Senior Healthcare Assistant Apprentice
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Senior Healthcare Assistant Apprentice
We're excited to launch a new apprenticeship opportunity for Senior Healthcare Assistant Apprentices at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. These roles offer an enhanced apprenticeship salary, or, where applicable, Annex 30 will be applied. The role is ideal for those with some care experience who are ready to take the next step into a senior position.
The closing date is 17 May 2026.
Main duties of the job
Being a Senior Healthcare Assistant is a wonderful & really valued role. You will support the delivery of a range of personal care duties for patients and learn to complete a range of clinical duties under the guidance and supervision of registered healthcare professionals. Duties include: 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.
About us
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.
Successful completion of this Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship enables eligible learners to apply for progression on to a full-time, non-apprenticeship Adult Nursing degree programme at the University of Lancashire. Support will be provided throughout the application process and during the transition into university life. This support includes targeted guidance and enrichment sessions delivered collaboratively by the University of Lancashire and the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] teams.
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 so 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 you will usually work a four shift system; early, late, twilight and nights.
Job responsibilities
- Assist the provision of good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
- Present a positive image of self, team and the organisation
- Update patient records in a timely and accurate manner
- Assist patients to meet nutritional needs in line with their individual care plan.
- Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
- Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
- Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
- Communicate all relevant information to the Registered Nurses in a professional and timely way.
- Maintain and develop own competence
- Assist with resolving issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills at a minimum of Level 1/Grade D/Grade 3
- Willingness to work towards level 2 in numeracy and literacy Functional skills if not already achieved equivalent.
Desirable
- Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills in line with Level 2/Grade A*-C/Grade 4-9
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a health care setting
- Understanding of concept and application of confidentiality
Desirable
- Understanding of health and safety issues within healthcare
Employer details
Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Address: Royal Preston Hospital/Chorley Hospital, Preston/Chorley, PR2 9HT
Employer's website: https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/
Support contacts
For questions about the job, contact: Apprenticeship Programmes Lead, Samantha Noye at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]