Healthcare Support Worker Apprentice
DR KAUL & DR GILL
WALSALL (WS3 1ET)
Closes on Friday 20 June 2025
Posted on 17 April 2025
Contents
Summary
Leamore GP are looking to appoint a Healthcare Support Worker Apprentice. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to start a career in the healthcare sector.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Healthcare support worker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, shifts TBC with practice.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 25 June 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- Provide high-quality and compassionate patient care and support based on individual needs.
- HCA who will be trained in how to take bloods mainly and other things related to the role, such as measuring and monitoring blood pressure
- Non-clinical duties such as dealing with enquiries, sign-posting and supporting with medical notes.
- Preparing treatment room and cleaning/ tidying after treatments
Where you’ll work
HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE
HARDEN ROAD
WALSALL
WS3 1ET
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WALSALL COLLEGE
Your training course
Healthcare support worker (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
- Work in line with legislation, policies, standards, local ways of working and codes of conduct that apply to own role
- Work within the scope of practice, the limits of own knowledge and skills, escalating and reporting to others when needed
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe non-discriminatory person-centred care and support in line with individual’s established consent
- Implement a duty of care, recognising and responding to safeguarding and protection concerns and acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms that an individual is in pain, distress or discomfort to maximise comfort and wellbeing
- Recognise and respond to changes in individuals’ health and wellbeing
- Perform basic life support
- Undertake physiological measurements, selecting and using the correct tools or equipment
- Assist the registered practitioner in encouraging individuals to take or use their prescribed medication
- Promote access to fluids and nutrition in line with an individual’s care plan
- Support individuals with activities of daily living to maximise independence in line with their desired outcomes and plan of care
- Contribute to the storage of supplies and equipment
- Contribute to the cleaning, disinfecting and disposal of materials and equipment
- Support others with appointments, enquiries and referrals
- Communicate with individuals using techniques designed to facilitate understanding
- Recognise and respond to limitations in an individual’s mental capacity
- Act on opportunities to support others to maximise their health, well-being and positive lifestyle choices
- Record and store information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, including the safe use of technology
- Report and share information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, maintaining confidentiality
- Maintain a safe and healthy working environment, using a range of techniques for infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Move and handle equipment or other items safely and assist individuals
- Take action in response to identified concerns, risks, incidents or errors and near misses arising in the workplace
- Participate in appraisal and supervision to support ongoing personal development
- Participate in training and development activities including the Care Certificate Standards
- Reflect on own practice
- Contribute to improvement activities in the workplace, for example collecting and logging data for audit
- Use evidence to make suggestions for improving practice
- Work in line with legislation, policies, standards, local ways of working and codes of conduct that apply to own role
- Work within the scope of practice, the limits of own knowledge and skills, escalating and reporting to others when needed
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe non-discriminatory person-centred care and support in line with individual’s established consent
- Implement a duty of care, recognising and responding to safeguarding and protection concerns and acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms that an individual is in pain, distress or discomfort to maximise comfort and wellbeing
- Recognise and respond to changes in individuals’ health and wellbeing
- Perform basic life support
- Undertake physiological measurements, selecting and using the correct tools or equipment
- Assist the registered practitioner in encouraging individuals to take or use their prescribed medication
- Promote access to fluids and nutrition in line with an individual’s care plan
- Support individuals with activities of daily living to maximise independence in line with their desired outcomes and plan of care
- Contribute to the storage of supplies and equipment
- Contribute to the cleaning, disinfecting and disposal of materials and equipment
- Support others with appointments, enquiries and referrals
- Communicate with individuals using techniques designed to facilitate understanding
- Recognise and respond to limitations in an individual’s mental capacity
- Act on opportunities to support others to maximise their health, well-being and positive lifestyle choices
- Record and store information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, including the safe use of technology
- Report and share information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, maintaining confidentiality
- Maintain a safe and healthy working environment, using a range of techniques for infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Move and handle equipment or other items safely and assist individuals
- Take action in response to identified concerns, risks, incidents or errors and near misses arising in the workplace
- Participate in appraisal and supervision to support ongoing personal development
- Participate in training and development activities including the Care Certificate Standards
- Reflect on own practice
- Contribute to improvement activities in the workplace, for example collecting and logging data for audit
- Use evidence to make suggestions for improving practice
Your training plan
- You will study towards the Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard as well as Functional skills in maths and English where required
- A blended delivery model of virtual and face-to-face classes at Wisemore campus, Walsall College
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Reliable
- Enthusiastic
Other requirements
This role will require you to have an enhanced DBS check, you will occasionally also come into contact with nervous patients and blood.
About this company
Leamore GP is a dedicated family friendly GP Practice covering the population of Leamore, Bloxwich and surrounding areas. The practice is situated in a modern purpose built premises, named Harden Health Centre. Two pharmacies are located in close proximity and are local shops.
After this apprenticeship
There is a potential for the role to become full-time permanent, upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WALSALL COLLEGE
Kerry Hall
khall@walsallcollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310257.
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Closes on Friday 20 June 2025
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