Are you looking to start a career in adult healthcare?
Would you like to gain a nationally recognised qualification in Health and Social Care?
Would you like to work at highly regarded acute NHS hospital, which can offer job security and career progression?
This is a very demanding and challenging role so you need to be a very compassionate and caring person who has a passion for this type of work. It is a highly rewarding career with options to progress your career.
A passion for learning and development is essential as the role will require the individual to be both practical and compassionate.
No previous experience required.
Apprentice Health Care Support workers play a vital role in delivering high standards of care to patients in the hospital. Working on a busy ward, you will work closely with a multi-disciplinary nursing team to ensure all patients are cared for and treated with dignity and respect. Your duties will be varied. This is a very demanding and challenging role so you need to be a very compassionate and caring person who has a passion for this type of work. It is a highly rewarding career with options to progress your career.
Please note:
As this is a Band 3 apprenticeship successful applicantswill be paid at an apprenticeship rate which will be 70% of £28,887 annually.
This vacancy is open to those individuals who want to undertake a NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care. You should not apply for this role if you already have these or equivalent qualifications.
you will also be required to attend and completea functional skill test for Maths and English at level 1 or 2 before shortlisting
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium sized District General Hospital based in Edmonton in Enfield, North London. We serve a diverse multicultural population largely from the London boroughs of Enfield and Haringey. Many of our patients live in wards that are within the 5% most deprived in the UK and a large proportion of our patients were born abroad. This makes it both a fascinating and a challenging hospital to work in.
• To work as directed and under the supervision of the registered nurse/midwife in charge of the ward/department.
• Undertake delegated individual care needs required for the comfort and well-being of the patients, following patients care plan or Intergrated Care Pathway, including personal hygiene, care of continence.
• Contribute to the movement and handling of patients to maximise their physical comfort.
• Assist patients to eat and drink, documenting all intake and output.
• To effectively communicate changes in the condition of the patient or any untoward incidents to appropriate member of the team.
• Involves patient in decision making process and gains patient consent before commencement of any care respecting the patient choice.
• To help promote and maintain the patients’ individual rights and personal cultural beliefs.
• To acknowledge and support individual patients’ dignity and specific needs at all times.
• Plan working day, taking account of responsibilities and prioritising workload in discussion with a qualified nurse.
• Ensure that every opportunity to promote health education is undertaken at all times.
• Documents all individual care given to patients and ensures that any variance is reported to Registered Nurse.
• Works at all times in accordance with Trust Health Care Support Worker Code of Conduct and ensures that clinical competence has been agreed and assessed.
• Ensure effective communication channels between patients, relatives, staff and other outside agencies as appropriate.
This advert closes on Thursday 20 Mar 2025