NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme
Statement of Commitment for London Placements
Application to host:
General Management – First Placement
Informatics – First Placement
Human Resources – First Placement
General Management – Final Placement
Informatics – Final Placement
Human Resources – Final Placement
Finance – Principal (Second & Final) Placement
Table of Contents
Section One: Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 2
Application Process .................................................................................................................................................. 2
What Commitment is Required? ............................................................................................................................. 2
Hosting a Trainee ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Scheme Placement Structure................................................................................................................................... 3
Types of Placements ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Accreditation Key Dates ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Section Two: Organisation Accreditation .................................................................................................................... 6
Which type of placement(s) can you offer? ............................................................................................................. 6
Organisation Commitment ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Section Three: Placement Accreditation .................................................................................................................... 8
Placement Commitment ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Section Four: Manager Accreditation........................................................................................................................ 11
Section Five: Statement of Commitment .................................................................................................................. 13
Insurance and Liability ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Signed Statement of Commitment ........................................................................................................................ 13
Appendixes ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Appendix 1: Outline of Stakeholder Commitment................................................................................................ 14
Appendix 2: Programme Manager Role Profile ................................................................................................... 17
Appendix 3: Placement Manager Role Profile ..................................................................................................... 18
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Section One: Overview
Application Process
When applying to host an NHS Graduate Management Trainee, you must carefully consider what kind of
support and commitment you can offer that trainee. This application form will ask you to demonstrate
how will you will implement and guarantee continued support for a trainee in their placement and
beyond. You must submit one Statement of Commitment per organisation, which must be signed and
approved by the Executive Sponsor and a nominated GMTS Lead at your organisation. Each organisation
can apply for one of each placement, or up to seven in total. However, please note that it is highly
unlikely you will receive more than one trainee per organisation. If you are thinking about hosting a
trainee but have any questions, you are invited to attend a Prospective GMTS Host Event in Central
London on Tuesday 17th February from 10am – 12pm (venue details TBC).
Applications will be assessd on how your Organisation; Placements; and Programme and/or Placement
Managers meet our accreditation criteria. A shortlist of the best placements will be chosen by the GMTS
London Steering Group by April 2015. However, not all shortlisted placements will be allocated a trainee
and the final decision will be made by June 2015 in order to take into account the preferences of the
successfully recruited trainees. Organisations who have previously hosted a trainee are not guaranteed
another placement and must reapply for accreditation. For key dates and timelines, please see below.
Please send your completed Statement of Commitment to Emily Miles
emily.miles@ncel.hee.nhs.uk by the deadline of Wednesday 4th March 2015.
What Commitment is Required?
This Statement of Commitment document has been adapted locally for London, and accompanies the
GMTS Overview Document and the 2015 Accreditation Information Pack from the national NHS
Leadership Academy. Please read all documents carefully before completing this form. In order to host
an NHS Graduate Management Scheme trainee, you must demonstrate a commitment to the following:
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Supporting leadership development in the NHS;
Providing an engaging and high-quality work environment;
Nominating a Programme and/or Placement Manager that is responsible for ensuring the trainee
is supported and trained to a high standard;
Regular engagement and communication with the London Leadership Academy;
Offering trainees your knowledge and links to others in the system;
Fostering wider support and appreciation for the trainee across your organisation.
This Statement of Commitment will be assessed by the London Leadership Academy to help ensure that
each trainee has the best possible opportunities for a high quality learning experience with support
during and after their time on the Scheme. In turn, this will help the NHS Leadership Academy ensure it
is providing the wider NHS with high quality leadership talent (see Appendix 1), both now and in the
future.
