HSBC Degree Apprenticeship – Retail Banking – Leeds
HSBC BANK PLC
40 Wakefield Road, Leeds (LS98 1FD)
Closes in 9 days (Sunday 16 November 2025)
Posted on 6 November 2025
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Summary
Play your part in providing a high-quality service to our customers. Look for ways to make us smarter, faster and better. Please note that the planned start date for this opportunity is November 2nd 2026.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
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HSBC’s pay structure is above the National Minimum Wage and our employees receive a series of additional benefits, alongside a very competitive starting salary, which will always be reflective of the job you do.
- Training course
- Financial services professional (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday - Sunday on a shift pattern rotation between the hours of 08:00 - 20:00. Shifts to be confirmed.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 25 March 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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7
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
From day one, you’ll work with teams that help HSBC, and its customers operate smarter, faster, and better.
Here’s a taste of what you will get involved in:
- Our customer is our number one priority, and you will support teams focused on enhancing customer journeys and our digital banking capabilities
- You could spend time working with our Products & Propositions teams ensuring the bank has the most appropriate product range and delivering high-quality customer service, developing marketing campaigns, and managing complaints
- You’ll help turn complex information into clear recommendations and present your ideas to senior leaders and decision-makers
- You are driven by data and will use insights to identify trends and kickstart solutions based on your findings
Where you'll work
40 Wakefield Road, Leeds
LS98 1FD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Training course
Financial services professional (level 6)
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Training schedule
- This is a 3-year Degree Apprenticeship that combines practical experience with academic learning
- You’ll complete a BSc (Hons) in Applied Retail and Commercial Banking via the University of Exeter
- We’ll kick things off with structured training to get you up to speed. From there, you’ll have a mix of hands-on learning, mentoring, and skills coaching to help you thrive
- The first few months will be about settling into HSBC, and your first placement. Your apprenticeship qualification will begin in January
- You’ll undertake four placements, aligned to HSBC UK’s strategic priorities
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Drive
- Ownership
- Resilience
- Relationship management
- Self-awareness
- Learning agility
About this employer
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, serving over 40 million customers globally. We aim to be where the growth is, connecting customers to opportunities, enabling businesses to thrive and helping people fulfil their hopes and ambitions. To help achieve this, we want to recruit talented individuals from all walks of life who share our vision. As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants. At HSBC Group we look to enable our employees to better balance their work / life priorities and have the flexibility required to meet challenging needs as they progress through different life stages. Where possible we will consider the following flexible working options: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, and working from home and staggered hours. If in considering a role with HSBC, you have a need for some flexibility in your working arrangements, please discuss this with the recruitment team in the early stages of the application process. As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC Group is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants.
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Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- You will have constant support throughout your programme, including a dedicated mentor and development team, study days (both group and independent) designed to build your soft and technical skills, access to a vast array of learning tools and materials (both internal and external) and on the job coaching
- You will also receive support during the final year of your programme to help you secure your destination role within the organisation
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349937.
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Closes in 9 days (Sunday 16 November 2025)
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