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HEALTH SECTOR NEWS Encouraging more NHS EFM apprenticeships
NHS England and NHS Improvement and Health Education England (HEE) have launched an NHS ‘Estates and Facilities Apprenticeship Challenge’ to support greater take-up of apprenticeships in estates and facilities. They are challenging NHS employers and wholly owned subsidiaries to create 1,000 new apprenticeship starts in 2022/23. NHSE/I said: “This challenge forms a cornerstone of the NHS People Plan, which encourages an increasing number of young people into estates and facilities careers, and expands routes for professional development and training within our existing workforce. We are proud to already have an average of 450 apprentices in estates and facilities each year, encompassing roles ranging from engineering, plumbing, and facilities management, to domestic services, catering, and sustainability. We now want to set an ambitious new challenge to more than double the number of new apprenticeships in our workforce to 1,000. This includes both apprenticeships that upskill existing staff, and new ones for staff joining our workforce, using funding available through the Apprenticeship Levy.” To achieve the goals, NHSE/I and HEE
are asking leaders and managers to support the challenge by:
n Using and promoting the new Estates and Facilities Apprenticeship Toolkit.
n Raising the profile of current estates and facilities vacancies by using the vacancy portal so that vacancy adverts are optimised via their strategic partnership with
Indeed.com.
n Actively considering apprenticeships within estates and facilities workforce plans for both new and existing staff – to support with upskilling and retention, attract new talent, and address workforce shortages. ‘Re-designing’ existing vacancies to include an apprenticeship opportunity, to help make the roles more attractive to prospective candidates.
Indeed.com will be supporting the challenge by promoting all estates and facilities vacancies across its site nationally and within the relevant local areas, assisting with elevating the profile of these roles, and providing advice on topics such as job content and diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Dedicated support and guidance from the Estates and Facilities Project Support
Ventilation expert’s work recognised
Professor Catherine Noakes, one of the leading experts in ventilation and the transmission of airborne infection, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). Professor of
Environmental Engineering for Buildings at Leeds University, Cath Noakes was recognised for her contribution to research on indoor air quality and the transmission and control of airborne infection. In delivering the citation, Dr Christopher Iddon, Chair of the CIBSE Natural Ventilation Group, said: “The importance of good indoor environments has never been so prominent in public discourse, and Professor Noakes has helped raise this public knowledge through her many national news and radio appearances. It is her lifetime of work, and recent dedication to the national efforts
during the pandemic, that led the CIBSE Natural Ventilation Special Interest Group to propose her for an honorary lifetime CIBSE membership.” Much of the
Professor’s recent work has informed CIBSE and government guidance. Specifically,
she supported CIBSE in producing guidance on ventilation for COVID-19, and has contributed to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on ventilation for control of the virus. Her knowledge of ventilation and infection transmission saw her become a key government scientific adviser on COVID-19, and she received an OBE in September 2020. Prof. Noakes also co- led the Low Energy Ventilation Network (LEVN), which brought together researchers, industrial practitioners, and students, to set the research agenda for the future of building ventilation.
Team is also available, with a guide on how to get involved at https://tinyurl. com/yckw8b33
NHSE/I and HEE added: “By taking part in the challenge, you will be raising the profile of estates and facilities apprenticeships. You will also be sharing your vacancies with wider stakeholders in your region, which will attract a bigger talent pool of applicants.” Pictured is Lee Bolton, a Multi-Skilled
Craftsperson (Electrical bias) apprentice at BWC / Vital Management Services, part of Birmingham Women’s and Children NHS Foundation Trust, who is studying for an NVQ 3 Advanced Apprenticeship In Electrical Installation at South & City College Birmingham.
Remembered ‘for his big smile’
Paul Hicks, who in his most recent role at Starkstrom looked after sales and engineering activities for the company in south-east England, sadly passed away in April after a short illness, writes Starkstrom MD, Guy
Pomroy MBE. He said: “Paul had been a huge part of Starkstrom since 2007. He took great pride in his work, and cared passionately about his family, the business, his colleagues, and our customers. He also made the absolute most of his spare time, where he loved his holidays, especially skiing with his two sons, and socialising at sporting events, watching his beloved Tottenham, or Harlequins at the Stoop, and England at Lord’s. He is very much missed, and will be remembered for his big smile, his sense of humour, and his loyalty.”
June 2022 Health Estate Journal 15
Courtesy of NHSE/I
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