For more information on any of these apprenticeships, please contact our apprenticeships team.
Nursing apprenticeships
Entry requirements
To enter onto an apprenticeship, you will need to have your care certificate and functional skills qualifications.
Care certificate
The care certificate is aimed at healthcare support workers who are new to Royal Papworth Hospital who do not already have a care certificate. You are able to start working on it as soon as you join us.
Functional skills
This course is funded by the government and open to staff who do not already have English and Maths at GCSE grade C/4 or above and have lived in the UK or EU for at least three years.
Band 4 nursing associates (NA) is a role which sits between healthcare support workers and registered nurses. It is aimed at people wanting to take the first step to becoming registered nurses, or existing healthcare support workers wanting to develop into a nursing associate role.
You will also earn as you learn, combining working in our hospital with university learning. Shifts for trainees are usually paid at band 3 rates (increase to band 4 once qualified as a NA).
As well as earning money, we will pay your fees which means no debt at the end.
This is a role within the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and you will receive your NMC pin at the end.
We run a cohort every six months, lasting 24 months.
Progression can continue onto a Level 6 Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship.
You must get a substantative post as a healthcare support worker to be able to apply.
Entry requirements include working at least 30 hours per week, fuctional skills level 2 (or equivalent) in English and Maths, level 3 study in a related subject and confirmed eligibility to be funded as an apprentice as per the ESFA funding rules.
Suitable for staff with either assistant practitioner or nursing associate qualifications wanting to become a registered nurse.
Fully funded and lasting 24 months, start dates are each May and October and end with you gaining a Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN to become a registered nurse.
Earn as you learn by combining university learning and hospital working.
Allied Health Professional (AHP) apprenticeships
All courses are recognised and approved by the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) or Social Work England.
Suitable for social work assistants looking to progress to become qualified. Must already be employed in a suitable social work team role on a permanent contract exceeding 30 hours per week.
A 36-month couse which blends online, face-to-face and workplace learning.
Suitable for operating department practitioners or theatre assistants looking to progress to become qualified.
Lasting 39 months with a blended learning approach.
Suitable for physiotherapy assistants looking to progress into qualified physiotherapy. Must be employed in a suitable role or environment on a permanent contract exceeding 30 hours per week.
For the 48-month BSc - evidence of level 3 qualification or relevant experience.
For the 24-month MSc - Level 6 degree in related subject.
Suitable for radiography assistant practitioners looking to become a diagnostic radiographer. Must be employed in a suitable role or environment on a permanent contract exceeding 30 hours per week.
For the 36-month BSc - evidence of level 3 qualification or relevant experience.
For the 24-month MSc - Level 6 degree in related subject.
Suitable for occupational therapy (OT) assistant practitioners looking to become qualified OTs. Must be employed in a suitable role or environment on a permanent contract exceeding 30 hours per week.
For the 36 to 48-month BSc - evidence of level 3 qualification or relevant experience.
For the 24-month MSc - Level 6 degree in related subject.
General apprenticeships
Apprenticeships at Royal Papworth Hospital is a shared service with the apprenticeship team at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH).
If you have any queries regarding apprenticeships, please email the apprenticeships team.
This shared service supports our clinical education team but will not otherwise affect the delivery of clinical apprenticeships within the hospital.
Work Experience
We work very closely with Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and enjoy a shared service agreement supporting work experience opportunities. This is overseen by the work opportunities team at CUH.
Work experience opportunities are open to any student attending a school or college within Cambridgeshire, including students from bordering counties. If you are unsure if this includes you, please email cuh.workexperience.addenbrookes@nhs.net for confirmation.
Schools and colleges within our catchment area are notified of the programmes below and places are allocated via an application process through the work opportunities team. Attendance requires authorisation from the school / college’s career’s advisor or tutor. Please see the application form below. Guidance is also available through the schools/ college’s tutor / careers advisor.
Work shadowing placements are available in a range of areas and vary from 1-5 days in length.
Medical shadowing & clinical shadowing including laboratories, health sciences and Allied Health Professionals
Shadowing is specifically for sixth form students applying to study medicine / Allied Health Profession / science at university.
The placement aims to provide an insight into the professional service environment to assit with a UCAS application / interview.
Applications must be submitted at least two months prior to the placement request date as health clearance from our occupational health team will be required before the placement can take place.
Placement dates are dependant on availability of staff. If we are not able to place you on the date requested, another date will be offered.
Please note: requests for medical shadowing are oversubscribed and not all requests will be fulfilled. These requests can be anywhere within CUH or Royal Papworth Hospital (RPH), including radiology, radiotherapy, theatres (if aged 18 or over), emergency department, trauma, cardiology, respiratory, sleep medicine. If you have a preferred area, please do specify, although we cannot guarantee the placement.
Applications
If you are interested in a placement at CUH or Royal Papworth Hospital please contact cuh.workexperience.addenbrookes@nhs.net.
We are oversubscribed with requests for placements, so are unable to guarantee a placement. We aim to respond to applications within three months. Please make sure you check your spam box regularly for email confirmation from us.
Our insight programmes are available for Year 10 to Year 13 - or up to 24 years of age if studying at a local college.
Applications
If you are interested in attending an Insight Programme, please speak to your Careers Advisor at college for authorisation (if it is in college time) in the first instance and obtain an application form.
Confirmation of placement will be sent once the programme has closed to applications, so please make sure you check your spam box.
If you would like any career information, or information on apprenticeships that may be available please email: cuh.apprenticeships.addenbrookes@nhs.net
If you have any queries regarding work experience email: cuh.workexperience.addenbrookes@nhs.net