Apprenticeship Opportunities with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Earn, learn and make a difference with an NHS apprenticeship. Our apprenticeships offer routes into many of the more than 350 NHS careers through a mix of on-the-job training and classroom learning. 

What you need to know about NHS apprenticeships

• Many NHS employers will pay you more than the minimum wage.
• If you are aged 16 to 18 or 19+ and in your first year of an apprenticeship, the minimum you should receive is £5.28 an hour (the National Minimum Wage for apprentices).
• Apprenticeships take between one and five years to complete.
• Anyone over the age of 16 can do one.
• Over a week, you're likely to spend the equivalent of four days on work placement and one day at a training centre or college.
• You'll develop your skills, including English and maths.
• You'll gain a competence qualification (based on what you can do in the workplace) and a knowledge qualification, or a qualification combining both.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements will depend on the employer and the type and level of apprenticeship.

For example, you may need four or five GCSEs at grades 9-4/A-C or equivalent to do a level 3 apprenticeship. To start a level 5 or 6 apprenticeships, you will likely need A-Levels, equivalent Level 3 qualifications or relevant and sufficient experience.

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/study-and-training/nhs-apprenticeships

Apprenticeship levels

NHS apprenticeships are available at several levels:

• Level 2 - equivalent to GCSEs 
• Level 3 - equivalent to A-levels 
• Levels 4 and 5 - equivalent to a foundation degree and above
• Levels 6 and 7 - equivalent to a full bachelor’s or Master’s degree