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Hosting a Trainee
Trainees are recruited based on their passion for improving patient care and their potential as leaders.
They offer a fresh perspective, an inquisitive and open mind and a willingness to take on new
challenges. Trainees undertake a number of educational and other commitments outside of their
placement, which means they are not a full-time member of the team. Hosting a trainee means taking
responsibility for their professional and leadership development. Programme Managers are allocated
from the trainee’s principal placement (GM/IN/HR First Placement and FIN Final Placement). They are
responsible for the trainee’s overall experience of the scheme, and are the main point of contact for all
learning, development and wellbeing issues - even when the trainee isn’t based at their organisation.
The Placement Manager is allocated at each placement, and is responsible for the trainee’s day-to-day
work plan, training and improvement. Both managers work together with the trainee and the London
Leadership Academy before, during and after each placement to ensure that all competencies and
targets have been met to enable the trainee to pass the scheme.
Manager Training is offered and support is always available from the London Leadership Academy and
NHS Leadership Academy. Depending on the individual and their specialism, trainees are expected to
work on change management projects, implement service improvements for patients and develop their
leadership skills.
Trainees are employed by the NHS Leadership Academy and placement hosts do not pay for them.
Expenses related to scheme requirements, such as travel for education, are also paid by the NHS
Leadership Academy. If the role you offer the trainee requires significant travel or skill-specific training,
the hosting organisation will need to cover the costs of this.
Scheme Placement Structure
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Types of Placements
You can apply for the following types of placement. Each organisation must submit one Statement of
Commitment, but can apply for one of each placement.
1.
2.
3.
General Management - First Placement
Informatics - First Placement
Human Resources - First Placement
Hosting a First Placement trainee requires you to:
- Allocate a Programme Manager to support trainee throughout the scheme
- Allocate a Placement Manager for daily support of trainee in placement
- Arrange trainee Orientation (20 days) in different roles across the system
- Working with trainee and London Leadership Academy throughout the summer to finalise work plan
4.
5.
6.
General Management - Final Placement
Informatics - Final Placement
Human Resources - Final Placement
Hosting a Final Placement trainee requires you to:
- Allocate a Placement Manager for daily support of trainee in placement
- Work with trainee and London Leadership Academy throughout the summer to finalise work plan
- Support trainee to find their next job once their time on the scheme has ended
7.
Finance – Principal (Second & Final) Placement **
Hosting a Finance Principal Placement trainee requires you to:
- Allocate a Programme Manager to support trainee throughout the scheme
- Collaborate with another organisation to host the trainee for their First Placement
- Agree First Placement Manager for daily support of trainee in first placement
- Agree Second Placement Manager for daily support of trainee in second placement
- Arrange trainee Orientation (20 days) in different roles across the system
- Work with trainee and London Leadership Academy throughout the summer to finalise work plan
- Support trainee to find their next job once their time on the scheme has ended
**By applying to be a ‘Principal’ Placement for a Finance Trainee, you are also committing to
create an 8 month First Placement through partnership with another organisation. We
encourage you to approach another organisation and submit a consortium bid for both First
and Principal Placements in order to strengthen the quality of your application.
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Placements vary widely, however here is some guidance on how you could design your placement:
 The First Placement should generally provide trainees with an operational insight into the workings
of the NHS. Second Placements are traditionally more strategic and aimed at broadening the
horizons of the trainees;
 Many trainees are new to the NHS and may be recently graduated from higher education. Allowing
them time for them to learn about the system is recommended, and they are likely to require more
induction and support into the organisational workings;
 The scheme is a fast-track to leadership programme so trainees should be given roles that facilitate
developing their leadership skills, as well as any technical knowledge;
 Placements should prepare trainees for senior managerial roles after the scheme (around Band 78a) and stretch them to meet and expand their potential. This means exposing trainees to a wide
range of challenges, organisations, teams, cultures, types of work and leadership styles;
 Placements should be flexible around trainee’s needs and preferences, and particularly allow
significant amount of time out of placement for mandatory education and development. Timescales
of work should be reviewed with education dates to enable you to get the most out of your trainee;
 A trainee should NOT just be considered ‘an additional pair of hands’. You are taking on a training
placement and have responsibilities to develop that individual. The trainee must be of value to
your organisation, their colleagues and to patients. Consideration should go into the sustainability
of changes the trainee delivers;
 Placements should embed a culture in line with the NHS values, and emphasise patient-centred
healthcare. All placements, irrespective of specialism, should expose trainees to improvements in
