Graduate Management Trainee Scheme

Job summary

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust will be offering an internal graduate programme commencing December 2025.

Successful recruits will join a 2.5-year graduate scheme. You will be an integral member of operational and corporate management teams at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, learning what it truly takes to be an effective leader.

Please indicate in your supporting statement, the following:

• Why did you apply for this role? (500 words max)
• What strengths do you think are required for this role and how have you demonstrated these? (500 words max)
• How would you demonstrate LGTs values in the role that you have applied for? (500 words max)

Please ensure you submit your application by 23:59 on 14/09/25.

Application Process:

1. Online written application
2. A half-day Assessment Centre (including a group discussion, group presentation, and written tasks)
3. Final Interview

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email the Graduate Recruitment Team at lg.gmt@nhs.net.

We are running two interview stages, an assessment centre and a final interview. If successful at shortlisting stage you will be invited to the assessment centre which will be he held on the 29th September.

Due to a high volume of applications, we encourage candidates to apply as early as possible, as the vacancy may close before the advertised deadline.

Main duties of the job

The graduate management scheme will consist of:

• 2 x 12-month placements covering operational aspects of service management and project management in the NHS (including placements under a wide range of specialties such as General Surgery and Emergency Medicine) working alongside clinical and non-clinical colleagues
• 1 x 6-month corporate placement (including placements strategy, transformation and finance)
• Alongside your main duties, successful candidates will also undertake a 12-month Senior Leader Level 7 Apprenticeship (PG-Dip). Modules will cover subjects such as leadership, strategy, finance and risk management.

NB: Please note that the length of placements is subject to change depending on Trust priorities. However, the overall length of the scheme will remain 30 months.

The scheme will offer you extensive NHS operational experience as well as a thorough understanding of the political, regional and population context.You will receive dedicated mentorship from senior management for the duration of the scheme and be line managed in each rotation.

You will learn the fundamentals of being a manager in the NHS at a time when we are faced with huge challenges and exciting opportunities for innovation and change.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital & University Hospital Lewisham

London

SE13 6LH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital & University Hospital Lewisham

London

SE13 6LH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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