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We’re delighted to launch our brand-new Senior 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. ***Please Note***
As this is an apprenticeship, we can only accept applicants who have had residence within the UK for 3 years or more. Due to funding rules, we can only offer positions for this apprenticeship to candidates who are brand new to care, so must not have any prior experience or qualifications within healthcare.
Being a Senior Healthcare Assistant is a wonderful & really valued role. You will be support the delivery of a range of personal care duties for patients and a will learn to complete a range of clinical duties under the guidance and supervision of registered healthcare professionals including: assisting patients with personal hygiene, toileting, use of continence aids, catheter care, stoma care, measuring & monitoring patient output, removal of catheters, moving and handling, use of mobility appliances, correct patient positioning, assess pressure areas and skin integrity, ensuring patient safety, taking specimens including blood sugars, taking and recording physical measurements observing patients for changes in condition, carrying out simple dressings, removal of venflons.
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.
Want to drop in for more information with Jane & Michelle: 11th July 2025 11 am – 1 pm LIFE Centre, Chorley Hospital 18th July 2025 11 am – 1 pm Education Centre 1, Royal Preston Hospital