Hosting a Trainee

While the North West system is facing a period of significant change and new challenges, bringing in a graduate trainee can help fuel innovation and problem-solving, helping you find more efficient ways to improve patient care and outcomes. Trainees are also part of a vital talent pipeline for our region, helping us effectively develop our future leaders.

To provide high quality placements for trainees on the GMTS, organisations are encouraged to take a collaborative and system-focussed approach, with a lead host organisation leading on the submission of information on behalf of a partnership or collaborative. A partnership of organisations may submit a joint bid to offer a graduate exposure to the wider system. 

Host organisations will be supported by the regional GMTS team in developing their placement and preparing to host a trainee:

• Information sessions
• Programme and Placement Manager training
• Resources and FAQs

The Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS) is an award-winning fast track graduate scheme providing mentoring, support and high-quality non-clinical training to future NHS leaders. Over the course of two years the scheme offers those wanting to develop their career in the health service with the opportunity to become successful leaders in the NHS; while helping to sustain the NHS talent pipeline. 

If joining the scheme in the North West, trainees are offered the opportunity to specialise in one of four areas:

• General Management
• Human Resources
• Finance
• Health Informatics

Could a GMTS trainee contribute to the success of your team?

Each year, we look for organisations to host a graduate and this can be beneficial to organisations for a number of reasons including:

• bringing new thinking and a fresh perspective to your organisation
• helping to fuel innovation
• helping you to find more efficient ways to improve patient care and outcomes

Trainees are also part of a vital talent pipeline for our region, helping us effectively develop our future leaders.

If you would like to be informed when the application process to host trainees is open please contact us at [email protected].