Apprentice Clinical Support Worker

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Otley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

We are recruiting motivated, caring and compassionate individuals for the role of Apprentice Clinical Support Worker for our Adult clinical areas at our Wharfedale Hospital. This full-time (37.5 hours per week) apprenticeship is undertaken within an eighteen month fixed-term contract, and provides an ideal opportunity to begin your healthcare career at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Part time hours can be considered, but you would need to work a minimum of 30hrs per week.

You will be required to work long days over 7 days a week (Monday to Sunday) and will include some bank holidays.

07:00-19:30 hrs (long day)

07:30-20:00 hrs (long day)

Main duties of the job

As an Apprentice Clinical Support Worker at Wharfedale, you'll learn how to provide patients with essential care, helping them with washing, dressing, eating, moving around or using the toilet. Over the 18-month programme, you'll make our patients' time here more comfortable and will become a valued part of the nursing team.

Spending most of your time on a single ward or clinical area, you'll work with doctors and nurses, observing things like blood pressures and changes to weight and temperature. It's about giving you experience to equip you for whatever comes your way. There will also be coursework and practical assessments so you can demonstrate your learning.

About Us

Our goal is to be the best place to work; to achieve this we engage with and listen to our staff to understand their needs. We allow flexible working, encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide support to carers and parents. Diversity is valued here and we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants and for support staff so they can work safely.

You'll be guaranteed a permanent CSW role upon completing the programme and will gain professional qualifications including a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Clinical Health Support. From day one, you'll earn a great wage and will have access to a host of brilliant benefits, from retail discounts to a highly competitive pension.

Job Description

Responsibilities

As an Apprentice Clinical Support Worker at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, you'll learn how to provide patients with essential care, helping them with washing, dressing, eating, moving around or using the toilet. Over the 18-month programme, you'll make our patients' time here more comfortable and will become a valued part of the nursing team.

Spending most of your time on a single ward or clinical area, you'll work with doctors and nurses, observing things like blood pressures and changes to weight and temperature. It's about giving you experience to equip you for whatever comes your way. There will also be coursework and practical assessments so you can demonstrate your learning.

Person Specification

Additional Essential

1. You must be eligible to study for an apprenticeship to be successful.
2. Must be able to meet the government criteria for apprenticeship funding:
3. UK National or resident in the UK for at least 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship
4. Must not already hold the same, or a very similar, qualification
5. Be able to work at a Level 1 in English and Maths (equivalent to grade D or grade 3)
6. This check is done as part of the recruitment process.
7. This is an expression of interest advert only; you will not be asked to complete a full application form at this stage.
8. If you are interested in exploring this opportunity further, please upload your details through NHS Jobs, ensuring you provide your name, mobile number and email address. You will receive an email from Leeds Health and Care Talent Hub who will ask you to complete an expression of interest form and discuss what will happen next.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
Wharfedale General Hospital
Newall Carr Road
Otley
West Yorkshire
LS21 2LY
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/