patient care and ideally direct contact with patients and service users;
 Placements should be outlined in as much detail as possible in this application. Work plans will then
be developed and refined through discussion with the allocated trainee and the London Leadership
Academy over the summer. Work plans must be aligned to the trainee’s competencies, Personal
Development Plan and your organisation’s strategy.
Accreditation Key Dates
Action
Application process opens
Attend LLA event for prospective hosts
Submit Statement of Commitment to LLA
Accreditation & evaluation process
Shortlisted organisations notified
Trainees recruited and conditional placement offered
Reconfirm Programme and Placement Manager details with
Londond Leadership Academy
Provide orientation plan and job description with trainee and
London Leadership Academy
Plan organisational visit with the trainee, LLA and other
relevant colleagues in the trainee’s team
Final confirmation of placement and trainee work plan and
development trajectory (with trainee and LLA)
Attend mandatory manager training with LLA
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2015 Timeline
January
17th February
4th March
March
April
May
By June
By June
By July
By July
By August
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Completed?
Y
Section Two: Organisation Accreditation
Please provide the following information about the organisation that will host the placement:
Organisation Name
GMTS Lead Contact
Name
This person has overall responsibility for all GMTS placements in their organisation and must be
available to liaise with the LLA throughout the accreditation process
Job Title
Email
Phone Number
Executive Sponsor
Name
CEO/FD/HRD of the organisation. This person is the signatory of the Statement of Commitment and
will ensure the quality of the placement, understands the levels of support that is required to host a
placement, and will nominate Programme and Placement Managers where relevant
Job Title
Email
Phone Number
PA Phone Number
Which type of placement(s) can you offer?
Please tick which types of placement your organisation is applying for. If you are unsure what other
placements are available at your organisation, please liaise with your GMTS Lead.
First
Placement
General Management
(GM)
Human Resources Informatics
(HR)
(IN)
Final/
Principal
Placement
General Management
(GM)
Human Resources Informatics
(HR)
(IN)
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Finance (FIN)
Organisation Commitment
Please give your responses to the required organisational commitments below:
Has the organisation hosted previous
placements for trainees?
(If so, please give details of trainees and
their managers)
Does the organisation employ alumni of the
Graduate Scheme?
(If so, please give details of names and job
titles)
What are the benefits for a trainee that a
placement at your organisation offers?
How does the organisation support
leadership development?
What training or support can your
organisation offer a trainee beyond their
placement?
(e.g. shadowing opportunities, additional
budget for training)
How will you ensure the value of the
trainee to your organisation, and
communicate that value to those who work
with the trainee?
What level of flexibility can you offer a
trainee?
(e.g. off-site work locations, flexible hours,
working-from-home)
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Section Three: Placement Accreditation
Please provide the following information about each placement that you are offering. We encourage
you to give as much detail as possible, as this will contribute to the success of your application. If
successfully accredited, the job description and work plan will be further developed and refined with
the trainee and the London Leadership Academy over the summer.
Placement One*
Type of Placement
(Please circle)
1st
GM
HR
IN
Final
GM
HR
IN
FIN
Proposed Trainee
Job Title
Proposed Trainee
Job Description
Placement
location/address
*If you are applying for more than one placement, please copy and paste the box and
replicate for each placement below.
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Orientation Placement
The Orientation Placement should give trainees an induction into the nature and pattern of health
service delivery, how the NHS operates as both an entity and how its various components contribute
to the delivery of health and social care. It is not mandatory to have designed an Orientation at this
stage, but it may benefit your application. This requirement is only applicable to GM/HR/IN First
Placements and Finance Principal Placements.
If applicable, please
provide a brief
outline of what you
can offer a trainee
for their
Orientation:
Finance First Placement Outline
The Programme Manager for successful Finance Principal Placements is responsible for coordinating
an 8-month First Placement elsewhere for the trainee, before they start at your organisation. We
encourage you to liaise with another organisation at this stage, and establish the Job Title and
Description for the trainee’s First Placement. It is not mandatory to have designed a First Placement
at this stage, but it may benefit your application.
Have you approached another organisation to
establish a First Placement outline?
If yes, please provide the following details:
Name of
Organisation
Placement Manager
Name
Placement Manager
Job Title
Placement Manager
Email
Proposed Trainee
Job Title
Proposed Trainee
Job Description
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No
Placement Commitment
How will you provide a stretching and supportive
environment for all placements offered?
Will you provide a desk/laptop/phone and IT
access by the start date, along with any other
equipment required to carry out the role?
Will you provide an orientation plan and job
description to the trainee as soon as possible?
(See Key Dates for deadlines)
