# Health Care Support Worker Apprenticeship (Starting February 2027) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-support-worker-apprenticeship-starting-february-2027/2a558a3d-8b7c-4cfc-8384-d19b0b6ecb16 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-support-worker-apprenticeship-starting-february-2027/2a558a3d-8b7c-4cfc-8384-d19b0b6ecb16.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Ormond Street Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £31,066 per annum inclusive, pro rata - **Contract type:** Apprenticeship: 18 months (Training Contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T08:20:57.876Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Across_all_specialties/Across_all_specialties-v8360694 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8360694?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. We are offering a virtual information session where you can find out more about the role and apprenticeship on Monday 19th October 2026 at 12:00 - 13:00 Please email nursing.jobs@gosh.nhs.uk to register your place and to be sent the online joining link! (Please note: this email is for the virtual information session registration only. All job application must be submitted via TRAC). If you are successfully shortlisted for this opportunity, you will be contacted by our apprenticeship training provider, Dynamic Training to vet your eligibility. If you are eligible, you will be invited to attend GOSH for a face to face interview day during week commencing Monday 16th November 2026. 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. ### 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. If you already possess a Care Certificate (via NHS employment, not online) then you are welcome to apply for any of our current Band 3 Healthcare Assistant vacancies which can be found via this link: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/working-us/current-jobs/ ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - 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 escalate to a senior person where appropriate **Desirable** - Able to organise and conduct own work ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Knowledge and understanding of the health service - Knowledge and experience of giving care in a multi-cultural environment ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - GCSE grade 4-9 or Functional Skills Level 2 pass in English and Mathematics or Equivalent recognised qualification **Desirable** - Certificate in Basic Food Hygiene ## Documents - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 680.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10689198) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.