Job summary
- Main area
- Learning Disability
- Grade
- Band 2 Agenda for change working towards Band 3 on completion of apprenticeship
- Contract
- Apprenticeship: 12 months (Apprentice)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To include days and nights)
- Job ref
- 338-6435708-24
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Granville Court
- Town
- Hornsea
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant Apprentice
Band 2 Agenda for change working towards Band 3 on completion of apprenticeship
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for anyone wishing to develop there clinical shills and knowledge whist working within a unique service within the organization portfolio.
Granville Court provides a home for people with a profound and multiple learning disability and associated complex healthcare needs.
We are looking for 2 inspiring people to join our team to enhance the lives of people with a profound and multiple learning disability.
The NHS Humber Teaching Trust is looking to recruit an Apprentice Healthcare Worker role.
As a Trust, we see the value in supporting the development and progression of our people through apprenticeship pathways, combining vocational learning with on-the-job experience. You will undertake a Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship whilst you work closely with your new team to gain the essential skills, knowledge and behaviours for this new role. The duration of this apprenticeship will be 15-18 months and on successful completion you will progress into a Band 3 Healthcare Worker role.
Main duties of the job
You will be working as part of a multi- disciplinary team alongside both learning disability and adult nurse to enable residents to live a life well lived and loved. Supporting with the nurse a large team of caring and compassionate care workers.
You will be supported through both the apprenticeship scheme and bespoke induction to develop the unique skills required for a Healthcare assistant within the home and you will be given time to undertake this level of training required.
As part of the clinical support at the home the hours are 07:00 to 19:30 and 19:30 to 07:00 with an expectation that you are able to available to work both shift patterns, flexible working will be considered to meet the need of the home.
You will also be joining us at an exciting time for the home as we will be temporarily moving to Hawthorne Court in Beverley to enable major building works at the site to enhance our residents lives.
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
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.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Experaince
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people with a PMLD
Desirable criteria
- Experaince of working in a care home environment
Qulaification and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 or care certificate
- Willing to undertake learning for the role
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the care home environment
Skills and competences
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Understanding of communication strategies
- IT Skills
- Understanding of caring for a perosn at the end of there life
Desirable criteria
- Experaince of working in a care home environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey Robinson
- Job title
- Registered Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01964 561322
- Additional information
Please do not hesitate to contact the home for any further information we welcome all enquiries.
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