Health Care Support Worker Apprenticeship (Starting February 2027)

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Health Care Support Worker Apprenticeship (Starting February 2027)

Band 2

Main area Across all specialties Grade Band 2 Contract Apprenticeship: 18 months (Training Contract) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 271-NPE-8360694

Site Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Town London Salary £31,066 per annum inclusive, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

• Are you passionate about providing care to children, young people and their families?
• Do you want to carve out a career in one of the most innovative and research driven paediatric hospitals in the world?

Join us as a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) Apprentice! Working within one our specialist units, you will join a multi-professional team throughout the 18 month programme. Have opportunities to learn and build a strong foundation of care and clinical skills within a supportive team, gaining real world experience within a committed environment delivering high quality and compassionate care to children, young people and their families.

On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be instated into a permanent Healthcare Assistant (Band 3) role within your placement area, opening the doors to further development and apprenticeship pathways at GOSH.

You must have:

• Previous experience in working with the public and within a team
• GCSE level 4-9 in English and Mathematics or Functional Skills Level 2 equivalent is essential - (these must be clearly stated in your application form and certificates must be provided prior to interview).
• Able to demonstrate you are caring, compassionate and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Main duties of the job

The Process:

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification document carefully and all the supporting information.

Start Date:

The provisional start date is Monday 22nd February (subject to change depending on service and training provider enrolment requirements).

This vacancy will close earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.

Working for our organisation

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve , and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage , people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities . By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care .

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive . Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks ; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note:

This is an entry level healthcare role and as such is not suitable for candidates who possess prior healthcare experience in an acute setting either with or without a Care Certificate.

Should your experience include proficiency in any clinical skills (e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, recording vital signs, ECGs, wound dressings, catheter care, blood glucose monitoring, moving & handling or personal cares), this will likely render you not eligible (over-experienced) for this particular entry level apprenticeship.

• GCSE grade 4-9 or Functional Skills Level 2 pass in English and Mathematics or Equivalent recognised qualification
• Certificate in Basic Food Hygiene

Experience/Knowledge

• Experience of dealing with the public
• Experience of working within a team
• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of child/young person and their families. Including: Nutrition and hydration Dignity and respect Infection control Safeguarding vulnerable people Health promotion Confidentiality
• Knowledge and understanding of the health service
• Knowledge and experience of giving care in a multi-cultural environment

Skills/Abilities

• Able to communicate accurately and effectively with patients, families and colleagues, verbally and in writing
• To have good IT skills
• Able to carry out administrative and clerical duties appropriate to their work area
• Has the ability to recognise situations that require reporting and demonstrates the ability to recognise situations that require reporting and demonstrates the ability to recognise situations that require reporting and demonstrates the ability to recognise?
• Able to organise and conduct own work

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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