Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) Pre-Employment Training Programme

Healthcare Support Worker Pre-employment Training Programme

Adult Acute Hospitals

In Partnership with the Prince’s Trust Scotland 

We are working with the Prince’s Trust to enrol people aged 16 to 30 in our Pre Employment Training Programme for Hospital Healthcare Support Workers.

This 5 week unpaid training programme is only open to people aged 16 to 30 who are resident in our Health Board Area, not in employment or in education and interested in training to be a Healthcare Support worker within a Hospital Setting.

This is a Sector Based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) approved by the DWP and Job Centre Clients will not be required to attend their local Job Centre during the programme and will continue to receive their benefits.

Candidates will need to register/be registered with the Princes Trust to be eligible for enrolment and receive support with travel costs and other programme expenses.

Who can apply?

Candidates who are interested in applying for this programme must be aged between 16 and 30 years, be registered with/eligible to register with the Prince’s Trust, not be in employment or education and be resident in our Healthboard area

This programme is designed to support candidates who have no previous experience/training/education in Healthcare to develop the skills and experience to help them begin their career. We are looking to enrol people with good communication skills, a caring outlook and a genuine interest in working as a Hospital Healthcare Support Worker and who can demonstrate the interpersonal and empathic skills essential for this role.

By the end of the programme trainees will have had the benefit of NHS training in key areas, have obtained Scottish Moving and Handling Passport and completed a 3 week ward based placement to put their training into practice and test out if the role of a Healthcare Support worker is for them.

Successful completion of this programme guarantees that you will be interviewed for suitable permanent Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker vacancies across our NHS GGC Board Area.

Placements for this programme will be hosted in Adult In Patient services in the following locations:

• Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Glasgow North)
• Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Glasgow South)
• Royal Alexandra Hospital (Paisley)
• Inverclyde Royal Hospital (Greenock).

How do I find out more about this programme?

We recommend that candidates book into one of our information sessions to find out more about the programme

You can also speak with your DWP Work Coach OR contact the Princes Trust at healthandsocialcare-scotland@princes-trust.org.uk or call or call 0800 842 842

How do I apply for this programme?

All applications must be submitted on the NHS Scotland Application form.

Please complete as many sections as you can and make sure you tell us in your application form why you would like to become a Healthcare Support worker and why you think you would be a good candidate for this programme.

You will find some helpful guidance on completing the application form and on including your transferrable skills in your application on the NHS Scotland Careers Website.

https://careers.nhs.scot/blog/your-guide-to-the-nhsscotland-application-process/

https://careers.nhs.scot/blog/how-to-write-about-transferable-skills-for-your-nhsscotland-job-application/

Points to Note

• Applications must be submitted by the closing date of 12 Noon on Wednesday 13th September
• The selection day for this programme will take place on Monday 18th September.
• Please note that places on the programme are limited and not everyone who applies will be invited to attend for selection.
• This is an unpaid 5 week training programme commencing on Monday 23rd October to Friday 24th November inclusive. Candidates must available to attend and complete the full programme timetable.
• Candidates who are interested in applying for this programme must be aged between 16 and 30 years, be registered with/eligible to register with the Prince’s Trust, not be in employment or education and be resident in our Healthboard area

I’m not in the age range – can I still apply?

We run these programme on a regular basis and the majority of our programmes do not have an age cap. If you are not in employment or education would encourage you to apply when these programmes open for applications. You can set up an alert in Job Train which will notify you when programmes open for enrolment.

https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Account/RegisterStep1?returnUrl=%2FJobAlerts

I already have healthcare experience/training/qualifications can I still apply?

If you would like to work in the NHS and have previous experience or training/qualifications in healthcare we would ask that you to apply for our current vacancies. This includes people currently working in healthcare roles including Bank and Agency or with previous experience of working within a Health Care Support Worker Role as you already have the skills and experience our programme aims to develop in those who are enrolled.