Exciting opportunities have arisen for Health Care Support Worker Level 2 Apprenticeship at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The posts are available in an NHS Healthcare environment while completing a Level 2 Apprenticeship qualification (15 months).
We are looking for enthusiastic people with a professional attitude, excellent communication skills, a positive work ethic, and good interpersonal skills.
Your apprenticeship will include the Care Certificate and relevant in-house courses.
Successful applicants can develop their careers through this funded training programme. Staff new to the Trust will be employed under an apprentice contract to 'earn while they learn'. Rotation opportunities are available in all NHS clinical areas including surgery, medicine, theatres, physiotherapy, and community care, with placements available trust-wide.
If successful in being offered the apprenticeship, you will be required to provide evidence of 5 GCSE certificates at level A - E (9-2), including Maths and English.
Main duties of the job
* Earn a salary while studying
* Gain job-specific skills, knowledge, and behaviours
* Study towards a related qualification including literacy and numeracy (if required)
* Receive regular pastoral support and personal development reviews
* Be employed on a 15-month fixed-term contract
* Enjoy benefits such as paid annual leave, comprehensive mandatory training, protected time for your studies, and NHS discounts
Healthcare Support Workers who complete the programme and demonstrate our Trust behaviours and values will be eligible to apply for a permanent post within the Trust, guaranteed an interview where their qualifications meet the requirements for the post.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality, we opened a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools, and a wealth of history available on your doorstep. This is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare; this is the Northumbria Way! Please read applicant guidance notes before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* Work under the supervision of the practitioner and staff members in the delivery of high-quality care.
* Provide assistance and support to a broad spectrum of service users and the multi-disciplinary team.
* Assist with the daily workload within a department.
* Gain relevant work-based learning within a Healthcare environment.
* Become prepared and knowledgeable within the working environment and work towards gaining a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Healthcare support worker.
* Upon successful completion, further NHS apprenticeships are available, including Level 3 (equivalent to 2 A levels), Level 5 (equivalent to an Undergraduate Degree), Level 6 (equivalent to a Degree), and Level 7 (equivalent to a Masters).
(This post is strictly subject to satisfactory completion of the Care Certificate Programme, which must be completed in the first 12 weeks of commencement of post).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* 5 GCSEs at level A - E (9-2), including Maths and English.
Experience
Desirable
* Demonstrate a caring attitude.
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cobalt Business Park (Trust Wide)
7/8 Silver Fox Way
North Shields
NE27 0QJ
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