Senior Healthcare Assistant Apprentice
Location
Fulwood, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/31/2025
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Description
We’re excited to launch a brand-new apprenticeship opportunity for a Senior Healthcare Assistant Apprentice. This role offers an enhanced apprenticeship salary and is ideal for those with some care experience who are ready to take the next step into a senior position.
We’re committed to supporting you through the application process. Our Recruitment Team and The King’s Trust are here to help you navigate the Trac system and submit a strong, well-prepared application. We strongly encourage you to make use of this support as your application is the first step in the assessment process. Brief or incomplete applications are unlikely to be shortlisted.
If you’re ready to develop your career and make a greater impact in healthcare, we’d love to hear from you.
Want To Drop In For More Information And a Bespoke Application Guidance Session With The Kings Trust - Thursday 7th August Between 12pm - 2pm
Kings Trust Application Session
***Please Note***
As this is an apprenticeship, we can only accept applicants who have had residence within the UK for 3 years or more. Due to funding rules, we can only offer positions for this apprenticeship to candidates who have no experience working as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker. Applicants must not hold a level 3 or higher qualification in a healthcare.
Being a Senior Healthcare Assistant is a wonderful & really valued role. You will be support the delivery of a range of personal care duties for patients and a will learn to complete a range of clinical duties under the guidance and supervision of registered healthcare professionals including: assisting patients with personal hygiene, toileting, use of continence aids, catheter care, stoma care, measuring & monitoring patient output, removal of catheters, moving and handling, use of mobility appliances, correct patient positioning, assess pressure areas and skin integrity, ensuring patient safety, taking specimens including blood sugars, taking and recording physical measurements observing patients for changes in condition, carrying out simple dressings, removal of venflons.
Sometimes the role will be tough, you may see and be involved in some difficult things involving our patients, be busy and deliver some very direct personal care. We don’t want to shy away from that and we do know that this part of the role isn’t for everyone, however, for the right people, providing all kinds of support to our patients to meet their needs will be what makes you thrive.
Interview dates : 21st of August 2025.
If you’ve always aspired to work for the NHS, to care for people & work alongside motivated teams, then you are going to love this role. We’ll invest in you and your development by supporting you, ensuring you keep up-to-date with all clinical competencies and from day one you will be supported to achieve qualifications in healthcare as well as meet the government standards for care within the NHS.
We’ll support you on a development pathway if you want to go on to progress to a Trainee Nurse Associate Level 4 or a Registered Nurse in the future, with opportunities to apply for nurse training at one of our partner education providers (subject to entry requirements).
We are teaching hospitals, so there is a strong educational focus here, however we also know that some people want to undertake a role and thrive in it without feeling the need to undertake additional study. That is ok too, there is never any pressure on any colleagues, we will support you in whatever way works best for you.
We work on a shift basis as our patients need our care and attention 24 hours a day 7 days a week so everyone gets involved working different shifts to ensure our patients receive the best care. You will usually work a four shift system; early, late, twilight and nights.
We cannot wait to welcome you to our interview and assessments days to show us what you are made of!
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Samantha Noye Job title: Apprenticeship Programmes Lead Email address: [email protected]
We’re committed to supporting you through the application process. Our Recruitment Team and The King’s Trust are here to help you navigate the Trac system and submit a strong, well-prepared application. We strongly encourage you to make use of this support as your application is the first step in the assessment process. Brief or incomplete applications are unlikely to be shortlisted.
If you’re ready to develop your career and make a greater impact in healthcare, we’d love to hear from you.
Want To Drop In For More Information And a Bespoke Application Guidance Session With The Kings Trust - Thursday 7th August Between 12pm - 2pm
Kings Trust Application Session
***Please Note***
As this is an apprenticeship, we can only accept applicants who have had residence within the UK for 3 years or more. Due to funding rules, we can only offer positions for this apprenticeship to candidates who have no experience working as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker. Applicants must not hold a level 3 or higher qualification in a healthcare.
Being a Senior Healthcare Assistant is a wonderful & really valued role. You will be support the delivery of a range of personal care duties for patients and a will learn to complete a range of clinical duties under the guidance and supervision of registered healthcare professionals including: assisting patients with personal hygiene, toileting, use of continence aids, catheter care, stoma care, measuring & monitoring patient output, removal of catheters, moving and handling, use of mobility appliances, correct patient positioning, assess pressure areas and skin integrity, ensuring patient safety, taking specimens including blood sugars, taking and recording physical measurements observing patients for changes in condition, carrying out simple dressings, removal of venflons.
Sometimes the role will be tough, you may see and be involved in some difficult things involving our patients, be busy and deliver some very direct personal care. We don’t want to shy away from that and we do know that this part of the role isn’t for everyone, however, for the right people, providing all kinds of support to our patients to meet their needs will be what makes you thrive.
Interview dates : 21st of August 2025.
If you’ve always aspired to work for the NHS, to care for people & work alongside motivated teams, then you are going to love this role. We’ll invest in you and your development by supporting you, ensuring you keep up-to-date with all clinical competencies and from day one you will be supported to achieve qualifications in healthcare as well as meet the government standards for care within the NHS.
We’ll support you on a development pathway if you want to go on to progress to a Trainee Nurse Associate Level 4 or a Registered Nurse in the future, with opportunities to apply for nurse training at one of our partner education providers (subject to entry requirements).
We are teaching hospitals, so there is a strong educational focus here, however we also know that some people want to undertake a role and thrive in it without feeling the need to undertake additional study. That is ok too, there is never any pressure on any colleagues, we will support you in whatever way works best for you.
We work on a shift basis as our patients need our care and attention 24 hours a day 7 days a week so everyone gets involved working different shifts to ensure our patients receive the best care. You will usually work a four shift system; early, late, twilight and nights.
We cannot wait to welcome you to our interview and assessments days to show us what you are made of!
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Samantha Noye Job title: Apprenticeship Programmes Lead Email address: [email protected]
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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