NHS Lead the Way

The Health and Social Care Bill 2011 represents the biggest shake-up of the NHS since its inception and will be implemented against the backdrop of the biggest financial challenge in our history. The challenges that the NHS faces as a result of the current world financial and political climate mean that our services must develop and we have to provide innovative solutions so we can meet the expectations and needs of patients and the public.

However, the basic principles of the NHS remain the same and we will continue to strive to provide a world-class health service centred on the needs of patients and carers.

So where better to develop and sharpen your potential for leadership than with one of the world’s leading health organisations going through the biggest changes in its long history?

Employing over 1 million people and dedicated to providing high quality care to a population of over 65 million, the NHS provides the opportunities, challenges and complexity required to help shape successful careers like no other.

Whatever your future leadership ambitions are, the NHS offers a fantastic start with a variety of challenging placements in an organisation that is wholeheartedly determined to provide equal opportunities to all employees. Selection for the scheme is based solely on aptitude and ability to ensure we have the best leaders for the NHS.

As an NHS graduate you will be given the chance to make a real contribution to patient services, to make a real difference to peoples’ lives and lead major changes that will help the NHS meet its challenges. Are you up to the challenge?

If you think you are, we strongly encourage you to find out more about the future of the NHS by reading government’s white paper 'Equity and Excellence – Liberating the NHS' and The Health and Social Care Bill 2011.

If you think you are still up to the challenge take our self-selection tool to see if you have what it takes to make it on our scheme. Finally if you are still up for the challenge, familiarise yourself with what is involved in the scheme and working for the NHS by reading our case studies and practice our online tests all of which will ultimately improve your chances of success.

What are you looking for in a graduate scheme? World class training and development? Solid work experience? A new challenge everyday? The NHS Graduate Leadership Programme can give you all that and more. If you want to develop your career and get the qualifications along the way, have a look around and find out what else we can offer you.