Band 3 Apprentice Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

Advert for Healthcare Assistant Apprentices

Are you interested in a career in healthcare at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust?

This is an exciting opportunity, and we are recruiting at North Middlesex University hospital for Healthcare Assistant Apprentices (HCAs).

We have a number of vacancies for posts as a Healthcare Assistant Apprentice   - don’t worry if you haven’t worked in a hospital before, we offer comprehensive training through our apprenticeship programme.  If you are fresh from school/college or just keen to work within the NHS, worked in care now is the time to join the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.  Due to the  nature of this work and working patterns we would encourage people of over the age of 18 years old to apply.

If you have the right attitude and live our values, then we can train you for the role and onto our apprenticeship career pathway that can lead to nursing.

Please note that under current apprenticeship rules we cannot accept any applicants requiring sponsorship.

Please note that under the current apprenticeship rules we cannot accept:

• Ø  Any applicants requiring sponsorship Ø  Applicants who have not been residing in UK for the last 3 years Ø  Applicants whose right to work in UK expires before December 2027

Main duties of the job

As a band 3 HCA apprentice you will attend classes and work alongside dedicated and passionate colleagues caring for our patients.  In your role you will assist patients with their personal care such a as washing, dressing, feeding and support the registered nurse to care for the patients.  As you may be aware patients require care for 24 hours a day and therefore you will be expected to work a combination of long days, weekends, and night shifts of 12 hours.  You will only be expected to work 37.5hours a week.  Please consider how you will travel to work as you will be based at North Middlesex hospital.

This Band 3  role of Healthcare Assistant Apprentice the starting salary will be:  (£21,918)

The duration of the apprenticeship is a minimum of 13 months.

Upon completion of a satisfactory probation period and the achievement of the apprenticeship, the salary will rise to the bottom of band 3 under agenda for change £29,651 (including outer London HCAs)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

How can I find out more about this opportunity?

We would like to invite you to join our virtual open day via Microsoft Teams on 20th February starting from 11:00 AM TO 12:00 PM (estimated finish time).

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How do I apply for this role and what will the process be?