Trainee Healthcare Support Worker

Job Introduction

Looking to kickstart a career with the NHS?

You can, through our Healthcare Support Worker Development (HCSWD) programme.

Acting as your entry point into the NHS, you will receive the training, support, and supervision you need to become a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) or more commonly known as a Healthcare Assistant (HCA).

Achieve this all whilst receiving weekly pay, paid annual leave and all the other great benefits NHS Professionals offers our bank members. Once you have successfully completed the programme you will be able to work flexibly at any of our partner Trusts.

Pay Rates:

• Days: £9.50
• Saturdays/Nights: £13.40
• Sunday/Bank Hols: £17.39

About the Trust

We have a unique opportunity to learn on the job at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust  over a 6-month paid supervised placement programme.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust  provides comprehensive secondary and tertiary healthcare to people across the south west peninsula. The Trust works within a network of other hospitals to offer a range of specialist services such as kidney transplant, cardiothoracic surgery and neonatal intensive care and high-risk obstetrics. As a regional specialist Teaching Hospital, the Trust also provides comprehensive training and education for a wide range of healthcare professionals. Located in Plymouth, enjoy an amazing quality of life, with the fantastic location by the sea and the dramatic expanse of Dartmoor National Park as a backdrop. The sheltered waters of Plymouth Sound and adjacent rivers also offer the perfect location for a huge range of water-based activities from sailing, paddle boarding, wakeboarding and more.

What the programme involves…

During our programme you will work through the 15 Standards of the Care Certificate, learning how to meet the daily living needs of your patients as well as being a part of the NHS healthcare team. This includes supporting registered Nurses and other healthcare practitioners in providing patient care, from hygiene to personal and physical comfort.

Benefits of joining

By joining, you can receive some exciting benefits:

• Career Progression – Achieve a Care Certificate and begin your journey with the NHS.
• Weekly pay – Work this week, get paid next week.
• Paid annual leave – Build holiday allowance.
• Provide patient care – Provide care, safety, and welfare for patients.
• Join the NHS family – Become part of a healthcare team.
• Dedicated training and supervised shifts – Support from your ward / area and skilled mentors.

Main Responsibilities

Typical duties will involve but not limited to:

• Carry out clinical procedures/tasks as required. 
• Clinical tasks will be determined by the nature of your work and local policy e.g. monitoring the effects of medication.
• Obtain and test samples and other specimens
• Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
• Contribute to discharge process
• Care of wounds
• Check pain levels and requesting pain relieving medication on patient’s behalf
• Assist in preparing for clinical procedures and clearing the environment afterwards as appropriate

The Ideal Candidate

Who we are looking for…

 For this opportunity, candidates do not need any previous healthcare experience.>>>

We are looking for someone who has a passion for care as well as following the six enduring values that underpin ‘compassion in practice’. The 6Cs are defined as: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.

Please note that we require:

• You must be over the age of 18 or turning 18 before the planned classroom training week.
• You work at least 30 hours a week across earlies, lates and nights during the programme. This is a total of  780 hours over 6 months

What’s next?

• Attendance of Assessment Day – Planned for 21st February 2023
• Attendance of FREE classroom training – 21st March - 23rd March 2023
• Attend an Induction week (37.5 hours supervised placement) – Planned for  April 2023

After the programme

Once you have completed your placement and the Care Certificate 15 Standards, you can work as a HCSW or HCA for the Trust at any of their locations, and at any of our NHS Professionals partner Trusts, through the bank.

As your first step in healthcare with the NHS, this could provide you with the opportunity to progress your career by accessing further training outside of the programme. In time, you could become a Senior Healthcare Assistant. After that, you could then apply to train as an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate, enabling further career avenues such as a Nurse, Podiatrist or Midwife.

Apply

Apply to the HCSWD programme today and if successful, you will be placed onto at least a  6-monthfull time placement.

We look forward to hearing from you

As an equal opportunities organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.