Apprentice IT Technician

Job summary

This will be an interesting and varied role working across teams within the department. The successful candidate is likely to be involved with a number of projects as well as the day to day BAU ( Business As Usual ) type tasks and issues.This role will be a useful first step for anyone looking to pursue a career in IT. Full training will be given.

• Apprenticeship Standard Information Communication Technician, Level 2

Information communications technician / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

• Training provider will be TDM. Please note: by applying for this opportunity you are consenting for us to share your application details with our Training Provider for recruitment and eligibility purposes.
• The Apprenticeship will be on a fixed term contract for 18 months with opportunity to apply for roles within the NHS on completion.
• Salary will be paid at National Apprentice wage currently £6.40 per hour with a yearly salary of £12,480 for the first 12 months and minimum wage for age for the final 6 months.
• You will work 37.5 hours per week with on the job and off the job learning opportunities and receive 6 hours paid study time.
• 27 days paid annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job

Act primarily as an IT support technician working across various teams within Digital. Assist with a range of new and ongoing projects within the department. Help to improve, as well as maintain, the trusts Active Directory. Assist with documentation and the data accuracy of a number of internal systems.Assist in resolving IT/application issues, once appropriate level of knowledge has been gained.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.