HR Apprentice
Lincolnshire is leading the way with mental health transformation projects
Do you want to be part of changing mental health for the future? Improving things for the next generation and influencing the future. We have a number of exciting new opportunities for clinical and non-clinical staff.
Excellent, well trained and motivated staff are what make the Trust as successful as we are.
We employ over 2200 staff in a variety of roles and are proud that in the past two years we have been rated by our own staff as one of the best mental health trusts in England; achieving the second best mental health trust nationally in 2018 staff survey. We firmly believe that the key to high quality patient care is a contented workforce and this is reflected in the Care Quality Commission rating us as ‘outstanding’ for well led and ‘good’ overall.
As a Trust we believe that having a diverse workforce and allowing people to be themselves is essential to good employment, we are openly supportive and encourage difference. We have three active staff network groups for Black Asian Minority Ethnics (BAME), Lesbian Gay Bi-Sexual Transgender (LGBT+) and staff with Mental and Physical Lived Experience (MAPLE). This has resulted in annual staff conferences and some great national accolades, such as, the Trust being included in the Top 100 organisations in the country within the Stonewall Index.
Do you want to earn whilst you learn?
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a HR Apprentice to join our friendly HR team at LPFT. The Trust employ over 2000 staff in a variety of roles in over 50 sites in Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. We are extremely proud that in the past two years we have been rated by our own staff as one of the best mental health trusts in England; achieving the second best mental health trust nationally in 2018 staff survey. We firmly believe that the key to high quality patient care is an engaged workforce and this is reflected in the Care Quality Commission rating us as ‘outstanding’ for well led and ‘good’ overall.
You will be supported to develop key skills to provide efficient, effective and timely HR service within the NHS. You will be provided with the opportunity to work towards an NVQ Level 3 in HR Support, as well as gaining extensive experience and understanding of a HR function. You will spend time with a number of staff to understand how HR in the NHS supports our front line clinical services to deliver exceptional care.
You will be trained to perform variety of administrative tasks including quality data input, answering telephone and email enquiries, arranging interviews, sending out interview packs and generally supporting the HR and Recruitment teams to recruit and retain staff.
To be considered for this role you must be computer literate with good keyboard skills and have the ability to work under pressure. You will be required to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in person, over the telephone and by electronic communication. You will be passionate about pursuing a career within a HR team while you will be given development opportunity across various HR functions includes end to end recruitment, delivery of HR advice, gain an understanding of how HR supports front line clinical services, as well as, liaising with internal and external stakeholders. Excellent communication skills and a pleasant telephone manner are also important.
Candidates interested in this role will be highly motivated, organised, reliable, and able to work as part of a team and able to use own initiative while developing to work independently.
Assessment and interviews to be held on 8th September 2020
In partnership with staff, volunteers, patients and carers we have developed our values, behaviours and culture over the past three years; and we live by them. Our leaders are compassionate, supportive and avoid blame. We look at solution focused outcomes, working on a theme of continuous improvement, which benefits the Trust, its employees and of course our patients and services users.
We also offer great new rewards and benefits to staff as you will see, so if you are not already part of our team why not come and join us?
We also offer great new rewards and benefits to staff as you will see, so if you are not already part of our team why not come and join us?
We offer 24 hour services within our Inpatient, Crisis and SPA teams, if you are successfully appointed to posts in these areas or others that might have specified, you will be required to work unsociable hours and shift patterns.
Preference will be given to NHS colleagues who are currently 'at risk' and meet the minimum criteria of the Job Description & Person Specification.
Please provide accurate details for your references, these should cover the last 3 years and include your current or most recent employer or education to enable The Recruitment Team to be timely in their request. For internal staff we will seek a reference from your current manager.
Interview Expenses will not be paid.
Due to recent high volumes of applications, posts may be closed earlier once a sufficient number have been received.
Where required new employees will be subject to an electronic Disclosure & Barring Service check, please refer to the additional documentation above. You will be asked to attend a Pre-employment check appointment in Sleaford or Lincoln. Start dates will coincide with Induction and fall on the first week of the each month.
If you have any difficulty completing this application form please contact (01522) 421510
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