Will you provide the necessary specific training to
fulfil the role?
(E.g. Excel training for a finance trainee, Agenda
for Change training for an HR trainee)
Will you arrange an Orientation of the local
health and care system, and confirm this AT
LEAST five weeks before the start date?
(First & Finance placements only)
Will you ensure that the relevant Placement and
Line Managers understand their respective roles
and responsibilities to host a trainee?
Will you commit to meet benchmarking standards
throughout the placement, as and when required
by the London Leadership Academy and your
trainee?
Please note: if trainees feel that their placement is not providing them with the required
training and support to enable their completion of the Scheme, we may allocate them to a
different organisation before the end of their placement. This will only be done in full
consultation with trainees, Programme and Placement managers, and the GMTS London
Steering Group.
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Section Four: Manager Accreditation
Programme Manager
The Programme Manager has overarching responsibility for the support, training, learning and
development of a GMTS trainee for the whole duration of their time on the scheme (2 -2.5 years). It is
crucial that you allocate the very best Placement Managers within organisations, who will be
dedicated to their trainee and to the scheme, thus enabling an excellent leadership development
experience. This role requires commitment from May 2015 to trainee completion of the scheme
(August 2017 or March 2018). A Programme Manager is only required for GM/IN/HR First Placement
and Finance Principal Placement applications.
Programme Manager Name
Job Title
Email
Phone Number
Outline previous experience
hosting trainees and/or
mentoring
emerging leaders
Outline details of any
previous involvement with
GMTS or the London
Leadership Academy
Outline any other evidence
to support your application
Have you read and can
commit to the
responsibilties outlined in
the Programme Manager
profiles?
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No
Placement Manager
A Placement Manager is required to commit for the duration of the trainee’s placement at your
organisation. The Placement Manager has the day-to-day management responsibility for the
trainee, as well as their health and wellbeing. In partnership with the Programme Manager, the
Placement Manager will design, develop and coordinate the trainee’s work experience, and will
performance-manage the trainees against the Scheme’s Competence framework to ensure
challenging work objectives.
Placement Manager
Name
Job Title
Email
Phone Number
Outline previous
experience hosting
trainees and/or
mentoring
emerging leaders
Outline details of any
previous involvement
with GMTS or the
London Leadership
Academy
Outline any other
evidence to support
your application
Have you read and can
commit to the
responsibilties outlined
in the Programme
Manager profiles?
Yes
No
Other Line Manager
On occasion, the allocated Placement Manager will not be available to oversee the work and
development of the trainee on a day-to-day basis (for instance if they are the Head of Department).
In this instance, please identify who the trainee’s direct line manager will be:
Manager Name
Job Title
Email
Phone Number
Outline previous experience
hosting trainees and/or
mentoring
emerging leaders
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Section Five: Statement of Commitment
Insurance and Liability
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) hosts the employment of all NHS Graduate
Management Trainees.
The NHS Litigation Authority provides and underwrites third party liability (employer’s liability)
insurance to the NHSBSA under the Liabilities to Third Parties Scheme (LTPS). LTPS provides
comprehensive non clinical negligence cover against third party claims.
As such the NHS Litigation Authority will bear the liability for claims made against the NHSBSA subject
to set excess levels.
Host organisations must ensure that Management Trainees attend their Trust Induction, and
participate in all mandatory training, such as Fire and Health & Safety training.
It is the responsibility of host organisations to ensure that all appropriate training is provided to the
Management Trainees to enable them to fully participate during Orientation and in their placement
such as Agenda for Change training for HR trainees or Excel Training for Finance Trainees. Trainees
should not be asked to get involved in activities if the necessary training has not been provided by the
host organisation and trainees should not rely on training they may have received in previous roles.
Some host organisations may wish to issue an Honorary Contract to their NHS Management Trainees.
If this is the case, it is requested that a copy of the Honorary Contract is uploaded onto GENI.
Signed Statement of Commitment
I confirm that this application is fully supported and sponsored by our organisation’s
Executive Management Team.
Signed by Executive Sponsor (CEO/FD/HRD): …………………………………………………………………
Print Name: ……………………………………………………..
Job Title: …………………………………………
Date: …………………
Signed by GMTS Lead Contact: …………………………………………………………………………
Print Name: ……………………………………………………
Job Title: ………………………………………….
Date: ………………….
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Appendixes
Appendix 1: Outline of Stakeholder Commitment
London
Leadership
Academy
Commitment
Required
Placement
Organisation
NHS Leadership
Academy
Trainee Selection
To support the national selection
process by:
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Involving appropriate
leaders as assessors (where
possible) to represent the
organisation in selection
decisions
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Providing candidates with
retrospective feedback on
their performance at
assessment

