Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Healthcare Assistant Apprentice

The closing date is 28 July 2025

Job summary

We're delighted to launch our brand-new Senior Healthcare Assistant Apprentice role and we cannot wait to help you change your future. We are looking for those of you who are:o kind & compassionateo love interacting with peopleo want to provide careo good at communicatingo great team playersWe want you to join us and grow/develop to become whatever you want to be - we'll be right by your side supporting you every step of the way.Your first few weeks will be classroom based whilst you learn all the primary skills needed to do the role and you'll achieve our bespoke Care Certificate which is embedded into this apprenticeship. We'll provide all the training needed so when you step out onto the ward/area you are going to work on, you can be confident in your abilities and ability to contribute straight away in the workplace.Its important we recruit people with the right personal skills & attributes, so our interviews and assessments will be really practically focused, less about interview questions and more about giving you the chance to show us your potential, what you could bring to the role and your willingness to learn.***Please Note***

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 are brand new to care, so must not have any prior experience or qualifications within healthcare.

Main duties of the job

Being a Senior Healthcare Assistant is a wonderful & really valued role.You will be 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 including: 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 do help train you all to deal with all aspects of the role and also offer pastoral support to everyone.

Want to drop in for more information with Jane & Michelle:11th July 2025 11 am - 1 pm LIFE Centre, Chorley Hospital18th July 2025 11 am - 1 pm Education Centre 1, Royal Preston Hospital

About us

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.We'll support you on a development pathway if you want to go on to progress to a Trainee Nurse Associate Level 4 or a Registered Nurse in the future, with opportunities to apply for nurse training at one of our partner education providers (subject to entry requirements).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. That is ok too, there is never any pressure on any colleagues, 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 everyone gets involved working different shifts to ensure our patients receive the best care. 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!

Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14,722 a year Per annum. Pro Rata

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-PB3278

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital/Chorley Hospital

Preston/Chorley

PR2 9HT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assist the provision of good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.

Present a positive image of self, team and the organisation

Update patient records in a timely and accurate manner

Assist patients to meet nutritional needs in line with their individual care plan.

Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.

Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals

Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.

Communicate all relevant information to the Registered Nurses in a professional and timely way.

Maintain and develop own competence

Assist with resolving issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.

We know our application form can seem onerous, but its so important we have as much information about you as possible to help us decide who to invite to interview. Our application video can help you understand how to complete it:APPLICATION VIDEO LINK.

We also have a brand new live application and recruitment support session which will be taking place on the 25th June at 12 noon and on the 27th June at 10am. To book a place on one of these courses and receive support with completing your application form, please follow this link: Live Application and Recruitment Support

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assist the provision of good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.

Present a positive image of self, team and the organisation

Update patient records in a timely and accurate manner

Assist patients to meet nutritional needs in line with their individual care plan.

Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.

Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals

Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.

Communicate all relevant information to the Registered Nurses in a professional and timely way.

Maintain and develop own competence

Assist with resolving issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills at a minimum of Level 1/Grade D/Grade 3
Willingness to work towards level 2 in numeracy and literacy Functional skills if not already achieved equivalent.

Desirable

Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills in line with Level 2/Grade A*-C/Grade 4-9
BNCS or NVQ / Internal Level 2 training programme (To include work-based assessments)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in a health care setting
Understanding of health and safety issues within healthcare
Understanding of concept and application of confidentiality

Desirable

Previous experience of working in an acute hospital setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills at a minimum of Level 1/Grade D/Grade 3
Willingness to work towards level 2 in numeracy and literacy Functional skills if not already achieved equivalent.

Desirable

Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills in line with Level 2/Grade A*-C/Grade 4-9
BNCS or NVQ / Internal Level 2 training programme (To include work-based assessments)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in a health care setting
Understanding of health and safety issues within healthcare
Understanding of concept and application of confidentiality

Desirable

Previous experience of working in an acute hospital setting

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital/Chorley Hospital

Preston/Chorley

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital/Chorley Hospital

Preston/Chorley

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

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