Apprentice Healthcare Assistant Medicine / Surgery

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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.

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Gloucestershire Hospitals are looking to recruit Apprentice Healthcare Assistants

Our Trust has a number of positions available on our wards and departments at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital

We care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for our patients

Come and join us to be part of our teams that are delivering

Best Care for Everyone

Job Title: Healthcare Assistant Apprentice

Hours: Apprenticeship contract

37.5 hours a week (Fixed Term for 15 months)

Salary: GHNHSFT Apprentice Terms and Conditions

£10,132 pa, £5.18 per hour

Department/Area: Clinical Wards and Departments are available at Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Accountable to: Ward / Departmental Manager

Location: Cheltenham or Gloucester

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 intermediate level (2) apprenticeship qualification.

Healthcare assistants play a vital role in the care of 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.

Throughout the apprenticeship journey you will:

• be supported in the workplace by a mentor

• have the equivalent of a day a week ‘off-the-job training’ to develop your learning

• be in regular contact with the Training Provider and the Lifelong Learning Team

• have access to a virtual learning platform

• receive support from others in the cohort

• attend workshops where you will have the opportunity to discuss and share

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 and weekend working.

The standard shift pattern on the ward areas is:

Early: 07:15 - 15:15

Late: 13:15 - 21:15

Night: 20:45 - 07:45

The maximum working week is 37.5 hours / week; each shift pattern includes an unpaid break of 30 minutes.

The young person (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 apprentice will be required to:

• Undertake delegated work of the multidisciplinary team to assist in the provision of individualised planned patient care under indirect supervision

• Use a degree of initiative to ensure patient’s personal needs are met, and the patient’s condition is reported to qualified staff

• Assist in maintaining a safe and healthy environment, by ensuring orderliness and hygiene and safety of the ward/department

• Gain competencies in skills specific to the role and department.

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 0300 422 6318.

You are welcome to visit Redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital between 12midday and 1pm on Saturday 14th September to meet and talk with Nurses and healthcare professionals. This is a fantastic opportunity to find out more of what being an apprentice on our wards is about.

Closing date for applications is: Sunday 22nd September 2019

Literacy/Numeracy assessments will be held at Redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Monday 30th September 2019

Interviews will be held on Monday 14th October 2019 at Sandford Education Centre, Cheltenham General Hospital

Successful applicants will start as HCA apprentices on Monday 2nd December 2019 and remain on programme for a minimum of 12 months

No alternative dates can be arranged

For more details of the role and requirements of the apprenticeship, please see Job Descriptions attached. 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’