Health Care Support Worker Apprenticeship (Therapies)

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit several Healthcare Support Worker Apprentices to work in our community Therapy Teams. We are looking for motivated, caring and compassionate people, to join our Allied Health Professional (AHP) workforce here at Bridgewater.

These are development roles and an excellent opportunity to study for level 3 sector specific qualification whilst earning a salary, learning on the job and benefitting from the support on offer here at Bridgewater.

The HCSW apprenticeship is a 12 18month programme, the successful candidates will be paid at band 2. Completion of the apprenticeship is a condition of employment for this post. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme, the postholders will progress to a band 3 Therapy Assistant role in the Organisation and be in a good position to apply for further progression opportunities.

Successful candidates will be based with one of a number of community therapy teams on a full-time basis in either Halton or Warrington.

Applicants will need to be able to either evidence prior achievement of GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4-5 or above or equivalent Level2 English and Maths qualifications OR evidence ability and willingness to achieve these qualifications as part of the apprenticeship.

Main duties of the job

Apprentices will spend some of their paid working hours attending classroom-based teaching at Riverside College, Widnes and receive support from the college and the Trust to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviors required for the job role.

The main purpose of the role is to work as an integral member of the team to provide excellent patient care and support to patients and families in the community setting.

These roles could include working with some or all the following disciplines:

Physiotherapy

Occupational Therapy

Speech and Language Therapy

Podiatry

There will be opportunity to express preferences as the recruitment journey progresses.

The postholder will learn to:

Undertake clinical interventions under the direction of a registered Healthcare Professional

Maintain accurate documentation on the IT System/records

Assist in ensuring equipment/environment is clean according to the Infection Control Guidelines

Liaise with other clinicians / administration, reporting as appropriate

To provide a clerical support function for the team

Interested? By submitting an application to this job, you are additionally providing consent for us to share your name and contact details with Riverside College who will contact you directly to undertake a provisional eligibility screen which will inform our shortlisting process.

**Please take time to review the supporting documents attached to this job advert

About us

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.