For further information about the role and to discuss working in the community please contact: Sarah Harvey - Clinical Team Leader via email:
About The Role
Looking to start a career in healthcare whilst gaining a qualification but unsure where to begin?
Join us as an Apprentice Clinical Support Worker. You'll work towards an apprenticeship over a maximum of 16 months, earn a competitive salary, and play a key role in caring for our patients.
We have roles in our ward areas, but we're particularly looking to recruit people who have a passion for delivering care to patients in the community setting in a place they call home.
What You Will Gain
* On-the-job training with experienced NHS professionals
* A nationally recognised qualification
* A supportive learning environment
* The chance to care for patients in their own homes and local settings.
We welcome applicants with no previous care experience, and we'll support you throughout your apprenticeship. We provide a comprehensive training programme, starting with the Care Certificate, and an induction in our award-winning healthcare academy.
Our core values of caring, improving, respect, and high standards are at the heart of everything we do, and we expect all our staff to live by these values every day. We are looking for compassionate, enthusiastic individuals who are eager to learn and grow with a genuine desire to help others and be part of something bigger.
Role
Please be aware that Annex 21 of the band 3 salary scale will apply to this role, meaning your salary will be calculated as follows:
* on commencement of training: 70% of the top of band 3
* when there is 12 months or less until you complete your training: 75% of the top of band 3
Be part of the NHS. Be part of your community.
Main duties
The role is a key part of the nursing team, offering compassionate care to patients, carers, and relatives at the Trust.
You will work under the direction of a qualified member of staff to ensure the safe and skilled delivery of a range of clinical tasks.
You will need to maintain a professional appearance at all times and build positive, respectful relationships with staff, patients, and families.
You will protect the privacy, dignity, and confidentiality of individuals, ensuring that equality and diversity are respected in everything you do.
Skills
During your apprenticeship, you will learn the necessary theory and skills to undertake a range of core clinical skills, including but not limited to:
* Venepuncture, blood pressure, cannula removal, heart rate monitoring, temperature, swabbing, samples such as urine dip, wound care and simple dressing, pregnancy tests, and catheter removal and insertion.
As an apprentice clinical support worker you will be required to work a minimum of 30 hours per week, however you will be given dedicated study time in order to complete the apprenticeship.
Essential Person Specification Requirements
To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you:
* will need GCSEs in English and Maths at grades 4-9 (A-C) or Functional Skills Level 2
* must not have previously started an apprenticeship in the same field
* must be aged 16+
* must have been a resident in the UK/EU for the last three years
* will need to complete a mandatory bksb assessment in Maths and English as part of the apprenticeship enrolment process
* will need a full UK driving licence to work in a community setting
Please also note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It's important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
Skilled worker sponsorship
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