Apprentice Healthcare Support Worker - MALE ONLY
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Job overview- Due to a genuine occupational need we are currently only accepting male applicants aged 18+ for this role.
- Candidates should not have previous healthcare experience if applying for this role.
Are you looking for the opportunity to develop a career in healthcare but have no previous experience or qualifications?
This opportunity consists of a 12 month apprenticeship programme with placements across the Secure Care Division whilst undertaking an Intermediate Apprenticeship Health and Social Care Framework at level 2 - attending Hugh Baird College weekly for the duration of the course.
The division is responsible for specialised secure mental health and learning disability services, in low, medium and high secure settings for service users with a primary classification of mental illness, personality disorders, learning disabilities and autism.
Only candidates who do not hold a CQF in Health and Social Care at Level 2 or full apprenticeship in health and social care at Level 2 can be considered.
A recruitment and retention premia (£600 - £4034) is available for roles in Secure Care dependant on allocations. Allocations are determined by the service; premia will reflect each specific clinical placement for the duration of that rotation.
Main duties of the job
The Healthcare Apprentice position in the Secure Care Division is an exciting learning opportunity for the apprentice to gain valuable experience working in a specialist service whilst also undertaking an Intermediate Apprenticeship Framework at level 2.The apprenticeship will be undertaken over 12 months and will include exposure to both clinical and educational experiences.
Within this role individuals will be required to carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of Service Users under the guidance and supervision of a qualified nurse or other team member where delegated.
Successful candidates will be required to participate in the shift system in operation within the ward/team/department.
Successful applicants must attend the education sessions provided to support the attainment of Intermediate Apprenticeship Framework at level 2.
Following satisfactory engagement with the course requirements, a band 3 Nursing Assistant post may be offered upon completion.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates must be prepared to commence in post August 2025 onwards.
The post advertised is working for the Secure Care Division; as we are a mobile division you may be expected to work at any of the sites, and currently these are at Ashworth Hospital, Rowan View, Rathbone Hospital, Hollins Park and Aspen Wood.
Please see detailed job description and personal specification attached for full details of job description, main responsibilities and personal specification.
Applicants must have been in the UK for 3 years and those with temporary right to work must be on a visa that allows access to government funding, in addition you will need to have a visa that is greater than the length of the course plus an additional 6 months after to account for any additional resits.
As this is a requirement, those who do not have the above won't be able to progress onto the next stage in the process.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria- Basic IT skills, numeracy and literacy
- Care Certificate
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria- Willingness to undertake the Care Certificate and work towards Level 2 in Health and Social Care.
- Able to communicate effectively.
- Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude.
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
- Experience of individuals with Mental Health problems
- Experience of working in a care setting
Other
Essential criteria- Must be able to undertake Personal Safety Training
Values
Essential criteria- Continuous improvement
- Accountability
- Respect
- Enthusiasm
- Support
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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email [email protected] to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email [email protected]) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form.The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.