Job summary This is an expression of interest advert only, you will not be asked to complete a full application form at this stage. If you are interested in exploring this opportunity further, please upload your details through NHS Jobs, ensuring you provide your name, mobile number and email address. You will receive an email from Leeds Health and Care Talent Hub who will ask you to complete an expression of interest form and discuss what will happen next. We are recruiting motivated, caring and compassionate individuals for the role of Apprentice Clinical Support Worker for our Adult clinical areas. This full-time (37.5 hours per week) apprenticeship is undertaken within a fifteen month fixed-term contract, and provides an ideal opportunity to begin your healthcare career at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Part time hours can be considered, but you would need to work a minimum of 30hrs per week. You will be required to work a combination of shifts as well as regular study days Shift patterns are: 07:00-15:00 hrs (early shift) 07:30-15:30 hrs (early shift) 12:00-20:00 hrs (late shift) 07:00-19:30 hrs (long day) 07:30-20:00 hrs (long day) 19:00-07:30 hrs (night shift) 19:30-08:00 hrs (night shift) Main duties of the job As an Apprentice Clinical Support Worker at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, you'll learn how to provide patients with essential care, helping them with washing, dressing, eating, moving around or using the toilet. Over the 15-month programme, you'll make our patients time here more comfortable and will become a valued part of the nursing team. Spending most of your time on a single ward or clinical area, you'll work with doctors and nurses, observing things like blood pressures and changes to weight and temperature. It's about giving you experience to equip you for whatever comes your way. There will also be coursework and practical assessments so you can demonstrate your learning. About us Our goal is to be the best place to work to achieve this we engage with and listen to our staff to understand their needs. We allow flexible working, encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide support to carers and parents. Diversity is valued here and we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants and for support staff so they can work safely. You'll be guaranteed a permanent CSW role upon completing the programme and will gain professional qualifications including a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Clinical Health Support. From day one, you'll earn a great wage and will have access to a host of brilliant benefits, from retail discounts to a highly competitive pension Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions. Date posted 21 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 2 Salary £23,615 a year Contract Fixed term Duration 15 months Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number C9298-COH-588 Job locations St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Job description Job responsibilities As an Apprentice Clinical Support Worker at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, you'll learn how to provide patients with essential care, helping them with washing, dressing, eating, moving around or using the toilet. Over the 15-month programme, you'll make our patients time here more comfortable and will become a valued part of the nursing team. Spending most of your time on a single ward or clinical area, you'll work with doctors and nurses, observing things like blood pressures and changes to weight and temperature. It's about giving you experience to equip you for whatever comes your way. There will also be coursework and practical assessments so you can demonstrate your learning. Job description Job responsibilities As an Apprentice Clinical Support Worker at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, you'll learn how to provide patients with essential care, helping them with washing, dressing, eating, moving around or using the toilet. Over the 15-month programme, you'll make our patients time here more comfortable and will become a valued part of the nursing team. Spending most of your time on a single ward or clinical area, you'll work with doctors and nurses, observing things like blood pressures and changes to weight and temperature. It's about giving you experience to equip you for whatever comes your way. There will also be coursework and practical assessments so you can demonstrate your learning. Person Specification Additional Essential You must be eligible to study for an apprenticeship and meet the government criteria for apprenticeship funding, this check is done as part of the recruitment process: You must be: UK National or resident in the UK for at least 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship Must not already hold the same, or a very similar, qualification Be able to work at a Level 1 in English and Maths (equivalent to grade D or grade 3) This check is done as part of the recruitment process. Person Specification Additional Essential You must be eligible to study for an apprenticeship and meet the government criteria for apprenticeship funding, this check is done as part of the recruitment process: You must be: UK National or resident in the UK for at least 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship Must not already hold the same, or a very similar, qualification Be able to work at a Level 1 in English and Maths (equivalent to grade D or grade 3) This check is done as part of the recruitment process. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals Address St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)