NHS Humber Health PartnershipVere added: “It’s important to remember that although apprenticeships are a great way for school leavers to start their careers, we have opportunities available across our sites for both new and existing colleagues.”
Registered nurse Leanne Cross, who recently graduated from a third-year nurse degree apprenticeship, said she was inspired to take up nursing in 2019 after helping care for her partner when he was taken ill and admitted to Hull Royal for treatment.
“During his five weeks on there, I took care of all his personal cares,” she said.
“This inspired me to want to become a nurse, but I thought I would never be able to get there with me having no qualifications.
“The apprenticeship route suited me well, as I found it to be a hands-on job, gaining more experience. With me having a base ward, being a mum and having a house to run, having a learning programme that paid every month was a massive help.”