Healthcare Assistant Apprentice

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Healthcare Assistant Apprentice to support the existing team in the ongoing development of the community hospital ward and the delivery of excellent care to our patients.

Fitzwilliam ward is a busy inpatient rehabilitation ward which manages mainly older adults with a home first approach. Effective and efficient patient flow is essential. We strive to achieve excellent nursing and therapy care with compassion, and promote positive patient experiences and outcomes.

The role involves supporting the Inpatient team to provide a high standard of care for our rehabilitation patients. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a registered therapist or nurse and will develop and undertake a range of delegated tasks independently. The will ensure that they adhere to Humber Trusts policies and Local policies.

You will administer holistic care to patients in the rehab inpatient setting, identifying and reporting any changes in patient care needs to the nursing or therapy staff.

You will demonstrate flexibility, good communication skills, and ability to work as a team member as well as using your own initiative. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical skills.

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

• Must undertake and complete level 2 Apprenticeship Framework within the recommended timeframe (18 months)
• Working knowledge of a care setting or a customer facing setting
• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Committed to undertake the Care Certificate course within the first 12 weeks of commencing
• Willingness to undertake further academic development
• Care certificate

• Demonstrable experience of working within a care setting or customer facing setting
• Phlebotomy trained and experienced
• Competency in taking physical observations

• Good communication and organisational skills
• A team player
• Ability to carry out instructions given by qualified colleagues
• Ability to motivate others
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Mandatory training for the management of violence and aggression

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.