Apprentice Healthcare Assistant Norwich
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Full Time
Norwich
4.51 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description
Take your first step on the pathway to a rewarding career within the NHS. Benefit from stability, security and commitment to career development. The Apprentice Healthcare Assistant could be your entry into a variety of clinical roles within the organisation. We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and well-motivated people to multiple Apprentice Healthcare Assistant positions across Norfolk. On completion you will receive a nationally recognised Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship. This will be a Level 2 qualification for a 14 month fixed term post with a guaranteed position as a Healthcare Assistant within the Trust will be offered subject to successful completion of the course and suitable conduct.
Positions available in:
- Beech Ward, Norwich
- Pine Cottage, Norwich
- Alder Ward, Norwich
- Mill Lodge, Taverham
- Kelling Hospital
- North Walsham Hospital
- Ogden Court, Wymondham
- Dereham Hospital
- Squirrels, Aylsham - Children and Young persons (must be over 18)*
- This location is not on a public transport route
You will work within ward and community teams, working with patients with various needs providing direct patient care. Excellent communication skills and a supportive approach to team working within the various clinical settings are key. Demonstrating the ability to working within the Trust behavioural framework will be essential to the role.
You will have the ability to manage your own learning supported by the allocated supervisors, Clinical Education Team and Talent for Care team in order to gain new knowledge and skills to benefit them and the service. This is a great opportunity to learn while working in an area with patients with various care needs.
Good interpersonal skills are essential as well as the ability to balance academic studies and the work in practice.
NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.
We welcome applications from people who share our values of Compassion, Community and Creativity, and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local area.
As an organisation we support the following initiatives:
- Disability Confident Employer
- Age Positive
- Step in to Health
- Mindful Employer - Being positive about mental health
- Armed Forces Covenant - Bronze award
- Carers Friendly Tick Award
- Assist with patient hygiene needs; including toileting, nail care and oral care.
- Be able to provide appropriate equipment for toileting, mobility aids to support activity and utensils to support food intake.
- Supporting staff to undertake blood glucose monitoring; skin assessments; frailty and falls screening and malnutrition reviews.
- Undertake observational monitoring, including Temperature; Pulse; Respirations; Blood Pressure measurement, oxygen saturations, urinalysis and Sepsis screening as appropriate. This may also include neurological observations and other monitoring within the clinical setting, which supports the Trust’s ability to identify those patients at risk of deterioration.
- Apply Health Coaching principles to support and empower the patient, promoting their self-esteem and independence.
- Managing challenging behavior, including dementia, distressed patients or others within the care environment.
- Other potential skills include, undertaking phlebotomy procedures; undertaking Electrocardiogram recordings.
- Skills appropriate to the placement area may include, End of life care, Dementia care; and principles of wound management.
