Student Nursing Associate (SNA) Apprenticeship – September 25 intake

Type: Trainee
Location: Lancaster/ Barrow/ Kendal, LA1 4RP

Description:

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

UHMBT andUniversityof Cumbria are delighted to be offering this opportunity to join ourorganisationand start a career in nursing. This is atwo yearcourse and once you have successfullycompletedyou will be a Nurse Associate (NA).

Joining us asaSNA (Student Nursing Associate) isa great wayto become a NA and offers a lot of unique benefits. You will be fully supported through your journey. You will be paid in line withagendafor change trainee pay (Annex U 21 salary percentage – yr1 70% and yr2 75% of the top of band 4). If you already work forus ,there may beopportunityfor pay protection. You will be an employee of UHMBT receiving all the same benefitsofyour colleagues. The apprenticeship supplies you with a blend of “hands on” learning across ourorganisationtocomplimentthe academic learning.

Please note the posts are available at Lancaster, Kendal and Barrow bases and placements will be cross bay.

Provisional Interview Dates for this post are 16.06.25 & 17.06.25.

We are a Teaching Hospital full ofhard workingand dedicated staff providing community and hospital services across the Morecambe area – an area covering a thousand square miles across south Cumbria and north Lancashire.

We are absolutely committed to making the Trust ‘a great place to be cared for and a great place to work’ through the delivery of the highest possible standards of compassionate care, as well as our research in education strategy to provide thevery bestpatients and staff experience.

Our key values are compassion, dignity, respect and working in partnership with our staff,volunteersand partnerorganisations.

It is fair to say that it is the people that make our Trust what it is, and we are immensely proud of all our teams across the bay. We want to work with people who champion our vision and values. During the interview and selection process we will explore your awareness of how youdemonstratethe trust vision,valuesand ourbehaviouralstandards framework.

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specificationlocatedunder the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

In order to be eligible for Apprenticeship funding from the ESFA, applicants must:
Have the right to work in England.
Have been ordinarily resident in the UK or EEA for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship. However there are some exceptions to this rule which can be found in the residency eligibility section in Annex A of the Funding Rules.

This advert closes on Monday 26 May 2025

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