Having confidence in the
national recruitment
outcome and
communicating this
internally
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Providing feedback on the
process to enable
continuous improvement
To ensure that the NHS
Graduate Training Scheme
selects high potential
Leaders for Service
Improvement through a
transparent national
process:

That has a robust
methodology
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That is validated, open
and fair to all
applicants
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That uses trained and
appropriate senior
leaders as assessors

That is mapped to the
NHS Leadership
Qualities Framework
That responds to current
leadership issues and
service needs
To support local orientation
and the trainees transition
by providing:
To support the national
selection process by:

Involving appropriate
leaders as assessors
(where possible) to
represent the
organisation in
selection decisions

Having confidence in
the national
recruitment outcome
and communicating
this internally

Providing feedback on
the process to enable
continuous
improvement

National framework
and timescales for
induction activities
and host organisation
arrangements

Orientation guidelines

Support on developing
an orientation plan

Feedback on plans if
requested
Design and delivery of a
national welcome event

To ensure that Programme
and Placement managers
can support the NHS
Graduate Scheme
participants by:

Providing supporting
documentation to
undertake the role
To ensure that appropriate
Programme and Placement
Managers are in place by:

Sourcing, securing and
quality assuring
Programme and
Placement Managers.

Providing a local point
Trainee Induction
Trainee
Management
To meet national timescales for
induction and respond to
requests for information to
support the trainee’s transition.
To plan a wide orientation
experience that will be
supportive of the participants
role and promotes understanding
of the NHS through exposure to:

A variety of experiences,
roles and services

The Patient journey and
experience

Clinicians and clinical
practice

Senior trust leaders

The wider NHS and health
economy
QIPP and the importance of
return on investment in the NHS.
To identify appropriate senior
and experienced individuals to
act as Programme and Placement
managers who will:

Make Trust and wider health
economy connections for
the participant

Be supportive and have a
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To support local orientation
and the trainees transition
by:
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Support local
orientation by
providing local
guidance if required.
Checking orientation
plans with programme
managers.
Planning and
delivering a local
induction event to
follow the national
welcome event.
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Ensuring Return
on Investment
developmental focus
Meet regularly with the
participant to agree
direction and solve issues
Engage with the NHS
Graduate Scheme team to
effectively deliver the
Scheme aims
Support trainees to
demonstrate a return on the
investment during their
placement
Ensure the trainee has a
suitable area to work in with
the correct equipment
To identify roles / placements for
participants that:

Provide stretch within a
manageable workload, with
defined deliverable work
objectives aligned to
Quality, Innovation,
Productivity and Prevention
(QIPP) and provide
opportunities to
demonstrate return on
investment during the
placement.

Support trainees to
complete a case study at the
end of their placement
demonstrating their return
on investment.

