Senior Healthcare Assistant Apprentice

The Methodist Church in Britain; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 12.000 - 15.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

On-the-job training

Career progression

Zusammenfassung

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers a 16-month ward-based apprenticeship. You will work alongside the team leader or nurse in charge, providing hands-on personal care while learning under registered staff.

The role allows progression to more clinical tasks as competence grows, such as dressings and sample collection, while maintaining patient safety in a busy ward environment.

Qualifikationen

• Numeracy and literacy at Level 1 (Grade D or Grade 3) or equivalent.
• Willingness to work towards Functional Skills Level 2 in numeracy and literacy.
• Experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Provide personal care including hygiene, continence aids, mobility support, and safe patient handling.
• Carry out supervised clinical tasks as competence grows (catheter care, dressings, venflon removal).
• Take samples for testing (urine, sputum, blood) and observe patient condition.

Kenntnisse

Confidentiality

Health care basics

Ausbildung

Functional Skills Level 1 in Numeracy and Literacy

Jobbeschreibung

This 16-month apprenticeship places a trainee on a ward at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working alongside the team leader or nurse in charge while studying. The core of the work is hands‑on personal care, with clinical tasks such as dressings and taking samples added as competence grows under registered staff. The role can be demanding, involving difficult situations and very direct personal care. Applicants need prior health care experience and basic literacy and numeracy.

What the job involves

• Provide personal care, including hygiene, toileting, continence aids, mobility support, moving and handling, and patient positioning
• Carry out clinical tasks under supervision as competence is achieved, including catheter and stoma care, simple dressings and venflon removal
• Take samples for testing or dispatch, such as urine, sputum, faeces, MRSA swabs and blood sugars
• Observe patients for changes in condition, take and record physical measurements and output, and assess pressure areas and skin integrity
• Help patients meet nutritional needs in line with their individual care plan
• Maintain patient safety in line with health, safety and security legislation, policies and guidelines
• Deliver personalised care to agreed local and national standards, promoting equality in care
• Contribute to a safe, clean and productive ward environment, including administrative support and general upkeep
• Help resolve issues and complaints at local level and report outcomes to the line manager
• Maintain and develop own competence
• Act with honesty and integrity, report incidents and near misses, and value colleagues and patients

Qualifications

• Demonstrable numeracy and literacy at Level 1 (Grade D or Grade 3)
• Willingness to work towards Functional Skills Level 2 in numeracy and literacy, unless already held or equivalent

Experience

• Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of confidentiality and its application

Nice to have

• Demonstrable numeracy and literacy at Level 2 (Grade A* to C or Grade 4 to 9)
• Understanding of health and safety issues within healthcare

What’s offered

• Varied development opportunities and new skills
• Learning about hospital work alongside people across different roles