Trainee Healthcare Support Worker (UHCW)

Job overview

Support the Registered Nursing staff in providing assistance and personal care for patients within University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire Trust.

Please be advised that the assessment centre and interviews will take place on 9th March 2026

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

Do you want to become part of a team who make a difference on a daily basis, providing high quality patient centred care?

We are looking to recruit passionate and enthusiastic people who would like to start their career within a healthcare setting.  If you are passionate about caring for others and are ready to begin a rewarding career with us, we would love to hear from you.

You will become a valued colleague at UHCW with your development needs being supported by a robust induction and Ready to care programme, with an Advocate team who will work with you to help you achieve your career goals.

If you have excellent communication skills, a “can do” attitude, and are willing to work towards a level 2 health and social care related qualification, this could be the right role for you.

***This post is not eligible for sponsorship***

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The route available is:

NO previous Healthcare experience: - Trainee HCSW-75% of a band 2-£18,348+ enhancements

As a trainee HCSW you will have NO previous experience of working within care.  You are required to study a level 2 health and social care related qualification alongside your working role.

You must be aged 16 or over Be a Resident in the UK/ EEA for the last three years Must NOT be in any form of formal government-funded education

Please note that sponsorship is not available for this post.

Successful applicants will be placed on a waiting list until a suitable vacancy becomes available in the Trust.

The Recruitment Centre:

If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a Recruitment Centre. This Recruitment Centre is intended to show you what it’s really like to be a healthcare assistant, and to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate how you would provide excellent quality care to our patients and their families within a modern health care facility.

The Recruitment centre will involve a basic literacy test and if you are successful you will go forward to an interview.  If you are successful at interview, and there isn’t a current vacancy that meets your needs, we’ll keep in touch and update you as jobs arise. If we are unable to allocate you to your requirements your application will be withdrawn.

Closing Date:

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Recruiting to Values:

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

For further details of the job role please see attached job description.