Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have recently been awarded an improved CQC rating of Good and are proud of what we’ve achieved. We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job Title: Apprentice Healthcare Assistant
Hours: Apprenticeship contract – Fixed Term for 15 months
37.5 hours a week
Salary: GHNHSFT Apprentice Terms and Conditions
£10,132 pa, £5.18 per hour
Department/Area: Children’s Department, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Accountable to: Ward / Departmental Manager
Location: Gloucester with occasional travel to Cheltenham
Are you motivated, willing to learn and enthusiastic about children?
Do you want to start a new career with the NHS?
We are lookingtorecruit an Apprentice Healthcare Assistants especially keen to work within our Children’s Department at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
We care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for our patients
Come and join us to be part of our teams delivering Best care for everyone
Come be part of our Extraordinary Everyday
The Healthcare assistant apprenticeship at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable clinical experience and training in an acute hospital.
An apprenticeship is suitable for anyone who has an interest in pursuing a career in healthcare and gain a healthcare support worker level (2) apprenticeship. The ideal candidate will have the welfare of the children and young people in our care and be passionate about providing the best outcomes for everyone.
Our Children’s centre has a 32 bedded paediatric inpatient ward as well as an Assessment Unit, an Outpatient Department, a Day Unit together with a High Dependency unit and oncology shared care unit. Within the Apprenticeship you will rotate between Planned Services and Acute Care.
Healthcare assistants play a vital role in the care of our patients; working under the direction of healthcare professionals they take care of the day-to-day needs of patients by providing help with personal care, meals and mobility. They also carry out a range of housekeeping duties as well as performing patient observations such as taking a patient’s temperature, pulse, respiration rate and blood pressure.
Healthcare assistants are expected to be friendly, caring and sensitive with the confidence to communicate with patients and healthcare professional colleagues.
The job of Healthcare assistant is a physical one and successful apprentices will be expected to work a shift pattern this will include early morning, evening, weekend and night working (subject to age restrictions).
The maximum working week is 37.5 hours / week; each shift pattern includes an unpaid break of 30 minutes.
The young person (if under 18 years) will have a break every 4.5 hours worked; have 2 consecutive days off and will work a night shift only in exceptional circumstances when continuity of clinical care necessitates it.
The standard shift pattern on the ward areas is:
Early: 07:00 – 15:00
Late: 11:30 – 19:30
Night: 19:00 - 07:30 (if over 18 years of age)
Or Long Days 07:00 – 19:30 (if over 18 years of age)
The key result areas for the role are that the apprentice will be required to:
At all times ensuring a high standard of care is delivered to patient’s carers and visitors and a kind, caring and professional attitude whilst considering dignity, privacy, cultural and religious needs is maintained.
For further information please contact Lisa Ferris on 0300 422 6318 or the Lifelong Learning Department, 0300 422 5176 or Bev Jones 0300 422 8393.
The closing date for applications is: 20/08/2019
Interviews are expected tobe held on 10/09/2019, at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Successful applicants will remain on programme for a minimum of 12 months, taking an End Point Assessment within the following 3 months
No alternative dates can be arranged
For more details of the role and requirements of the apprenticeship, please see Job Descriptions attached. Please note there are separate job descriptions for Theatres. If you have a specific interest in this area please highlights this on your application in the supporting information.
‘Our Trust uses a values based recruitment (VBR) approach, to ensure that we recruit the best employees with the right skills and values to support effective team working in order to deliver excellent patient care and experience’
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