Healthcare Assistant Apprentice

Job overview

We’re delighted to launch our brand-new Healthcare Assistant Apprentice role and we cannot wait to help you change your future. We are looking for those of you who are: •    kind & compassionate •    love interacting with people •    want to provide care •    good at communicating  •    great team players We want you to join us and grow/develop to become whatever you want to be – we’ll be right by your side supporting you every step of the way. Your first few weeks will be classroom based whilst you learn all the primary skills needed to do the role and you’ll achieve our bespoke Care Certificate which is embedded into this apprenticeship.  We’ll provide all the training needed so when you step out onto the ward/area you are going to work on, you can be confident in your abilities and ability to contribute straight away in the workplace. Its important we recruit people with the right personal skills & attributes, so our interviews and assessments will be really practically focused, less about interview questions and more about giving you the chance to show us your potential, what you could bring to the role and your willingness to learn. We promise that you will make a difference to our patients every single day and we know that’s what will really motivate you.  Just bring along your caring approach, supportive attitude, great communication skills and empathetic nature and you really will thrive here in our Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

Being a Healthcare Assistant is a wonderful & really valued role. You’ll play a key role in the care of our patients, helping with the day-to-day needs of patients through helping with personal care, meals and mobility, as well as performing checks such as taking temperatures, pulse and respiration rate. Sometimes the role will be tough, you may see and be involved in some difficult things involving our patients, be busy and deliver some very direct personal care.  We don’t want to shy away from that and we do know that this part of the role isn’t for everyone, however, for the right people, providing all kinds of support to our patients to meet their needs will be what makes you thrive.  We do help train you all to deal with all aspects of the role and also offer pastoral support to everyone.

We have over 10,000 staff in our organisation, all working towards the same aim which is to ensure our patients receive the very best care.  We can’t promise you will meet them all, but you will work with dozens of different people all performing different roles so you have the chance to learn so much.  We offer you such an opportunity to join one of our many friendly and dedicated teams where you will learn, grow and flourish, supported all the way, nurtured and developed by our award-winning Education Team. Want to drop in for more information with Jane & Michelle: 16th June 2025 1 – 3pm LIFE Centre, Chorley Hospital 27th June 2025 2pm – 4pm Education Centre 1, Royal Preston Hospital

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Assist the provision of good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
• Present a positive image of self, team and the organisation
• Update patient records in a timely and accurate manner
• Assist patients to meet nutritional needs in line with their individual care plan.
• Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
• Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
• Communicate all relevant information to the Registered Nurses in a professional and timely way.
• Maintain and develop own competence
• Assist with resolving issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.