Level 5 People Professional (HR) Apprentice

Summary

Become a fully-fledged HR Advisor with a Level 5 Apprenticeship Programme. You’ll combine on-the-job experience with formal learning to build your expertise across the full spectrum of HR. Come and build your HR career working with one of the leading healthcare partners in the NHS.

Wage

£30,000 a year

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Performance Based Incentive Structure

Training course

People professional (level 5)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 23 June 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

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

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment:

Support the full recruitment lifecycle - from identifying resourcing needs and creating job descriptions to screening candidates, conducting interviews, and coordinating offers
Partner with hiring managers to align recruitment strategies with business goals, while supporting onboarding to ensure new employees are welcomed into our culture and set up for success

Employee Relations & Engagement:

Serve as a key point of contact for employee queries, offering guidance on workplace policies, conflict resolution, and disciplinary processes to foster a positive, fair, and inclusive work environment

Learning & Development:

Assist in identifying skill gaps and delivering training initiatives that support personal growth and professional development
Coordinate workshops, mentoring programmes, and external training opportunities to build capabilities and encourage continuous learning

Compensation, Benefits & Payroll:

Support accurate payroll processing and respond to employee queries in a timely manner
Contribute to annual benefits reviews and initiatives that promote retention and employee engagement

Policy, Compliance & Employment Law:

Help develop and update HR policies and procedures in line with UK employment legislation and company values
Participate in audits and internal reviews to ensure compliance and reinforce positive workplace behaviours

Performance Management & Workforce Planning:

Support performance appraisal cycles, providing managers with tools and guidance to set clear objectives and evaluate performance effectively
Assist with career development and succession planning, using workforce data to anticipate future needs and support strategic planning

Collaboration & Culture:

Work closely with managers to embed a high-performance culture where people are motivated, engaged, and aligned with business objectives

Where you'll work

2 Eastbourne Terrace
London
W2 6LG

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Your training course

People professional (level 5)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Communicate information through appropriate channels to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
Build and manage multiple and diverse stakeholder's relationships.
Advise on application of policy, regulation, and law for HR issues.
Use data and metrics to mitigate areas of risk and highlight opportunities.
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to support achievement of business and organisation objectives.
Present insight and conclusions on workforce issues or people process failures.
Enable stakeholders to deliver people solutions. e.g., through negotiation, providing guidance.
Lead and improve people capability within the business.
Manage and deliver people related business and change projects.
Handle and process people data according to legislative requirements.
Embed organisational people policy to promote a diverse and inclusive culture with stakeholders.
Analyse financial implications of people solutions ensuring value for money.
Support the delivery of people strategies using technology and innovation in accordance with regulations and policies.
Make decisions on people policy and issues raised, escalating concerns outside own area of responsibility.
Use prioritisation tools e.g., priority matrix to manage workload, and deliver against business objectives.
Challenge matters which conflict with ethical values or legislation.
Contribute to the development of people policies and procedures or people initiatives.
Interpret people and management data, from both internal and external sources to identify trends.
Educate and support stakeholders to deal with wellbeing issues.
Benchmark to improve people policies and procedures, or people initiatives.
Communicate information through appropriate channels to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
Build and manage multiple and diverse stakeholder's relationships.
Advise on application of policy, regulation, and law for HR issues.
Use data and metrics to mitigate areas of risk and highlight opportunities.
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to support achievement of business and organisation objectives.
Present insight and conclusions on workforce issues or people process failures.
Enable stakeholders to deliver people solutions. e.g., through negotiation, providing guidance.
Lead and improve people capability within the business.
Manage and deliver people related business and change projects.
Handle and process people data according to legislative requirements.
Embed organisational people policy to promote a diverse and inclusive culture with stakeholders.
Analyse financial implications of people solutions ensuring value for money.
Support the delivery of people strategies using technology and innovation in accordance with regulations and policies.
Make decisions on people policy and issues raised, escalating concerns outside own area of responsibility.
Use prioritisation tools e.g., priority matrix to manage workload, and deliver against business objectives.
Challenge matters which conflict with ethical values or legislation.
Contribute to the development of people policies and procedures or people initiatives.
Interpret people and management data, from both internal and external sources to identify trends.
Educate and support stakeholders to deal with wellbeing issues.
Benchmark to improve people policies and procedures, or people initiatives.

Your training plan

People Professional Level 5.

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Initiative
Non judgemental

About this company

18 Week Support is the leading insourcing provider to the NHS, offering clinical demand, capacity management, and waiting list initiatives for outpatient and day case surgery. We provide expert clinical teams to work in your department during spare capacity, such as weekends, while collaborating closely with your in-house teams. Our services include a comprehensive range of procedures, including Endoscopy, to increase the number of patients seen, reduce waiting lists, and meet RTT expectations, all while keeping patient treatment within your trust.

http://18weeksupport.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Company Pension contribution 25 Days Annual Leave Travel to work loans Bike 2 Work Scheme Flex and Remote working options

After this apprenticeship

Progress through to become a HR Business Partner or specialise in a specific area of HR practice.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

18 WEEK SUPPORT LIMITED

D Kirk

dkirk@18weeksupport.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319306.

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Closes in 14 days (Saturday 24 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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