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🌟 Exciting Opportunities: Modern Apprenticeships in Social Services and Healthcare & Healthcare Support! 🌟
Health Care Support Worker
NHS Lanarkshire is thrilled to announce multiple vacancies for Modern Apprenticeships in Social Services and Healthcare as well as Healthcare Support within Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
Key Details:
- Locations: Based in Lanarkshire.
- Duration: Fixed-term positions for 12 months starting from 12th August , 2024. Part-time hours available with pro-rata salary.
- Eligibility: Applicants aged between 16 to 24 years old on 1st August , 2024, (or up to 29 years for applicants with a disability or those with care experience) are eligible. Must demonstrate proficiency at SCQF level 5/National 5 level.
What We Offer:
- Training: Gain invaluable on-the-job training to develop essential healthcare skills.
- Qualification: Work towards achieving a Level 6 SCQF qualification in Social Services and Healthcare or Healthcare Support, a nationally recognised qualification.
What We're Looking For:
- Motivated Individuals: Highly motivated and committed individuals eager to join our Modern Apprenticeship program.
- Skills: Strong communication skills and the ability to understand various procedures and processes.
- Interest: A keen interest in healthcare roles, coupled with a positive approach to work and a passion for providing excellent patient care.
Vacancy Details:
Podiatry, Airdrie Community Health Centre (Level 6 SCQF Healthcare Support, Clinical)
Duties include: Diabetes foot screening, assisting with nail surgery, domiciliary visits, stock control, and record archiving/mail duties.
District Nursing, Motherwell Health Centre (Level 6 SCQF Social Services and Healthcare)
Duties include: Assisting district nurses on home visits, taking observations, end-of-life care, restocking medical resources in patients' homes, and supporting referral allocation and visits.
Health Improvement Team, Beckford Street, Hamilton (Level 6 SCQF Healthcare Support, Non-Clinical)
Duties include: Providing administration support to various teams, contributing ideas to project planning meetings, coordinating project-related events, and staffing high-profile events.
No Prior Experience Necessary: This Apprenticeship welcomes applicants with limited work experience, including school leavers.
As part of your application you will be asked to select the speciality you are applying for.
How to Apply:
Join one of our online MS Teams sessions for more information:
Wednesday the 22nd of May at 2pm: Interest Call 1
Thursday the 23rd of May at 10am: Interest call 2
Additional Information:
For full details about this Modern Apprenticeship and the recruitment process, please refer to the attached job pack. For informal enquiries, contact Nicole Grant at Nicole.Grant@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, Senior Employability Advisor /Job Coach Lead
Seize this opportunity to kickstart your career in healthcare with NHS Lanarkshire! Apply now and embark on a rewarding journey of learning and growth. 🚀
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact Elizabeth Dysart at elizabeth.dysart@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job-related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents’/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Contract type
Fixed Term post for 12 months from 12th August 2024. Part-time hours available with pro-rata salary.
Please note this is a fixed term post until 11th August 2025
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in one of the locations listed above.
The working pattern for this role will be discussed at interview.
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
- For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
- Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately
- Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates
- Please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub - https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home for advice and support with any system issues
- We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain
- Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments
In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.