Job summary
Birmingham Women's and Children's (BWC) NHS Foundation Trust are looking for motivated individuals to join us as Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) Apprentices.
This is a fantastic opportunity to kick start your health care career and begin your journey within clinical areas such as surgical & medical wards, paediatrics, maternity and theatres.
This is a front line clinical role, you will undertake a HCSW Apprenticeship whilst working alongside a multidisciplinary team. HCSW's play a vital role in caring for patients; working under the direction of healthcare professionals they take care of the day-to-day needs of patients, providing help with personal care, meals, mobility, housekeeping duties and performing patient observations.
Sandwell College are the training provider for BWC's HCSW apprenticeship. The dedicated team will support you, working closely with you and your manager in providing a comprehensive development plan with objectives and workplace goals. The apprenticeship will be completed within your working hours.
To apply you must:
- Be over 18
- Understanding of Care & Compassion, with adults or children
- Math's & English GCSE A-C/9-4 grade or Functional Skills L2 in Numeracy and Literacy
- UK resident for 3 years + (this is an apprenticeship funding requirement that applicants will need to evidence for Sandwell College)
You will need to evidence qualifications, if you are unable to evidence these you will not be able to proceed to interview
Main duties of the job
Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment
When required by service need, provide cover for the Housekeeper workload. This will involve cleaning and storing equipment, packing away stores, making beds and general ward tidying/cleaning.
Work within local Trust policies and procedures, living the Trust values.
Participate in research activities as appropriate.
To always act as a positive role model.
To participate in performance management and clinical supervision.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Job Specification
Essential
- Maths and English GCSE grade C and above or equivalent
- Less than 6 months care experience or Previous experience working with children, young people or adults and understand care and compassion
- Min age 18 years
- excellent verbal and listening communication skills
- Completion of the HCSW apprenticeship within 18 months and any competencies necessary for role
- Previous experience working with children, young people or adults and understand care and compassion
- Able to recognise limitations
- Able to carry out instructions with diligence and accuracy, reporting back as required
- Excellent verbal and listening communication skills Able to work well in a team, work reliably and safely under indirect supervision
- Be able to use initiative and common sense
- Must have high level of self-motivation and desire to succeed
- Able to organise own workload Be able to use initiative and common sense
- Able to use email and access internet without instruction
- Reliable, with a good work attendance record
- Able to meet the physical requirements of the role, including standing and walking for long periods, and be able to stretch and reach
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Friendly and approachable
Desirable
- completion of the cavendish care certificate within 3 months of commencement of employment
Person Specification
Job Specification
Essential
- Maths and English GCSE grade C and above or equivalent
- Less than 6 months care experience or Previous experience working with children, young people or adults and understand care and compassion
- Min age 18 years
- excellent verbal and listening communication skills
- Completion of the HCSW apprenticeship within 18 months and any competencies necessary for role
- Previous experience working with children, young people or adults and understand care and compassion
- Able to recognise limitations
- Able to carry out instructions with diligence and accuracy, reporting back as required
- Excellent verbal and listening communication skills Able to work well in a team, work reliably and safely under indirect supervision
- Be able to use initiative and common sense
- Must have high level of self-motivation and desire to succeed
- Able to organise own workload Be able to use initiative and common sense
- Able to use email and access internet without instruction
- Reliable, with a good work attendance record
- Able to meet the physical requirements of the role, including standing and walking for long periods, and be able to stretch and reach
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Friendly and approachable
Desirable
- completion of the cavendish care certificate within 3 months of commencement of employment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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