We’re delighted to launch our our second intake for Healthcare Assistant Apprentice roles and we cannot wait to help you change your future. We are looking for those of you who are:
- kind & compassionate
- love interacting with people
- want to provide care
- good at communicating
- great team players
Your first few weeks will be classroom based whilst you learn all the primary skills needed to do the role and you’ll achieve our bespoke Care Certificate which is embedded into this apprenticeship. We’ll provide all the training needed so when you step out into the area you will work, you can be confident in your ability to contribute straight away.
Its important we recruit people with the right personal skills & attributes, so our interviews and assessments will be really practically focused giving you the chance to show us your potential, what you could bring to the role and your willingness to learn.
You will make a difference to our patients every single day. Just bring along your caring approach, supportive attitude, great communication skills and empathetic nature and you really will thrive here.
Being a Healthcare Assistant is a wonderful & really valued role. You’ll play a key role in the care of our patients, helping with the day-to-day needs of patients through helping with personal care, meals and mobility, as well as performing checks such as taking temperatures, pulse and respiration rate.
Sometimes the role will be tough, you may see and be involved in some difficult things involving our patients, be busy and deliver some very direct personal care. We don’t want to shy away from that and we do know that this part of the role isn’t for everyone, however, for the right people, providing all kinds of support to our patients to meet their needs will be what makes you thrive. We do help train you to deal with all aspects of the role and also offer pastoral support to everyone.
We have over 10,000 staff in our organisation, all working towards the same aim which is to ensure our patients receive the very best care. We can’t promise you will meet them all, but you will work with dozens of different people all performing different roles so you have the chance to learn so much. We are offering you an opportunity to join one of our many friendly and dedicated teams where you will learn, grow and flourish, supported all the way, nurtured and developed by our award-winning Education Team.
If you’ve always aspired to work for the NHS, to care for people & work alongside motivated teams, then you are going to love this role. We’ll invest in you and your development by supporting you, ensuring you keep up-to-date with all clinical competencies and from day one you will be supported to achieve qualifications in healthcare as well as meet the government standards for care within the NHS.
We’ll support you on a development pathway if you want to go on to progress to a Senior HCA Level 3, a Trainee Nurse Associate Level 4 or a Registered Nurse in the future, with opportunities to apply for nurse training at one of our partner education providers (subject to entry requirements).
We are teaching hospitals, so there is a strong educational focus here, however we also know that some people want to undertake a role and thrive in it without feeling the need to undertake additional study. That is ok too, there is never any pressure on any colleagues, we will support you in whatever way works best for you.
We work on a shift basis as our patients need our care and attention 24 hours a day 7 days a week so everyone gets involved working different shifts to ensure our patients receive the best care. You will usually work a four shift system; early, late, twilight and nights.
We cannot wait to welcome you to our interview and assessments days to show us what you are made of!
- Assist the provision of good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
- Present a positive image of self, team and the organisation
- Update patient records in a timely and accurate manner
- Assist patients to meet nutritional needs in line with their individual care plan.
- Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
- Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
- Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
- Communicate all relevant information to the Registered Nurses in a professional and timely way.
- Maintain and develop own competence
- Assist with resolving issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.
We know our application form can seem onerous, but its so important we have as much information about you as possible to help us decide who to invite to interview. Our application video can help you understand how to complete it:
APPLICATION VIDEO LINK.
