Apprentice Health Care Assistant
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Job summary
Before applying for an apprenticeship, you must be over 16, have the Right to Work in the UK for the duration of your apprenticeship and have lived in the UK/EEA for the past 3 years. You will be asked to provide proof if your application is successful
DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS POSITION IF YOU ALREADY HOLD A LEVEL 2 QUALIFICATION OR EQUIVALENT
Entry requirements: Apprentices will need to achieve English and Maths Level 1 and take the test for Level 2 prior to completion of their Apprenticeship.
Please ensure you include all your qualifications on your application form - if not included you may not be shortlisted.
During the apprenticeship training programme, you will work towards achieving the requirements of the personal specification. The off-job training will be provided in house and within working hours.
The apprenticeship will generally take 15 months to complete, including end point assessment. https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/healthcare-support-worker-v1-0
On completion of the apprenticeship programme and meeting the necessary work standard, this role will continue as an NHS Agenda for Change Band 2
Main duties of the job
As a health care support worker/ Health Care assistant you will be supporting patients with their personal, tailored individual needs including washing, dressing and toileting, taking patient meal orders ensuring to order what is right for them, being able to identify different dietary needs such a soft diet, puree diet, vegetarians, halal etc.. serving meals and helping to feed patient who can no longer do this for themselves, helping patients to mobilise and to move around, making beds, monitoring patient conditions by carrying out observations, be able to use computers to input patient information onto our electronic record systems.
You must have excellent communications skills and be able to communicate any concerns that you may have or if you feel as though a patient is deterioration or doesn't seem right, you must be able to communicate with patients, doctors, therapists and patient families. you must be friendly and approachable and willing to learn.
About us
At SWBH we thrive to achieve. Harnessing ambition, investment, commitment and the contribution of our people, out vision is to be the UK's best integrated care provider. We've trebled out training budget, enhanced the way we recognise our people and are constructing career pathway frameworks. our people have names, they have voices, they have family here at SWBH. we know where were going and we know that we won't et there alone. That's why we want you to join us.
Great care can change everything. Like you SWBH want to be apart of truly brilliant integrated care. and just like you we are ambitious about what we do. we are always seeking ways to do more and be better for our patients. Bring your dedication and determination here and you'll be surprised by just how great your career can be.
Details
Date posted
26 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
381-SS-6158812-A
Job locations
Sandwell and West Birmingham
Sandwell General Hospital
West Bromwich
B71 4HJ
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
Sandwell and West Birmingham
Sandwell General Hospital
West Bromwich
B71 4HJ
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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