Apprentice Senior Healthcare Support Worker

OverviewAre you looking to gain a prestigious Healthcare qualification whilst working? Why not join North Bristol NHS Trust and start your healthcare career journey as an Apprenticeship Healthcare Support Worker!

The Apprentice Senior Healthcare Support Worker is a core member of the team delivering direct care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high-quality, compassionate health care to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan. This apprenticeship position is a Band 2 to Band 3 development role for candidates who have Level 2 Functional Skills (Maths and English) and wish to begin an apprenticeship to gain a Level 3 Qualification in Senior Healthcare Support. Experience in a care role would be an advantage but not essential.

If you have already completed a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, then this vacancy is not suitable for you due to a duplication of content.

All applicants (where applicable) must have been resident in the UK for three years prior to commencing their apprenticeship as set out by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). Additionally, a visa needs to be in place for the length of the apprenticeship programme. Unfortunately we are not able to offer sponsorship on this position. Advance notice of Assessment Centre: Thursday 11th September.

Main duties of the job

Working as a Healthcare Support Worker, you will be involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. You will be working alongside a Registered Nurse to provide essential nursing care and helping patients with daily living tasks such as:

helping patients feel comfortable and move around

monitoring patients and performing basic health checks

washing, dressing patients and helping them go to the toilet

serving meals and helping to feed patients

documenting care provided to a high standard

On progression to a Senior HCW (Band 3) role, duties include a range of clinical tasks with minimal/no supervision, such as blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation, temperature, pulse, respiration rate, glucose monitoring, urine/fecal/sputum sample collection and wound swabs, ensuring high-quality patient care. This list is not exhaustive and will vary by area of work.

Additional training and progressionThis apprenticeship training position will develop knowledge and skills specific to the working area. As well as achieving a Level 3 Healthcare qualification, you will be supported to obtain the Care Certificate if not previously completed.

Working for our organisationNorth Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre and an internationally recognised centre of excellence. Our vision is to enable our teams to be the best they can be to provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We value all people as individuals and are committed to being anti-discriminatory. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description and Main ResponsibilitiesPlease see the job description attached for a full list of role responsibilities. In summary, Nursing Care (under indirect supervision, once deemed competent) includes obtaining consent and carrying out care duties in line with care plans, with decisions made within your area of responsibility. In Band 3, you will carry out clinical duties with minimal/no supervision, including the duties listed under the main duties above.

Person specificationQualifications and TrainingEssential criteria

GCSE grade A-C (grade 4 and above) or equivalent in English

GCSE grade A-C (grade 4 and above) or equivalent in Maths

Desirable criteria

Level 3 (SCQF – 6): City and Guilds 3 or NVQ/RQF Level 3 or BTEC National Diploma

Experience equivalent to the above qualifications (1)

Willingness to work towards Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (maps to Apprenticeship Standard for Senior Health Care Support Worker)

Work ExperienceEssential criteria

Be able to work as a member of a team

Experience of time management and prioritising work

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in a health or social care setting

Prior experience as a support worker

Skills and AbilitiesEssential criteria

Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal

IT skills, basic Word, Email, keyboard skills

Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given timeframes

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful. North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance. For questions or support, contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.

Equality, diversity and inclusionNorth Bristol NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and to being fair and inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

Job metadata

Seniority level: Internship

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Other

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