Trainee Healthcare Support Worker

4 days ago

Warrington, United Kingdom NHS Professionals Full time

Job Introduction
**Open the door to your NHS career today. Discover how you can earn while you learn.**
- Join our Healthcare Support Worker development (HCSWD) programme, where you will learn on the job at _**_Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at either Warrington or Halton Hospital_**_ over a 6-month period._

**Pay Rates**:
Days: £11.44**_, _**Saturdays/Nights: £16.13**_, _**Sunday/Bank Hols**:_£20.94_**

**Why might this job interest you?**

During your placement, you’ll work towards achieving the widely recognised Care Certificate with the training you need to become a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW). Also known as Healthcare Assistant (HCA). Throughout, you’ll have supportive supervision from your mentor/Ward Manager.

Once you’ve graduated as a HCSW, you can progress your career by accessing further training. This career path may lead to potential roles such as Senior Healthcare Assistant to Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate, enabling further career avenues such as a Nurse or Midwife.

**Where will you be working?**
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust_ provides a wide range of hospital-based services, including emergency care, maternity, chemotherapy, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, and complex surgical care. Located in Warrington and Halton, there is a wealth of leisure, cultural, sporting and social opportunities available. There is excellent transport links, with two nearby international airports, as well as road and rail networks connecting the area to Manchester, Liverpool and Chester.

**Benefits of joining**

By joining, you can receive some exciting benefits:

- **Career Progression - **Achieve a Care Certificate and begin your journey with the NHS.
- **Weekly pay - **Work this week, get paid next week.
- **Paid annual leave - **Build holiday allowance.
- **Provide patient care - **Provide care, safety, and welfare for patients.
- **Join the NHS family - **Become part of a healthcare team.
- **Dedicated training** **and supervised shifts - **Support from your ward / area and skilled mentors.

Main Responsibilities
**As a **trainee HCSW**, you'll learn key skills, such as**:

- Meeting the daily living needs of your patients, from hygiene to personal and physical comfort.
- Taking basic observations, explaining treatment and updating patient records.
- Supporting patients with mobility, assisting at mealtimes, as well as speaking with patients.
- Assisting in preparing for clinical procedures and cleaning the environment afterwards.
- Working individually and as part of a team, supporting registered Nurses and other healthcare practitioners in providing patient care.
- Comply with Trust and local policies and procedures including Safeguarding, Infection Prevention and Control.

**The benefits we can offer you in return**:

- **Career progression **- **Achieve a Care Certificate and begin your healthcare career with the NHS.
- **Weekly pay - **Access your wages more quickly.
- **Join the NHS family - **Become part of a respected healthcare team and provide patient care.
- **Dedicated training and supervised shifts - **Support from your ward / area and skilled mentors.
- **Development opportunities** via the Trust.
- **Webinar support -** Regular monthly sessions covering the Care Certificate workbook, Conflict Management training and more.

**What you’ll need**:

- _As an _entry level role_, you do not need any previous healthcare experience. _We will consider applicants without any healthcare experience as well as those with at least 3 months healthcare experience within the last 2 years.
- A passion for care as well as following the six enduring values that underpin ‘compassion in practice’. The 6Cs are defined as: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.
- To be **over the age of 18** or turning 18 before placement.
- Able to work at least 30 hours a week across earlies, lates and nights during the programme.

**What’s next?**

If you’re successful, you’ll be invited to an interview and assessment day (**24th July)**, followed by free classroom training (**19th Aug W/C**) and an induction week before you start.
- “As a result of the HCSWD programme, I am now a qualified Healthcare Support Worker and currently pursuing my dream to qualify as a Nurse.” Lynda Akpan, HCSW_

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