National Apprenticeship Week: Nursing Associate podcast ‘Just a Sharp Scratch’ comes to campus!

Martyn is a Registered Nursing Associate himself, and his podcast has become a brilliant platform for sharing real, honest experiences from within and beyond the student and Registered Nursing Associate community. 

The podcast aims to celebrate lived experience, challenge misconceptions, and spotlight the impact of those working across the NHS and global healthcare systems. Through honest conversations, expert interviews, and powerful personal stories, it offers a space where healthcare workers can speak freely, educate the public, and connect across roles, countries, and disciplines.

As well as speaking to our Nursing Associate students, Martin filmed in-depth interviews with Ayesha Leonard, who is part of the teaching team on our Nursing Associate programme as a Teaching and Learning Fellow, and Nicole Blythe, Nursing and Midwifery Directorate Lead for Apprenticeships.

Nicole said: “It was a real pleasure to welcome the Sharp Scratch Podcast to Salford. We are proud to support Martyn’s work and our shared ambition to showcase the very best of the nursing associate profession – highlighting where this career can lead and, most importantly, the meaningful difference nursing associates make to the lives of people living with health conditions.”

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, the University of Salford has pledged a £100K fund which is available to small businesses in Salford to help them fund over 25s looking to do an apprenticeship. Find out more here.