Spire expands it nursing apprenticeship scheme
Spire Healthcare is expanding its nursing apprenticeship programme with 25 new roles across 16 hospitals from December.
Its four-year programme leads to a BSc in adult nursing.
Participants earn while learning, with a £21,000 starting salary depending on previous experience.
The group is training and supporting 500 apprentices across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical specialties.
Prof Lisa Grant
Prof Lisa Grant, Spire group clinical director and chief nurse, said: ‘While national shortages in healthcare professionals are still a concern for all healthcare providers in England, continued investment in our nursing apprenticeship programme – one of the largest of a single organisation in England – is aimed at building a talent pipeline for our business and the broader healthcare sector.
‘Importantly, this programme contributes to the sustainability of the whole healthcare sector in the UK, because many of our graduates will go on to careers in the NHS and elsewhere – something we encourage as a net contributor to society.’
