Here at CUH, national apprenticeship week brings together apprentices to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to staff and patients at our hospital.

Iwona Bialach - Pharmacy - Technician Level 3
Iwona currently works in Pharmacy as a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician.

Sammy Ellis - Healthcare Science Practitioner Level 6 Degree and Laboratory Technician Level 3
Sammy currently works as a Medical Technical Officer in the Haemato-Oncology Diagnostics Service (HODS) Laboratory as a Trainee Biomedical Scientist.

Chloe Giles - NHS Data Citizen with Edward Jenner Level 3
Chloe currently works in PR & Communications as a Communications Business Manager.

Neeve Johnson - Operating Department Practitioner (Integrated Degree) Level 6
Neeve currently works as an Operating Department Practitioner Apprentice in Theatres. She started at the Trust as a Theatre Support Worker and was introduced to the apprenticeship programme by the Theatre Education Team.

Alex Montgomery - HR Consultant Partner Level 5
Alex currently works as an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Administrator within the EDI Team, which is part of Leadership & Organisational Development.

Holly Pretious - Occupational Therapist (Integrated Degree) Level 6
Holly is currently working as an Occupational Therapy Assistant whilst studying for her degree apprenticeship.

Lauren Starr - Customer Service Practitioner Level 2
Lauren is currently working as a Bowel Cancer Screening Programme administrator at the Trust.

Mia Yearn - Digital Marketer – Level 3
Mia currently works in the Trust’s PR & Communications Department as a Digital Communications Apprentice.

Taslima Begum-Miah - Customer Service Practitioner Level 2
Taslima currently works as an Administration Apprentice for the Work Opportunities Team in HR, where she is based on the reception desk in the Deakin Centre.

Bronwen Cooke - Operating Department Practitioner (Integrated Degree) Level 6
Bronwen is currently working as an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) Apprentice in Theatres.

Hannah Kippax - Customer Service Practitioner Level 2
Hannah is currently working as a Medical Secretary (Apprentice) in the Imaging Secretarial Team. Within 9 months of starting as an apprentice she was promoted to a Band 4 Medical Secretary whilst still completing her apprenticeship.

Jess MacFadyen - Operational & Departmental Manager with Mary Seacole Level 5
Jess has been at CUH for nearly 9 years and currently works as a Network & Service Manager within Paediatrics.

Neel Sharma - Senior Leaders Master’s Degree Level 7
Neel is currently working at the Trust as a Gastrointestinal (GI) Specialist and Post Certificate of Completion Training (CCT) Fellow in Intestinal Transplant.

Holly Petchell - Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Level 5 (Nursing Apprenticeship Part 1) and Business & Administration Level 2
Holly is currently working as a Healthcare Assistant/ Apprentice Nurse in Paediatrics, where she is completing the first part of her nursing apprenticeship qualification.