Apprentice Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; In loco; GBP 25.000 - 27.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is offering a full-time and part-time apprenticeship for a Care Assistant. The role starts as Band 2 during training and progresses to Band 3 upon successful completion.

No direct experience is required as comprehensive training is provided, with development within a healthcare setting and a focus on patient dignity and care. Apprentices will work 37.5 hours weekly, with shifts including days and nights, and must commit to completing the 15–18 month

Competenze

• No direct experience required; full training provided.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Willingness to undertake and complete the apprenticeship within 15–18 months.
• Must meet UK eligibility criteria for apprenticeship funding.

Mansioni

• Assist the qualified nursing team with setting up the clinical area.
• Look after patients before and after procedures and report concerns to the nursing team.
• Support the multidisciplinary team to maintain high levels of patient care and dignity.
• Contribute to clerical duties when required.
• Assist with cleaning and housekeeping within the department.
• Ensure stock is available as required.
• Work a minimum of 30 hours per week.
• Willingness to complete the apprenticeship course within 15–18 months.
• Present yourself as courteous, respectful and helpful.

Conoscenze

Excellent communication skills

Basic IT skills

Willingness to learn

Formazione

GCSE English and Maths 3-2 (D-E)

GCSE English and Maths 9-4 (A-C)

Descrizione del lavoro

Main area 317 Trustwide Grade Apprentice Band 2 to Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Minimum 30 Hours/Week) Job ref 317-2026-AHCA-NOV

Site Trustwide Town 317 Trustwide Salary £25,272 - £27,476 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/11/2026

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

New to Care

Band 2 throughout training, and Band 3 upon successful completion of apprenticeship.

No direct experience is necessary, as full training will be provided, however, knowledge of working in a healthcare setting would be an advantage. You will need to have a willingness to learn with excellent communication skills. Basic IT skills will be advantageous.

This is a full-time apprenticeship role (37.5 hours per week). In line with apprenticeship funding rules, working hours must not fall below 30 hours per week; however, the expectation is that apprentices will work full-time hours for the duration of the apprenticeship.

Shift patterns are placement dependent, standard Healthcare Assistant shifts rotate weekly between:
Days: 7.30-20.00 / 7.30-16.00 / 12.00-20.00 etc
Nights: 19.30-08.00 etc

The expected start date for this Apprenticeship is the 15 th February 2027.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for assisting the qualified nursing team with setting up of the clinical area
• Looking after patients pre and post procedure and reporting any concerns to the nursing team
• Working as part of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain high levels of patient care and dignity
• Contribute to clerical duties when required
• Contribute to cleaning and housekeeping within the department
• Ensure stock is available as required
• To work a minimum of 30 hours per week
• Willingness to undertake and complete the apprenticeship course within 15-18 months
• Presents self as courteous, respectful and helpful

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will need to be able to meet all the eligibility requirements as prescribed by the apprenticeship funding rules to undertake the role.

To be eligible for an apprenticeship you must:

• Be aged 18 or over (due to the nature of the shifts and role)
• Have the right to work and remain in the UK.
• Have lived in the UK for at least 3 years.
• Must not be self-employed.
• Provide original evidence of required English and Maths qualifications at interview.

Further information:

• You will not be considered if you have an equivalent or higher qualification in the same or a very similar subject.
• You must not be engaged in any other training or education programme.
• We cannot accept applications from student visa applicants.
• We cannot sponsor applicants during or on successful completion of the apprenticeship so please ensure you meet visa status eligibility.

If selected for interview you must provide evidence of your Maths and English qualification certificates. Failure to do so will withdraw you from the process.

Please be advised if you are a Non-UK National applicant you must meet the full eligibility criteria and fulfil the settlement requirements of the apprenticeship course funding. Your settlement status will need to be verified as eligible for funding, by the relevant apprenticeship provider, for you to formally enrol on the course.

Further details can be found on the UK Government website.

You are required to bring with you to interview:

Your qualification certificates:Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.
Photographic Identification: Passport and Driving licence/provisional license if you have one.
Birth certificate, Marriage certificate.
Proof of address: Bank statement paper copy and a utility bill dated in the last three months.
DBS certificate if you have one
Over seas police certificate
Immigration status/right to work share codes

We will not be able to progress your interview if you do not bring the requested identification, qualification documents on the day of interview.

Please ensure you meet the essential requirements in the job description and ensure you refer to this in your application.

Short-listed candidates will be required to attend an interview on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at Regent Point, Gosforth.

You will be required to provide photographic identification on the day of interview.

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE

• An understanding of confidentiality issues

SKILLS

• Basic IT skills

EXPERIENCE

• Previous work experience in a healthcare environment

QUALIFICATIONS

• GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 3-2 (or D-E or Level 1 Functional/Key Skills)
• GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 9-4 (or A*-C or Level 2 Functional/Key Skills)

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.