Senior Healthcare Assistant Apprentice

We're excited to launch a new apprenticeship opportunity for Senior Healthcare Assistant Apprentices. These roles offer an enhanced apprenticeship salary, or, where applicable, Annex 30 will be applied. The role is ideal for those with some care experience who are ready to take the next step into a senior position.

We're committed to supporting you through the application process. Our Recruitment Team and The King's Trust are here to help you navigate the Trac system and submit a strong, well-prepared application. We strongly encourage you to make use of this support as your application is the first step in the assessment process. Brief or incomplete applications are unlikely to be shortlisted.

If you're ready to develop your career and make a greater impact in healthcare, we'd love to hear from you., Being a Senior Healthcare Assistant is a wonderful & really valued role. You will support the delivery of a range of personal care duties for patients and a will learn to complete a range of clinical duties under the guidance and supervision of registered healthcare professionals. Duties include: assisting patients with personal hygiene, toileting, use of continence aids, catheter care, stoma care, measuring & monitoring patient output, removal of catheters, moving and handling, use of mobility appliances, correct patient positioning, assess pressure areas and skin integrity, ensuring patient safety, taking specimens including blood sugars, taking and recording physical measurements, observing patients for changes in condition, carrying out simple dressings, removal of venflons.

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 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 so 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 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!

As this is an apprenticeship, we can only accept applicants who have had residence within the UK for 3 years or more. Due to funding rules, we can only offer positions for this apprenticeship to candidates who have no experience working as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker. Applicants must not hold a level 3 or higher qualification in a healthcare.

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.