Are suitably designed to
combine the objectives of
the NHS Graduate Scheme,
the strengths of the
participant and the needs of
the host trust

Provides an opportunity to
develop in a real but safe
environment

Gives the opportunity to
innovate, extend and
demonstrate skills

Offer terms and conditions
in line with scheme
expectations
Provide an appropriate work
environment (e.g. desk, IT, phone
etc.)
Trainee
Development
To ensure through Programme
and Placement management:

A supportive leadership
relationship

That the participant has a
personal development plan
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Providing training and
advice to enable
Programme and
Placement managers
to fulfill their role
Identifying a clear
point of contact for
support
To support the
identification of
appropriate roles /
placements by :

of contact and support
if required by
Programme and
Placement Managers.
Accessing Geni and
Talent Studio to enable
effective
communication to
local stakeholders and
national policies and
information.
To oversee the
identification or roles/
placements by:


Providing guidance
and advice on role
design

Providing competency
frameworks, mapped
to the KSF, to shape
the role

Promote opportunities
in all locations equally
to participants
Setting clear expectations
around terms and
conditions of employment
To provide development
opportunities in line with
programme priorities that
will include:

Structured
development or
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Sourcing, securing and
quality assuring the
potential host
organisations for
trainee placements.

Checking and
approving job
descriptions and role
outlines for the trainee
placements.

Working with key
stakeholders/ Steering
Groups to sign off
placements.
Working with the national
office to support the
distribution of trainees
through the system.
To support trainees
development through:
Alignment with wider new
leader networks,
mentoring, coaching and
Talent Management

Communication
and Promotion
Giving and
Receiving
Feedback
That the participant has
access to networks and
senior figures

That local mentoring
relationships are identified if
appropriate

There is access to local
learning/ education
opportunities
That participants prioritise
attendance at the appropriate
education sessions for their
scheme and that they are
supported to be released from
work, successfully complete the
programme and transfer their
learning to the workplace
To raise awareness of and
promote the NHS Graduate
Training Scheme :

Within the organisation so
that the wider staff group
understands the role of
participants

Within the organisation to
identify and encourage
potential participants

Within the senior staff group
so that the talent potential
of programme participants is
factored into succession
planning

To local partner
organisations who could
become involved with the
schemes
Promoting career development
opportunities through the
Scheme programmes to staff
To engage in giving and receiving
feedback by:

Managing participant
performance (including via
talent studio) and
supporting the participant to
demonstrate their impact
against Quality, Innovation,
Productivity and Prevention
(QIPP) and the return on the
investment.

Providing honest and fair
feedback to participants and
the emerging leaders
programme
Being open to feedback and
acting continuously to improve
placement quality
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education programme
Action Learning sets
Support/ advice in
finding a mentor

Brokerage of national
and local links

Post scheme and
alumni support
Establish onward career
development links with
NHS Organisations during
and post scheme
frameworks/ tracking.
To promote knowledge and
awareness of the NHS
Graduate Scheme by:

Providing clear
communication and
detail about
programme operation

Keeping partners
informed on
developments and
progress

Marketing the scheme
both inside and
outside the NHS

Supporting local
steering groups as
forums for feedback
and consultation

Providing a two way
conduit to the national
leadership appointed
bodies
Listening to feedback about
programme operation and
direction
To develop the NHS
Graduate Scheme
participant experience by
eliciting and providing
feedback as well as sharing
analysed outcomes from:

Placement experience

Education modules

Validation exercises

Diversity data
Performance against
quality measures
To raise awareness and
promote the NHS Graduate
Training Scheme:

Within the LDP and
within appropriate
networks.

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To engage in giving and
receiving feedback by:

Being open to
feedback and acting
continuously to
improve placement
quality across the LDP.
Provide feedback to the
NHS Leadership Academy
from a LDP perspective to
improve the trainee and
organisation experience.
Appendix 2: Programme Manager Role Profile
Outline
The Programme Manager has overarching responsibility for the support, training,
learning and development of a GMTS trainee for the duration of his/her 2/2.5 year
training programme, and the identification the very best Placement Managers within
organisations, thus enabling an excellent leadership development experience.

Overall responsibility for the trainee’s 2 / 2.5 year experience

With extensive networking across their locality, and in partnership with other
Programme Managers, the Programme Manager will prepare a quality
orientation programme for trainees. This will facilitate experiential learning
about the cultures, values and challenges within the NHS, across a broad
range of staffing groups and specialisms.

