Healthcare Assistant Apprentice

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 September 2024

Job summary

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for anyone wishing to develop there clinical shills and knowledge whist working within a unique service within the organization portfolio.

Granville Court provides a home for people with a profound and multiple learning disability and associated complex healthcare needs.

We are looking for 2 inspiring people to join our team to enhance the lives of people with a profound and multiple learning disability.

The NHS Humber Teaching Trust is looking to recruit an Apprentice Healthcare Worker role.

As a Trust, we see the value in supporting the development and progression of our people through apprenticeship pathways, combining vocational learning with on-the-job experience. You will undertake aLevel 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship whilst you work closely with your new team to gain the essential skills, knowledge and behaviours for this new role. The duration of this apprenticeship will be 15-18 months and on successful completion you will progress into a Band 3 Healthcare Worker role.

Main duties of the job

You will be working as part of a multi- disciplinary team alongside both learning disability and adult nurse to enable residents to live a life well lived and loved. Supporting with the nurse a large team of caring and compassionate care workers.

You will be supported through both the apprenticeship scheme and bespoke induction to develop the unique skills required for a Healthcare assistant within the home and you will be given time to undertake this level of training required.

As part of the clinical support at the home the hours are 07:00 to 19:30 and 19:30 to 07:00 with an expectation that you are able to available to work both shift patterns, flexible working will be considered to meet the need of the home.

You will also be joining us at an exciting time for the home as we will be temporarily moving to Hawthorne Court in Beverley to enable major building works at the site to enhance our residents lives.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Date posted

16 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

338-6435708-24

Job locations

Granville Court

4 Granville Court

Hornsea

HU18 1NQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Experaince

Essential

  • Experience of working with people with a PMLD

Desirable

  • Experaince of working in a care home environment

Qulaification and Knowledge

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 or care certificate
  • Willing to undertake learning for the role

Desirable

  • Understanding of the care home environment

Skills and competences

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Understanding of communication strategies
  • IT Skills
  • Understanding of caring for a perosn at the end of there life

Desirable

  • Experaince of working in a care home environment
Person Specification

Experaince

Essential

  • Experience of working with people with a PMLD

Desirable

  • Experaince of working in a care home environment

Qulaification and Knowledge

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 or care certificate
  • Willing to undertake learning for the role

Desirable

  • Understanding of the care home environment

Skills and competences

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Understanding of communication strategies
  • IT Skills
  • Understanding of caring for a perosn at the end of there life

Desirable

  • Experaince of working in a care home environment

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Granville Court

4 Granville Court

Hornsea

HU18 1NQ


Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Granville Court

4 Granville Court

Hornsea

HU18 1NQ


Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Registered Manager

Tracey Robinson

traceyalisa.robinson@nhs.net

01964561322

Date posted

16 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

338-6435708-24

Job locations

Granville Court

4 Granville Court

Hornsea

HU18 1NQ


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