Healthcare Assistant Apprentice

Transformationunitgm; Preston; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare is excited to announce a new opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant Apprentice at their facility in Preston. This role offers a chance to learn essential skills for providing compassionate care to patients while pursuing a recognized Care Certificate. Successful candidates will join a supportive team focused on patient wellness and have access to ongoing development pathways within the NHS framework, including possibilities for advancement into nursing or senior care roles.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills at a minimum of Level 1.
• Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills in line with Level 2.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, meals, and mobility of patients.
• Perform checks such as taking temperatures and pulse.
• Update patient records accurately.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Teamwork

Education

Level 1/Grade D/Grade 3 literacy and numeracy skills

Level 2/Grade A*-C/Grade 4-9 literacy and numeracy skills

Job description

Employer Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Preston Hospital/Chorley Hospital Town Preston/Chorley Salary £12,514 Per annum. Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 09/07/2025

Healthcare Assistant Apprentice

Job overview

We’re delighted to launch our brand-new Healthcare Assistant Apprentice role and we cannot wait to help you change your future. We are looking for those of you who are:

• kind & compassionate
• love interacting with people
• want to provide care
• good at communicating
• great team players

We want you to join us and grow/develop to become whatever you want to be – we’ll be right by your side supporting you every step of the way.

Your first few weeks will be classroom based whilst you learn all the primary skills needed to do the role and you’ll achieve our bespoke Care Certificate which is embedded into this apprenticeship. We’ll provide all the training needed so when you step out onto the ward/area you are going to work on, you can be confident in your abilities and ability to contribute straight away in the workplace.

Its important we recruit people with the right personal skills & attributes, so our interviews and assessments will be really practically focused, less about interview questions and more about giving you the chance to show us your potential, what you could bring to the role and your willingness to learn.

We promise that you will make a difference to our patients every single day and we know that’s what will really motivate you. Just bring along your caring approach, supportive attitude, great communication skills and empathetic nature and you really will thrive here in our Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

Being a Healthcare Assistant is a wonderful & really valued role. You’ll play a key role in the care of our patients, helping with the day-to-day needs of patients through helping with personal care, meals and mobility, as well as performing checks such as taking temperatures, pulse and respiration rate.

Sometimes the role will be tough, you may see and be involved in some difficult things involving our patients, be busy and deliver some very direct personal care. We don’t want to shy away from that and we do know that this part of the role isn’t for everyone, however, for the right people, providing all kinds of support to our patients to meet their needs will be what makes you thrive. We do help train you all to deal with all aspects of the role and also offer pastoral support to everyone.

We have over 10,000 staff in our organisation, all working towards the same aim which is to ensure our patients receive the very best care. We can’t promise you will meet them all, but you will work with dozens of different people all performing different roles so you have the chance to learn so much. We offer you such an opportunity to join one of our many friendly and dedicated teams where you will learn, grow and flourish, supported all the way, nurtured and developed by our award-winning Education Team.

Want to drop in for more information with Jane & Michelle:

16th June 2025 1 – 3pm LIFE Centre, Chorley Hospital

27th June 2025 2pm – 4pm Education Centre 1, Royal Preston Hospital

Working for our organisation

If you’ve always aspired to work for the NHS, to care for people & work alongside motivated teams, then you are going to love this role. We’ll invest in you and your development by supporting you, ensuring you keep up-to-date with all clinical competencies and from day one you will be supported to achieve qualifications in healthcare as well as meet the government standards for care within the NHS.

We’ll support you on a development pathway if you want to go on to progress to a Senior HCA Level 3, a Trainee Nurse Associate Level 4 or a Registered Nurse in the future, with opportunities to apply for nurse training at one of our partner education providers (subject to entry requirements).

We are teaching hospitals, so there is a strong educational focus here, however we also know that some people want to undertake a role and thrive in it without feeling the need to undertake additional study. That is ok too, there is never any pressure on any colleagues, we will support you in whatever way works best for you.

We work on a shift basis as our patients need our care and attention 24 hours a day 7 days a week so everyone gets involved working different shifts to ensure our patients receive the best care. You will usually work a four shift system; early, late, twilight and nights.

We cannot wait to welcome you to our interview and assessments days to show us what you are made of!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Assist the provision of good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.

• Present a positive image of self, team and the organisation

• Update patient records in a timely and accurate manner

• Assist patients to meet nutritional needs in line with their individual care plan.

• Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

• Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.

• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals

• Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.

• Communicate all relevant information to the Registered Nurses in a professional and timely way.

• Maintain and develop own competence

• Assist with resolving issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills at a minimum of Level 1/Grade D/Grade 3
• Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills in line with Level 2/Grade A*-C/Grade 4-9

Knowledge and Experience

• Demonstrate a good level of communication skills
• An understanding of confidentiality and its application
• Previous experience caring for individuals (including family members)

Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available Here

To support you in your application process we’ve created a What we can offer you guide that shows what you can expect when you join our hospitals. The guide includes links to our strategic aims and objectives as well as our values, development support and rewards and benefits. To help you get the best from your application we’ve also put together two guides to help you make your application the best it can be. Just click here and here to go through them, or have themopen as you complete your application.

We recognise that the recruitment process may present barriers for some and you may need personal adjustments to enable you to participate in our recruitment process. Please make contact with the recruitment team at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

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Consider structuring your supporting information section with clear headings or bullet points. This approach will help both you and the recruiting manager navigate through your application more effectively.

Working Smarter pledge

We are reminded everyday of how important life is, so as part of our Working Smarter pledge we offer a variety of flexible working options and wellbeing support to enable our people to find and maintain the right work-life balance.

Secondments

If you are applying for a secondment role please ensure you have agreement from your current line manager prior to attending an interview. Also please ensure you have read the LTHTR Secondment Policy. A copy of this can be found on the intranet or by [e-mail]

Please note a young person must be in part-time education or training until they’re 18. therefore if you are under 18 we are unable to employ you on a full time basis, unless it is in an apprenticeship role.

Disclosure and Barring Service checks

If the role you’ve applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this on your behalf and the cost will be recovered from your salary, either as a one-off payment, or over 3 months. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £26.40 Standard DBS check £26.40 and Enhanced DBS check £54.40. You should be aware that if you are successful in obtaining a position that requires a DBS check but later withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check. DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions. The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

In line with guidance from United Kingdom Health Security Agency, all staff and volunteers are required to comply with Trust Infection Prevention and Control processes in relation to safe working. This includes mask wearing and adherence to social distancing at all Trust sites.

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