NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Care Support Worker Pre-Employment Training Programme

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) Pre-Employment Training Programme

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is looking to recruit trainees to join our healthcare support worker sector based work academy programme.  This 5 week training programme is open to people living within our catchment area who are not currently in employment or in education and interested in working as a Healthcare Support worker.

Healthcare Support Workers are valued members of our Nursing Family who work in our hospital and community based teams delivering hands on care and support to our patients. We are looking for people with a genuine interest in training for this role to join our Training Programme with selection events throughout July and programme start dates in August and September.  There is no requirement for previous experience or specific qualifications.  We are looking for “people people” with good communication skills, a caring outlook and a genuine interest in working in healthcare.

The programme is made up of two weeks of classroom based training delivered by NHS GGC specialists followed by a three week work placement.  The classroom based training provides key knowledge and skills to prepare trainees for the placement and the placement offers a chance for hands-on experience in the role.  By the end of the programme trainees will have had the benefit of training in key areas and have a chance to test out if the role of healthcare support worker is for them.

Successful completion of this programme guarantees that you will be interviewed for suitable Healthcare Support Worker vacancies across our NHS GGC and the opportunity to be enrolled on Nursing and Midwifery Bank as a HCSW.

If you would like to learn more about this programme please speak to your DWP Work Coach or contact one of our employability partners (see list below) for more information and to apply.  Successful applicants will be required to be registered with DWP and/or one of our partner organisations.

DWP Claimant?

If you are a DWP Benefits Claimant speak to your Work coach or DWP Adviser.  This programme meets the criteria for a Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) which means you will continue to receive your benefits while you are on the programme.

Not a DWP Claimant?

If you are unemployed and not in receipt of benefits, or you are about to leave education, please contact one of our partner organisations for more information, eligibility criteria and information on the support available to you.

Partner Organisations:

East Dunbartonshire:             East Dunbartonshire Employability Services

East Renfrewshire:                 Work EastRen     

Glasgow:                                 Jobs and Business Glasgow                                

Inverclyde                               The Trust            

Renfrewshire                          Invest In Renfrewshire

Rutherglen and Cambuslang Routes to Work South

West Dunbartonshire             Working4U

Aged 16-29 and looking for help to find work?

If you are not registered with DWP and not getting any help to find work you can access support from any of our partners including the Prince’s Trust who can be contacted at healthandsocialcare-scotland@princes-trust.org.uk

Online information sessions

Interested applicants who want to apply for this programme are required to attend an online information session.  Key information will be provided at these session which is required for the application process.  To register for these sessions please use the links below:

• 26^th August at 11am                online event – click here to register for event

12^th September at 11:30 am           online event – click here to register for event

7^th September at 6pm                      online event – click here to register for event

2^nd September (afternoon)             Paisley High St JCP (DWP referrals only)

1^st September at 6pm                      online event – click here to register for event

1^st September (afternoon)              Glasgow DWP Hub (DWP referrals only)

Please not that this programme is restricted to applicants who meet DWP eligibility for sector based work academy activity, or who can be supported by our employability partners.