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DEVELOP YOUR CAREER WITHIN OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AS A HEALTHCARE SUPPORT WORKER APPRENTICE
Are you looking for a career opportunity in the caring profession and to be a part of our valued NHS?
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has fantastic opportunities for you to learn whilst you earn and develop your professional skills.
This is an entry level post designed for those starting their working career in healthcare.
We are looking for caring, compassionate, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals who are keen to learn and would like to work within a friendly and fast paced environment. You will be expected to apply our Trust values and standards to provide the highest standards of person-centred care to our patients.
This Apprenticeship will last for 16 months, and successful completion leads to a Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship. During that time, you will be employed in one clinical area in one of the 4 hospitals in the Trust and undertake a range of training to support in the development of knowledge, behaviours and clinical practice.
For some apprentices this can lead to higher level qualifications and to have the opportunity to work through to degree level.
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 behaviours to achieve the Level 2 HealthCare Support Worker Apprenticeship
Achieve a Level 2 Diploma in Care (Adult) (optional)
Achieve Functional Skills Level 1 and Level 2 in English and Maths where required
Apprentices are employed on a 16-month fixed term contract but will have the opportunity to apply for full time employment within the Trust, following their apprenticeship, if they meet all their training requirements and show motivation and commitment to their role.
Apprenticeship posts are available in Complex Medicine Unit A and the Hyperacute Stroke Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and in Juniper and Laburnum Wards at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Complex Medicine Unit A, on Level 7 of the JR site, is busy but fun! Caring for people with complex, long-term conditions who have come into hospital with an acute medical problem, many of whom stay for several weeks, the role of the Level 2 Apprentice will be crucial to the health and well-being of our patients. With a focus on rehabilitation and promoting independence, you can expect to develop meaningful relationships with patients and their families and develop specialist skills in communication and caring for people with dementia. Completing your apprenticeship on CMU-A will give you the knowledge and skills that will set off your career in healthcare.
Hyperacute Stroke Unit located on ward 7E at the JR, the HASU team work at the cutting edge of stroke care. Advances in clinical treatment over the last decade, including clot-busting drugs, clot retrieval procedures, and surgery for brain bleeds, have made stroke medicine an acute and exciting field of work. Focusing on acute care, with long-term rehabilitation delivered in another setting, the role of the Level 2 Apprentice will be to work closely with the nursing and therapy teams to deliver consistent, individualised, goal-based care for every patient. You can expect to be supported to develop your knowledge and skills in the rich and highly rated learning environment of the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit.
Horton Acute General Medicine
Horton Hospital provides the opportunity for young apprentices in the North of the county to start their nursing career inone of the countrys leading teaching hospital trusts. We provide a friendly and supportive community in which to learn and tomake a real contribution to the community which we serve. There are currently openings availablefor apprentices on the medical wards, providing the opportunity to develop the foundational knowledge andskills which are fundamental to the whole of health care.
Please indicate within your application whether you wish to be based at the John Radcliffe or the Horton site.
Job Summary:
As a member of the nursing team, you will support registered nurses and colleagues to deliver a high standard of care to patients in a caring and safe environment.
To work in a supernumerary capacity (for the first six to nine months) as part of the ward team in developing and maintaining services provided to patients and contribute to the safe, efficient and smooth running of the ward/clinical area. To maintain the dignity and privacy of all patients and respect their right to confidentiality. To complete and maintain on an ongoing basis a generic and specific portfolio of clinical competencies the Care Certificate and a level 2 intermediate apprenticeship and functional skills (if required) in literacy and numeracy to include a level2 Diploma in Care. All of these qualifications will require regular attendance in class. Progress will be reviewed with the assessor, ward manager and team leader at regular intervals and through an appraisal process. You should understand your own level of responsibility and accountability in relation to registered staff. All work will be carried out under the direct supervision and allocation of appropriate healthcare tasks from registered healthcare practitioners.
To be eligible for an Apprenticeship with Oxford University Hospitals, UK Nationals must have been ordinarily a resident in the UK or the European Economic Area for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship; or have been ordinarily resident in a combination of the UK and EEA for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship. Non-UK Nationals must have permission from the UK Government to Live in the UK and been a resident in the UK for at least the previous 3 years before the start of the Apprenticeship.
Closing date for applications TBA
Virtual Information, Advice and Guidance session for potential applicants to understand the Apprenticeship they are applying for will take place as part of the recruitment process. It is essential that you attend this virtual session to confirm eligibility and to discuss prior learning, skills and knowledge.
Potential Interview Date stage 1 and 2: TBC
Compliance, eligibility and Prior Learning session: TBC
Potential Start Date: September 2023
Healthcare Support Worker Apprentice Level 2 Salary- currently £5.54 an hour.
For further information please contact: apprenticeships@ouh.nhs.uk
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.
For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
