🌟 Exciting Opportunities: Modern Apprenticeships in Healthcare & Healthcare Support! 🌟
NHS Lanarkshire is thrilled to announce a vacancy for Modern Apprenticeships in Healthcare and Healthcare Support within Lanarkshire Podiatry Department.
Key Details:
* Locations: Based in Lanarkshire.
* Duration: Fixed-term positions for 12 months starting from 20th of January 2026. Part-time hours available with pro-rata salary.
* Eligibility: Applicants aged between 16 to 24 years old on 1st of December 2025, (or up to 29 years for applicants with a disability or those with care experience) are eligible. Must demonstrate proficiency at SCQF level 5/National 5 level.
What We Offer:
* Training: Gain invaluable on-the-job training to develop essential healthcare skills.
* Qualification: Work towards achieving a Level 6 SCQF qualification in Social Services and Healthcare or Healthcare Support, a nationally recognised qualification.
What We're Looking For:
* Motivated Individuals: Highly motivated and committed individuals eager to join our Modern Apprenticeship programme.
* Skills: Strong communication skills and the ability to understand various procedures and processes.
* Interest: A keen interest in healthcare roles, coupled with a positive approach to work and a passion for providing excellent patient care.
Duties as a Healthcare Support Worker may include:
* Diabetes foot screening
* Assist Podiatrist with nail surgery
* Assist Podiatrist with domiciliary visits
* Stock control
* Record card archiving/mail duties
* Helping patients to move around.
* Making patients feel comfortable.
No Prior Experience Necessary: This Apprenticeship welcomes applicants with limited work experience, including school leavers.
How to Apply:
* Complete our online application form
* Join one of our online MS Teams sessions for more information:
Monday 3rd of November at 2pm: Interest call 1
Tuesday 4th of November at 11am: Interest call 2
For full details about this Modern Apprenticeship, please refer to the attached job pack.
For informal enquiries, contact Samina Saine on samina.saine@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, Employability Officer /Job Coach.
Seize this opportunity to kickstart your career in healthcare with NHS Lanarkshire! Apply now and embark on a rewarding journey of learning and growth. 🚀
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact Nicole McMillian on Nicole.McMillan@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job-related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents’/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Additional Information for Applicants
* Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Right to Work within the UK
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk .
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.