Empowering staff
HR professionals support the business by advising its managers on the good practice of managing and developing its workforce and providing administrative support.
This includes the whole life cycle of an employee.
Your career routes
HR professionals may have some exposure by supporting workforce initiatives and processes administratively or start as an apprentice.
Given the breadth touches every part of the life of the business, HR professionals may choose to specialise in employee relations, learning, engagement, wellbeing, recruitment, analytics, or other areas.
View the career path for more information.
Start your journey
Hit the ground running with your 90-day induction and get to know the HR function and who it serves.
Keep patient safety at the forefront by completing your mandatory training.
Develop yourself with professional conversations with your manager and by participating through the check-in and appraisal process.
Take advantage of the work-based opportunities. The early careers hints and tips article will help you reflect on what you might do.
People Apprentice Practitioner & HR Assistant
Begin to develop a deeper understanding of business and HR and increase your specialist knowledge with the level 3 HR Support apprenticeship.
Speak to your manager or email student services for information on how to enrol in these courses.
Take advantage of the work-based opportunities. The early careers hints and tips article & experienced careers hints and tips article will help you reflect on what might do.
People specialist or business partner
Reflect upon your improvement as a practitioner within HR, by developing evidence-based practice skills through the Level 5 HR Consultant & Partner apprenticeship or the level 5 learning and development apprenticeship.
Speak to your manager or email student services for information on how to enrol in these courses.
Take advantage of the work-based opportunities. The experienced careers hints and tips article will help you reflect on what you might do.
Head of department for a people function
Use coaching opportunities and feedback tools to support your growth and development to effectively manage across multiple disciplines.
Build strategies that drive change within healthcare management and learn to effectively manage across multiple disciplines through the following courses:
- Level 5 Operational Leaders
- Level 6 Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship
- Level 7 MSc Global Leadership and Management
- Level 7 Towards Outstanding for senior leaders programme
- MBA route through a specialised programme for directors
Take advantage of the work-based opportunities. The managerial careers hints and tips article will help you reflect on what you might do.