range of graduates, training them to progress from managers to mid-level leaders. As a fast track leadership and management development scheme, GMTS also creates a talent pipeline of potential future senior leaders across a number of different specialisms. GMTS is committed to increasing the representation of traditionally underrepresented groups within its trainee cohorts, which also extends to the team that helps operate the scheme. Therefore, we encourage applications from a diverse range of people, especially those from underrepresented groups across all protected characteristics. The Regional Trainee Support Manager focuses on delivering an effective service supporting the GMTS to create an excellent placement experience for trainees and host organisations. The post holder will play a key role in ensuring the provision of an efficient, effective and high quality professional and well co-ordinated service capable of meeting all regulatory and NHS requirements ensuring alignment with the activity of the organisation. The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money., NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.
Specific responsibilities include:
• Support the local delivery of GMTS across a defined region(s) and/or NHSE specialisms.
• Be the main point of contact for the GMTS trainees and programme and placement managers to ensure all those involved with the scheme experience the highest possible quality experience.
• Coordination and monitoring of appropriate development experiences and opportunities for GMTS participants within their area of responsibility.
• Focus upon pastoral support to trainees on the scheme across the geography to ensure a high quality, nationally consistent experience for trainees across regions.
• Support a range of trainees with diverse characteristics taking relevant specialist advice to support trainees and placements accordingly.
• Work collaboratively with trainees, HR, programme and placement managers and GMTS senior managers to follow a variety of HR and performance related GMTS policies often dealing with complex and sensitive people matters.
• Contributing to the development and engagement of the Trainee Voice Structure and its component working groups - working in partnership with the trainees to improve and strengthen the GMTS.