Open the door to your NHS career today. Discover how you can earn while you learn.
Join our Healthcare Support Worker development (HCSWD) programme, where you will learn on the job at Tenbury Community Hospital. If you have no healthcare experience, you’ll join our 6-month supervised placement. If you have some experience, you will be fast tracked via our 3-month placement.
Pay Rates:
Days: £12.71, Saturdays/Nights: £17.22, Sunday/Bank Hols: £22.34
Why might this job interest you?
During your placement, you’ll work towards achieving the widely recognised Care Certificate with the training you need to become a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW). Also known as Healthcare Assistant (HCA). Throughout, you’ll have supportive supervision from your mentor/Ward Manager.
Once you’ve graduated as a HCSW, you can progress your career by accessing further training. This career path may lead to potential roles such as Senior Healthcare Assistant to Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate, enabling further career avenues such as a Nurse or Midwife.
Where will you be working?
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust provides a range of services across community hospitals, recovery units and within the wider community.
Benefits of joining
By joining, you can receive some exciting benefits:
- Career Progression – Achieve a Care Certificate and begin your journey with the NHS.
- Weekly pay – Work this week, get paid next week.
- Paid annual leave – Build holiday allowance.
- Provide patient care – Provide care, safety, and welfare for patients.
- Join the NHS family – Become part of a healthcare team.
- Dedicated training and supervised shifts – Support from your ward / area and skilled mentors.
Main Responsibilities
As a trainee HCSW, you'll learn key skills, such as:
- Meeting the daily living needs of your patients, from hygiene to personal and physical comfort.
- Taking basic observations, explaining treatment and updating patient records.
- Supporting patients with mobility, assisting at mealtimes, as well as speaking with patients.
- Assisting in preparing for clinical procedures and cleaning the environment afterwards.
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