Medical Assistant L5 Assistant Practitioner (Health) Apprenticeship

Royal Navy; Tipner; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Navy is seeking a Medical Assistant (Senior Healthcare Support Worker) to deliver primary healthcare to crew members and support on-board and shore-based medical facilities. Training progresses through Defence Medical Services with placements in UK locations and ships.

You'll gain clinical experience across primary care, pharmacy and environmental health while advancing toward commissioned officer status. Basic naval training precedes specialist medical training.

Qualifications

• Human healthcare experience and frontline care preference are valued.
• Willingness to undergo naval training and sea deployment requirements.
• Ability to work across medical departments and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary healthcare to crew and patients on ships and in bases.
• Assess patients, coordinate care, and support infection prevention and control measures.
• Work with Royal Navy medical teams and Royal Marines as required.
• Support training pathways from Medical Assistant to commissioned officer.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Problem solving

Administrative skills

Analytical skills

Team working

Creative

Initiative

Non judgemental

Patience

Education

GCSE Maths and English (grade GCSE Level C/4) - desired

Job description

• Make a real difference to some essential operations. That might mean being the only medic on board ship, and taking responsibility for the general healthcare of an entire crew. This could include patient assessment and coordination of care, infection prevention and control, and supporting specialist senior healthcare support workers in their duties
• Use your medical expertise where it's needed most, providing primary healthcare to trauma victims in conflict zones all over the world
• When you're not on deployment you will be working in a Royal Navy shore base or even with the Royal Marines. There's no equivalent civilian role, so you'll gain all the skills you need
• Work across all medical departments, learning directly from specialists in a number of different fields. You could be training with Special Forces in West Africa, or working in primary care on board a ship in the Persian Gulf
• Training By the end of your training you will be a qualified Medical Assistant (Senior Healthcare Support Worker). Functional Skills in English and maths if required. You'll start your naval career as an Able Rate. Training and development continues throughout your career with the Royal Navy. It takes place in two distinct environments: at onshore training facilities and on-board operational ships. When you join you complete 10 weeks of basic naval training, followed by 40 weeks of specialist training at Defence Medical Services (DMS) Wittington, broken down into classroom lessons and placements. During lessons you will learn:
  • First Aid at Work
  • Be given an insight into primary health care, pharmacy, environmental health, medical administration and other essential skills needed to be a Medical Assistant
  Once you have gained the underpinning knowledge you will then undertake a 6 week clinical work based placement in various locations around the UK. On completion you will return to DMS Wittington to undertake Royal Navy single service training consisting of 7 weeks learning the specific and vital skills required of a Medical Assistant with the Royal Navy. This is followed by placements in primary and secondary healthcare facilities in various locations around the UK lasing for 11 weeks. Finally, you will return to DMS Wittington for a period of consolidation before graduating and being assigned to a medical centre or a ship.

If you show the right commitment, skills and academic ability, you could become a Commissioned Officer.,

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience, GCSE Math and English (grade GCSE Level C/4) - desired

The Royal Navy (RN) is responsible for the protection of British interests at home and around the World. 95% of all world trade passes through the high seas and every year Britain imports £524 billion worth of goods. The RN takes an active part in the protection of British Shipping. Around the United Kingdom the RN protects vital fishing stocks by monitoring fishing activities in our waters. We recruit throughout the year, so please ignore Key Dates.

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