Healthcare Support Worker Apprentice

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

Main duties of the job:

Our commitment to you includes a structured training plan, fully paid study time, professional support, and an opportunity to kick start your career within the NHS.
The successful applicant will be supported to:
Complete the Care Certificate
Develop the knowledge, skills, and employability skills and behaviours to achieve the Level 2 Health and Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship
Achieve Functional Skills Level 1 and Level 2 in English and Maths where required
Apprentices are employed as an Apprentice and are paid an Apprenticeship wage for up to 12 months. If they achieve the Care Certificate, pass the probationary employment period, and pass their final assessments of the Apprenticeship, they will then move into a Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker post, within their clinical area.

 

Training:

The successful applicant will be supported to:
Complete the Care Certificate
Develop the knowledge, skills, and employability skills and behaviours to achieve the Level 2 Health and Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship
Achieve Functional Skills Level 1 and Level 2 in English and Maths where required

Training Outcome:
For some Apprentices this can lead to higher level qualifications and to have the opportunity to work through to degree level. Please note this is not guaranteed and is subject to the Trust’s recruitment strategy and staffing requirements.

Employer Description:
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Working Hours :
Days and shifts are to be confirmed.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Analytical skills,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience