Data & Digital Degree Apprentice NHS AfC: Band 4

Data & Digital Degree Apprenticeship

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 4

Apprenticeship: 3 years plus End Point Assessment Period

Open to all internal and external candidates. NHS employees should ideally secure manager agreement for a secondment prior to applying as a condition of any offer. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed-term basis for 3 years due to non-recurrent funding, with potential for permanence in the future.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Based at Buckingham Row for a minimum of 3 days per week with required travel to other sites as needed. Remote working supported for 1 day per week, ensuring service needs are met. No on-call requirement.

Job Overview

Join WWL’s Data Analytics and Assurance Directorate on a 3-year Degree Apprenticeship programme to develop real-world workplace experience alongside academic study.

Why This Apprenticeship?

• Work towards a BSc (Hons) Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Degree.
• Combine paid workplace experience with university-based learning.
• Build specialist knowledge in data analytics, science, visualisation, and digital platforms.
• Apply learning to real NHS challenges and service improvement opportunities.
• Receive protected study time in line with apprenticeship requirements.

Please Note: This role is PENDING AFC SALARY BANDING APPROVAL; salary cannot be fully confirmed until banding is approved. -

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Complete the full Degree Apprenticeship programme, including university attendance, independent study, portfolio development, and assessments.
• Apply academic learning to workplace activities, service improvements, and daily operations.
• Support data collection, validation, cleansing, analysis, and presentation for operational, clinical, and corporate priorities.
• Assist with reports, dashboards, data products, and digital tools under appropriate supervision.
• Work with colleagues to translate user needs into clear outputs and accessible formats.
• Contribute as part of a multidisciplinary team to safe, responsive, and person-centred services.
• Manage workload effectively, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and escalate risks appropriately.
• Communicate professionally with colleagues, managers, patients, carers, university staff, and external partners.
• Maintain accurate records and handle data securely, ethically, and in line with information governance and data protection principles.
• Participate in supervision, appraisal, and ongoing personal development within limits of competence.

Working for Our Organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital and community services to Wigan and surrounding areas. WWL values its staff under the philosophy that happy staff make happy patients.

People at the Heart Values:

• Listen and Involve
• Kind and Respectful
• ONE Team

WWL is committed to patient-centred, safe, and effective care, and welcomes applications from all sections of society to build a rich, diverse workforce.

Apprenticeship Entry & Requirements

• UCAS Points: 104 UCAS points as a guide (accepting A-levels, BTECs, or non-tariffable equivalents). Level 3 subjects must include a technology-related subject (e.g., A-level Mathematics or BTEC Extended Diploma in Computing).
• GCSEs: Five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including English and Mathematics (or equivalent/working toward Level 2).
• Right to Work: Full Right to Work in the UK including the End Point Assessment Period.
• Commitment: Commit to all apprenticeship requirements, attendance, portfolio maintenance, and structured reviews.

Key Stakeholders & Governance

You will communicate with your Line Manager, Workplace Mentor, University Tutor, Directorate colleagues, patients, and corporate teams. You must comply with all Trust policies, statutory requirements, health and safety regulations (Health & Safety at Work Act 1974), equality and diversity standards, and information governance procedures.

Note: The University of Greater Manchester in Bolton is the training partner