Job Summary

Looking to launch or continue your career in healthcare and make a difference to the community you live in? Want to earn while you learn? Then the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship is the perfect starting point.

This Level 3 qualification will give you the perfect platform to explore our other apprenticeship opportunities utilising the strong relationships we have with local higher education providers. This can unlock the door to a future career as a qualified; Assistant Practitioner, Nurse Associate, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist or Nurse.

Our teams support patients to live independently and improve their quality of life in the place they call home. As a Community Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in our service. Working closely with the multi-disciplinary team made up of registered clinicians, other support staff and Administrators, to provide vital ongoing clinical care such as, vital signs observations, basic wound care techniques, medicines management, functional rehabilitation, and many other clinical skills.

Successful candidates will receive full support to complete the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship and become confident working independently in the community. If you have strong verbal communication skills and can use initiative to ensure service users and their families have the best experience, consider applying and start fulfilling your potential with a rewarding career within healthcare today.

Main duties of the job

Undertake a range of delegated clinical, therapy & nursing led activities to support our service users.
To provide safe, patient centred and effective clinical care in the community setting.
Work within adults services to deliver a full range of healthcare activities.
You may be expected to work flexibly with other teams or services, both within the locality and Sirona wide when the need arises at short notice.
Be able and willing to travel throughout the service delivery geographical area.
Commit to completing the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship, with support from your team. There are intakes every three months and you will be enrolled on the next available course after starting.

You'll be entitled to enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays and mileage is reimbursed whilst you carry out your duties at work.

This service runs from 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week.

6+ hours weekly paid 'off the job' training time with some self-directed study also required.

This post is full-time, however part-time hours at a minimum of 30 hours per week will also be considered.

About Us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Date posted

10 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-6734288-MP

Job locations

North Bristol Intermediate Care Centre

Ellsworth Road, Henbury

Bristol North & West Locality

BS10 7EH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.

If you are not currently a permanent UK resident, please refer to the attached 'Apprenticeship Funding Rules' document to check your eligibility for this role.

Responsibilities

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.

If you are not currently a permanent UK resident, please refer to the attached 'Apprenticeship Funding Rules' document to check your eligibility for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

English and Maths at a minimum of GCSE grace C, or equivalent.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience Essential

Explain how you've worked without direct supervision, to achieve objectives of a role and that of a team.
Tell us about your experience of team working and an understanding of team dynamics including what factors make a team work well and what can go wrong and why.
Experience working with IT systems.

Desirable

Experience working in a health or social care setting.

Application Reason Essential

Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this apprenticeship with Sirona care & health?

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

English and Maths at a minimum of GCSE grace C, or equivalent.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience Essential

Explain how you've worked without direct supervision, to achieve objectives of a role and that of a team.
Tell us about your experience of team working and an understanding of team dynamics including what factors make a team work well and what can go wrong and why.
Experience working with IT systems.

Desirable

Experience working in a health or social care setting.

Application Reason Essential

Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this apprenticeship with Sirona care & health?

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

North Bristol Intermediate Care Centre

Ellsworth Road, Henbury

Bristol North & West Locality

BS10 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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