Job summary
- Main area
- Education
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some evening and weekends might be required for recruitment and career events.)
- Job ref
- 311-H907-26
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pennine Care Trust HQ
- Town
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/04/2026
Employer heading
Apprentice Facilitator
NHS AfC: Band 5
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Job overview
Interviews for this post will be held face to face at Pennine Care Trust Headquarters on 15th April 2026, virtual interviews cannot be offered as an alternative’.
The Education, Workforce and Development Team are pleased to offer a rare opportunity for a motivated individual to join our dynamic and innovative apprenticeship team.
This busy and varied role involves supporting the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across the Trust. As part of the apprenticeship pathway, you will also be responsible for line-managing apprentices where appropriate, ensuring they receive the guidance and support needed to thrive.
You will play a key role in the journey of our non‑clinical apprentices, supporting them from their initial expression of interest through to successful completion of their programme. In addition, you may support other apprentices across the Trust, giving you the chance to broaden your experience and make a wider impact.
We are looking for someone who is adaptable, enthusiastic, and committed to developing others. Flexibility is essential, as occasional out‑of‑hours working may be required to meet the needs of the service.
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to the growth and development of our future workforce, we encourage you to apply. Join us and become part of a supportive, forward‑thinking team where your contribution truly matters.
Main duties of the job
• The main duty of this role is to support the apprenticeship manager with the planning, arranging, monitoring, and evaluating the wide variety of
apprenticeship programmes across the Trust.
• Building a strong relationship with apprentices and their managers to monitor progress and compliance in line with their apprenticeship learning agreement.
• Line manages apprentices where relevant
• To work as part of the Education and Workforce Development team, providing a resource to champion Apprenticeships.
• To attend career and recruitment events as required to promote healthcare careers.
• To be a link and point of contact between the Trust and external agencies and providers.
• To link with other apprenticeship facilitators, Apprenticeship Ambassadors, other relevant people and organisations and to participate in these groups.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own diary.
- Use initiative, plan, organise and make decisions with limited supervision.
- Able to use variety of communication methods, written ,verbal, data, presentation etc.
- Ability to influence and persuade, adapting personal style to meet different situations.
- IT skills.
- Able to engage with employees and stakeholders at all levels.
- Able to manage several work streams and task simultaneously
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload.
Desirable criteria
- Produce adverts, resources, documents for communication and promotion.
- Confident in presenting and delivering to groups.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of NHSE Quality Framework.
- Knowledge of Apprenticeship Levy and upcoming developments
- Knowledge of Apprenticeship programmes of learning and assessment processes.
- Understanding of Performance Development Review processes and assessment of individuals knowledge and skills.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of Greater Manchester Devolution
- Awareness of NHS Five Year Forward View.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Current working knowledge of the NHS and experience in working in a clinical environment.
- Proven working experience using spread sheets and electronic systems for information collection, analysis and the production of reports – with attention to detail
- Proven record of providing a high standard of customer care.
- Demonstrate organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise own workload.
- Demonstrate effective and timely responding to queries and providing guidance and advice.
- Demonstrable experience of providing 1:1 or group support.
- Building Productive working relationships with external agencies and partner organisations
- Demonstrate experience of audit and evaluation processes.
- Demonstrable experience of working both independently and effectively within a team environment
Desirable criteria
- Producing action plans to address issues
- Delivering training
- Project management skills, and ability to see a project through to conclusion
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Maths and English at GCSE grade A-C/4-9 or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent
- Relevant Foundation Degree or Diploma level qualification
- Experience to graduate level
Desirable criteria
- Project management qualification.
- Supervisor/Assessor coaching experience
- Hold a recognised teaching qualification
- NMC or HCPC registration
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emilda Babu
- Job title
- Apprentice manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 716 2943
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