Chinwag

Corporate news

Apprenticeship qualifications at The Christie

Want to continue your development, widen your career opportunities AND gain a nationally recognised qualification at the same time? Develop your skills and learn new ones with an apprenticeship qualification.

There are a range of apprenticeship qualifications available to develop you in your current role. Current qualifications include, but are not limited to: • Senior healthcare support worker • Business and administration • Customer service • Leadership and management • Accounts • Project management • And more in development…

Apprenticeships are for staff of any age and salary band. Even if you already have some qualifications you could be eligible. Please discuss apprenticeship qualifications with your manager and contact us for more information at apprenticeships @christie.nhs.uk We also recruit apprentices! Go to www.jobs.nhs.uk for any vacancies we might be advertising. Qualifications and funding are subject to eligibility and availability.

The Christie Traineeship Programme The Trust is doing joint working with Trafford College and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a traineeship programme. The programme is aimed at young people aged 16-24 and is a 10 week entry-level vocation learning course with Level 1 Introduction to Adult Health & Social Care accreditation, which includes Maths and English qualifications. Placements have already been arranged in six areas but if anyone is interested in supporting this please contact: morgan.walsh@christie.nhs.uk or mathew.stephenson@christie.nhs.uk

Randomised Coffee Trial Mary Hill, knowledge service manager, recently co-ordinated the Trust’s first Randomized Coffee Trial. Taking place during Mental Health Awareness Week, the idea was to get people across the Trust talking to people they wouldn’t generally come into contact with. 56 members of staff participated in the project – forming 28 pairs for coffee; 94% of the people involved didn’t

know the person they met. It was important to evaluate the project, and 35 participants undertook a survey; of these, all of them would participate in the trial again. Mary is planning on running the trial again. Contact her on ext 3456 for further details.

16