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Job summary

Main area
IT
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Apprenticeship: 23 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Time allocated for Programme Study - Likely 1 day a week)
Job ref
275-0825ITA
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Gillingham, Kent
Salary
£24,465 Per Annum/Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/09/2025 23:59

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IT Apprentice

Band 2

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

IT Apprentice

Division: Corporate

Care Group: Transformation and Delivery

Band: 2

Salary: £24,465 Per Annum/Pro Rata

Contract Type: 23 Month Fixed Term

We are recruiting for a IT Apprentice who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

This role is an exciting opportunity to enter into the IT and digital workplace within a healthcare setting. As an apprentice, this role offers the opportunity for entry level staff to learn new skills and knowledge whilst developing their professional capability within the workplace.

The IT team at Medway NHS Foundation Trust are proud of the achievements of their apprentices. With many previous IT apprentices being successful in progressing to permanent roles within the team following the completion of apprenticeship qualifications.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.  Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.  

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a member of the Trust’s Technical IT Team, you will work with multiple systems and programs; have the opportunity to install, maintain, upgrade and update IT hardware and software systems so that the Trust is able to operate at the highest possible level.  This will involve liaising with members of staff across the team, Division and wider organisation. You may also communicate with external organisations as required and members of the public.

You will need to be totally committed to learning and putting this in to practice in the workplace. You will be working in a busy healthcare environment as well as completing your apprenticeship programme. This is an opportunity in which you will be supported to develop your skills, knowledge, behaviours  and National Vocational Qualification at Level 3.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Applicants aged 16-18 years old must hold and can evidence GCSE Maths and English (or equivalents/ Functional Skills Level 2) at grades 4+ (C or above), as per apprenticeship funding rules. Applicants 19+ must have a good level of Maths and English, but don’t need to evidence with certificates as per apprenticeship funding rules.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Microsoft Products such as Windows and Office
  • Data Protection & confidentiality

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Some previous work experience through work experience activities, volunteering, part-time or full time employment

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Problem solving skills
  • IT skills

Values Based Question

Essential criteria
  • Values question response

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into health

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Liam Ryan
Job title
IT (Desktop) Service Delivery Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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