Trainee Healthcare Support Worker

Trainee Healthcare Support Worker Evesham, England

NHS Professionals
Full Time Evesham, England 24964 - 27574 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Job Introduction

Looking to kickstart a career with the NHS?

You can, through our Healthcare Support Worker Development (HCSWD) programme.

Acting as your entry point into the NHS, you will receive the training, support, and supervision you need to become a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) or more commonly known as a Healthcare Assistant (HCA).

Achieve this all whilst receiving weekly pay, paid annual leave and all the other great benefits NHS Professionals offers our bank members. Once you have successfully completed the programme you will be able to work flexibly at any of our partner Trusts.

Pay Rates:

  • Days: £9.50
  • Saturdays/Nights: £13.40
  • Sunday/Bank Hols: £17.39

About the Trust

We have a unique opportunity to learn on the job at Evesham Community Hospital for the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health Care NHS Trust. Depending on your skills and experience, you will join either a 3-month or 6-month paid supervised placement programme.

Rated ‘Good’ in their most recent CQC report, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust provides a range of services across community hospitals, recovery units and within the wider community. As one of only six Global Digital Exemplars in Mental Health, the Trust is the county’s main provider of community nursing, therapy and mental health services. From the outskirts of Birmingham to the edge of the Cotswolds, with excellent road and rail links, Herefordshire and Worcestershire provide opportunities to experience both city and country life.

What the programme involves…

During our programme you will work through the 15 Standards of the Care Certificate, learning how to meet the daily living needs of your patients as well as being a part of the NHS healthcare team. This includes supporting registered Nurses and other healthcare practitioners in providing patient care, from hygiene to personal and physical comfort.

Benefits of joining

By joining, you can receive some exciting benefits:

  • Career Progression – Achieve a Care Certificate and begin your journey with the NHS.
  • Weekly pay – Work this week, get paid next week.
  • Paid annual leave – Build holiday allowance.
  • Provide patient care – Provide care, safety, and welfare for patients.
  • Join the NHS family – Become part of a healthcare team.
  • Dedicated training and supervised shifts – Support from your ward / area and skilled mentors.
Main Responsibilities

Typical duties will involve but not limited to:

  • Carry out clinical procedures/tasks as required.
  • Clinical tasks will be determined by the nature of your work and local policy e.g. monitoring the effects of medication.
  • Obtain and test samples and other specimens
  • Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
  • Contribute to discharge process
  • Care of wounds
  • Check pain levels and requesting pain relieving medication on patient’s behalf
  • Assist in preparing for clinical procedures and clearing the environment afterwards as appropriate
The Ideal Candidate

Who we are looking for…

We would consider candidates without any healthcare experience as well as candidates with at least 3 months healthcare experience within the last 2 years.

For Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health Care NHS Trust please submit only one application due to various locations.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for care as well as following the six enduring values that underpin ‘compassion in practice’. The 6Cs are defined as: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.

Please note that we require:

  • You must be over the age of 18 or turning 18 before the planned classroom training week.
  • You work at least 30 hours a week across earlies, lates and nights during the programme. This is a total of ‘390 hours over 3 months’ or ‘780 hours over 6 months’.

What’s next?

  • Attendance of Assessment Day – Planned for 21st February 2023, Tuesday
  • Attendance of FREE classroom training – Planned for 20th-22nd March 2023 (Monday till Wednesday)
  • Attend an Induction week (37.5 hours supervised placement) – Planned for March/April 2023

After the programme

Once you have completed your placement and the Care Certificate 15 Standards, you can work as a HCSW for the Trust at any of their locations, and at any of our NHS Professionals partner Trusts, through the bank.

As your first step in healthcare with the NHS, this could provide you with the opportunity to progress your career by accessing further training outside of the programme. In time, you could become a Senior Healthcare Assistant. After that, you could then apply to train as an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate, enabling further career avenues such as a Nurse, Podiatrist or Midwife.

Apply Today

As an equal opportunities organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Trainee Healthcare Support Worker
NHS Professionals

www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
Nicola McQueen
$100 to $500 million (USD)
501 to 1000 Employees
Hospital
HR Consulting
2001
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