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Thankfully the 20-day orientation period gave me a smooth transition into the NHS and I was exposed to a wide array of experiences such as: spending a day with a porter, meeting the CEO of the Trust a

Having worked for the NHS for a couple of years in HR, I felt that joining GMTS would be an opportunity to gain operational experience, which was the next step I was looking for. I’m pleased that this

What do you actually do on the grad scheme? When I was researching graduate schemes to apply for, I was always keen to find out what my life as a graduate would look like. Looking back, I had no idea

Career change: from NHS doctor to NHS management trainee Towards the end of med school, I realised that a) I had found no specialty I wanted to go into and that b) I wasn’t enjoying doing medicine. By

What was your motivation for applying to GMTS? I’d worked in a few different roles after leaving university and never really found the right ‘fit’ for me. I enjoyed the work I did but I didn’t find an

Day in the life of a Policy & Strategy trainee Hi, I’m Rebecca and I’m in my final placement of the Policy & Strategy (P&S) GMTS in the national Nursing Workforce Policy team at NHS England. I

What does your placement entail?  I have two hats, really. There’s the commissioning side where I look at services, help identify service improvements and help to ensure contracts are being deliv

A little about me Hi, my name is Nicky, I am a first year NHS GMTS General Management trainee based at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT). I graduated from the University of Nottingham in August 2

For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to work in a job that makes a change, but I was always worried that because I had no clinical background, I wouldn’t be able to make a difference. I

I am on the General Management stream as part of the 2022 cohort and I’m working in the South East region at Royal Berkshire Hospital. I studied BA (Hons) Business and Management at UWE and I was actu

I never considered healthcare or human resources as a career path. I had plans of completing a PhD and becoming an academic. My GMTS journey began when Covid-19 made me redundant from my retail role,

I am on the Policy & Strategy specialism and I started the scheme in September 2021. One of the reasons I love the Policy & Strategy specialism is the breadth of experience you get in such a short

When I first started university, I was set on a career in scientific research and academia. However, I soon realised that the laboratory life was not for me, and really wanted to work in collaborative

I have always wanted a job that positively contributed to society, and my mum, who has spent her career in primary education, has inspired me in this. When I was a university student, I volunteered as

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the GMTS programme more turbulent than I anticipated but it has also provided an amazingly unique experience. It allowed me to assist in the East of England region with

I am in the GMTS HR program. I started in September 2021 and really enjoyed my month-long orientation getting to see the different sides of the hospital I am based and the services provided. I even go

Without the NHS I couldn’t even consider working – they changed my life. I wanted to do a graduate scheme where I could make a difference. In the NHS GMTS, I can give back to the system that helped me

I knew that I didn’t have the skills that would make me a great clinician, but I always wanted to work in the NHS. I remember watching the BBC programme ‘Hospital’ and seeing non-clinical managers at

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