Job overview

We are looking for motivated individual who is ready for a new venture. The successful candidate  will be joining one of our Clinical areas at HUTH.

Working as an apprentice,  learning  fundamental skills and studying at Hull College.

A passion for learning and development is essential as the role will require the individual to be both practical and compassionate.

No previous experience required.

Main duties of the job

Apprentice Health Care Support workers play a vital role in delivering high standards of care to patients in the hospital. Working on a busy ward, you will work closely with a multi-disciplinary nursing team to ensure all patients are cared for and treated with dignity and respect. Your duties will be varied and include

• Demonstrate what it means in practice to promote and provide person centred care treatment
• Support by obtaining valid consent, and carrying out risk assessments
• Work in partnership with the individual, their carer, families and the wider healthcare team
• Promote clinical effectiveness, safety and a good experience for the individual
• Assisting patients during meal times
• Maintenance of their personal hygiene
• Making patients comfortable
• Talking and listening to patient
• Involved in patient activities and support them to use ward facilitates such as the bathroom
• You will also gain experience in gaining a number of key clinical skills such as undertaking observations - temperature, blood pressure, blood glucose and urine tests

This is a very demanding and challenging role so you need to be a very compassionate and caring person who has a passion for this type of work. It is a highly rewarding career with options to progress your career.

Working for our organisation

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust strongly encourages new starters to have the Covid-19 vaccine. However, it is not a mandatory requirement to work for us.

HUTH has two main sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs around 11,000  staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.

The Trust’s secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.

HUTH provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.