# Trainee Health Care Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trainee-health-care-assistant/a19b2ef1-dca4-4cdf-9c25-843e600ac2dd
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trainee-health-care-assistant/a19b2ef1-dca4-4cdf-9c25-843e600ac2dd.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** MHH/WHH/IMC
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Junior
- **Salary:** £11.44 Per Hour
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 weeks (3 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T11:00:47.537Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthcare/Healthcare-v8240420
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8240420?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Trainee Programme to complete competency booklet.

Are you passionate about wanting the absolute best care for patients and are you prepared to engage in a 12 week local training programme to develop vital skills to become a Health Care Assistant ?

### Main duties of the job

Have you always wanted to work in the NHS caring for people who are unwell? Do you want to work in a caring and forward thinking NHS Trust who will support you to achieve your ambition to be a health care assistant?Are you passionate about wanting the absolute best care for patients and are you prepared to engage in a 12 week local training programme to develop vital skills to become a Health Care Assistant ?

Following successful completion of the competencies within the trainee contract and a final review meeting will be held to review your 12 week traineeship, if considered successful, the Trust will offer you a permanent Band 2 Healthcare Assistant post.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Trainee Programme

### 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

### Care

**Essential**

- Care Experience

### Essential

**Essential**

- Has the application been fully completed
- Is the application legible
- Is there evidence of understanding of the role they are applying for in the supporting application? E.g reference to caring for people, supporting washing/dressing and feeding needs?
- Has the applicant stated why they want to undertake this trainee role
- Is there reference to how personal experience, professional experience and relevant information will enhance their role?

## Documents

- [jd/ps (pdf, 213.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10551217)
- [bchc local benefits (pdf, 99.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2722)

## Agent Notes

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