Work within their organisation, and closely with the Local Delivery Partner
and across the locality to identify the very best Placement Managers who can
offer robust placements, in line with Scheme and trainee guidelines.
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Work closely with each Placement Manager in keeping an overarching view of
the Performance Management process of the trainee, providing feedback as
necessary.
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Update the online performance management tool where necessary and, in
the absence of a Placement Manager, authorise trainee Leave Requests and
Sickness forms.
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Working with reference to Scheme framework and competencies to manage
the quality assurance of all placements undertaken by their trainee,
monitoring the Placement Manager performance within each organisation.
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With reference to the national flexi placement guidance, support the trainee
in identifying and assist with developing a suitable flexi placement and signing
off final proposal
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Support the trainee to identify a suitable second placement, with reference to
national guidance and local leadership and steering group’s objectives. Work
with the trainee to agree learning and placement objectives.
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Proactively seek local development opportunities for the trainee.
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Act as main link between their organisation and regional leadership
community and Local Delivery Partner.
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Work to ensure the trainee receives the best possible work and development
experience throughout the Scheme.
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Using network of contacts and colleague, including the local Leadership
Community support the trainee to find an appropriate Mentor.
Key Responsibilities
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Desirable
Measurable
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Work with trainee in scoping out potential employment opportunities postscheme to enable retention of talent in the NHS.
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Keep up to date with national Scheme guidance and the local leadership
community
 Based at first placement organisation
 Career and leadership development coaching skills
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Skills and
Experience
Training Required
Attendance at briefing sessions, network meetings and mandatory meetings
Trainee, Placement Manager and feedback
Placement and Scheme evaluations
Participation in OD capacity and capability work locally and nationally (i.e.
with national Leadership Academy and local leadership team)
Must be working at Band 8a or above
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Well established in the field of NHS Management, working within the
specialism of either Finance, General Management, HR or Informatics
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Excellent understanding of the workings of relevant internal and external
networks
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Extensive skills and experience of managing and developing people
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Up to date knowledge of best practice in learning and development
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Excellent knowledge or experience of the Scheme, including recruitment and
selection and marketing
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Evidence of proactive CPD
 Essential Scheme Programme Manager training
 Graduate scheme Assessor training
Appendix 3: Placement Manager Role Profile
Outline
As an expert in developing fast-track learners, the Placement Manager has the day
to day management responsibility for the trainee – the most crucial aspect of a
successful placement. In partnership with the Programme Manager, the Placement
Manager will design, develop and coordinate the trainees work experience and
performance-manage the trainees against the Schemes Competence framework
and high standards to ensure challenging work objectives.
The Placement Manager will:
Key Responsibilities
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Successfully induct the trainee into the placement and team
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Provide day to day support and expertise to the trainee
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Identify and set key objectives for work placement
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Review progress and provide constructive and developmental feedback on
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a timely and regular basis
Desirable
Measurable
Skills and
Experience
Training required
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Take responsibility for the performance management of the trainee for
the duration of the placement, conducting and leading performance
reviews in conjunction with the Programme Manager, in relation to the
exceptionally high Scheme standards
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Identify robust and relevant training and development opportunities in
the workplace to achieve all round professional and leadership
development
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Sequence training in relation to the other elements of the training
programme
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Work with and provide formal feedback to the Programme Manager
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Conduct return to work interviews (in line with sickness and absence
management procedure)
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Career skills coaching
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Role model for excellent management and leadership skills
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Placement evaluation forms
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Compliance with Scheme Competences and Standards
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Attendance at Schemes training
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Must be working at a Band 7 or above
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Must be in the same profession as the trainee
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Experience of or a good knowledge and understanding of developing fasttrack learners
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Have a good knowledge of or first-hand experience of the Management
Training Scheme requirements, e.g. recruitment and selection, marketing,
etc
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Up to date Professional knowledge
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Experience of managing staff
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Graduate scheme Programme and Placement Manager training.
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Graduate scheme Assessor training.
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