Apprentice healthcare support worker post with University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, on a 12-month apprenticeship across its sites. The work centres on personal care, nutrition and hydration, patient observations, infection control and safeguarding, alongside stock management. The role runs a full rotation of long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays, and leads to the Intermediate Apprenticeship in Health and eligibility for Healthcare Assistant posts. No visa sponsorship is available, so ongoing right to work in the UK is required.
What the job involves
- Communicating with patients and colleagues
- Providing personal care
- Assisting with nutrition and hydration
- Working as part of a team
- Applying infection control practice
- Safeguarding patients
- Monitoring patient observations
- Moving and handling patients safely
- Stock taking, rotating and ordering stock
- Following Trust policies and procedures
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths and English at grade 3-9 (A-D) or equivalent, such as Functional Skills Level 1
Checks & eligibility
- Three years' UK residence to meet apprenticeship funding rules
- Ongoing right to work in the UK without sponsorship
Other
- Available for a full shift rotation including nights, weekends and bank holidays
- Written reason for wanting to become an apprentice and what matters in patient care
- Example of helping someone or learning something new, and how it applies to the role
What's offered
- Professional and leadership development opportunities
- Ongoing support from recruitment onwards
- Employee assistance programme
- Discounted gym membership
- Onsite fitness classes
- Car schemes
- Automatic eligibility for posts within the organisation on completion
- Intermediate Apprenticeship in Health qualification
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