Job title: Clinical Apprentices

Job description:
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic and successful organisation with a strong organisational and personal development focus. With approximately 5700 employees and a turnover of £352 million, the Trust provides a comprehensive range of secondary care services to the people of Calderdale and Huddersfield and has an exceptional reputation for service delivery. The Foundation Trust aims to design and implement services, policies and measures that meet the diverse needs of our service, population and workforce. We are looking to recruit motivated, caring and compassionate individuals for the role of: * Apprentice Health Care Assistant. * Apprentice Therapy Assistant The Apprenticeship programme offers a full time (37.5 hours per week) 12 months fixed term contract which in most cases leads to a permanent position with Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Successful Health Care Assistant Apprentices will join the Nursing Team and will be allocated to a ward or out-patient area. Successful Therapy Assistant Apprentices will join the Therapy team and will be allocated to a therapy patient service. The Apprenticeship Scheme is run in conjunction with a training provider to ensure that you are supported through a high quality training programme. You will be required to undertake the Intermediate Apprenticeship in Clinical Healthcare. The Apprenticeship includes the QCF Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support. You will be required to work shifts including nights, bank holidays and weekends. Please be aware that you could be allocated to a ward / department at either Calderdale Royal Hospital or Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. If you have a particular preference, please notify us at interview. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age by the end of June 2016, have a genuine interest in caring for people and be able to demonstrate this within the application. Candidates must also hold 5 GCSE’s or equivalent at grades A*- E including Maths & English. If you are shortlisted you will be required to attend a group information / selection session which will include a series of skills tests and group activities and will provide the opportunity for you to meet with staff members including current / past apprentices. This is scheduled to take place on the morning of: Saturday 23 April 2016, with successful applicants being offered a formal interview that afternoon. Please be aware that pages 1-6 on the Job Description and Person Specification is for an Apprentice Therapy Assistant and pages 7-12 is for an Apprentice Healthcare Assistant Please note: Appointed candidates must be available to take up the position on: Monday 6th June 2016 There is an eligibility criterion for government funded apprenticeships schemes that applies and therefore applicants must be aged 16 or over and have been resident in the UK/EU for the last three years. You must not hold a degree, level four qualifications or above or be already in any form of formal government-funded education. Please note that: * As part of your application for this position via the NHS Jobs website, if you declare that you have a disability by ticking the appropriate section, please ensure that you also tick the subsequent section if you wish to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme. * If you should be shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted by email via NHS Jobs. If you have not been contacted within four weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for the post. We, therefore, recommend you check your email account on a regular basis. Where possible, please supply us with organisational/work email addresses for your referees who should be in a line management/supervisory capacity to you. If successful this will speed up the recruiting process. * This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Discl

Employer Name: Active Job

Form of contact: Recruiter

Job short description: Health services managers

Country: United Kingdom

Region: West Yorkshire

Contract duration: Permanent

Contract type: Full time

Source of job offer:
Department for Work and Pensions, Public Employment Services, United Kingdom

How to apply: Other - see free text

Salary currency: GBP

Salary period: Monthly