Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Anaesthetics & Recovery Theatre - RVI
- Grade
- Apprentice Band 2 to Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-22-023-B
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £24,465 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/09/2025
Employer heading
Apprentice Healthcare Support Worker
Apprentice Band 2 to Band 3
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Are you a naturally caring person who loves to make a difference to others? Do you like getting things done? Are you known for being hard working and reliable?
Are you the type of person who respects other people, treats them fairly and accepts them for who they are?
We want our patients to receive the best possible care from people for whom nothing is too much trouble. So if you recognise yourself in the description above and it excites you to think you could be one of our team caring for our patients on a daily basis, we would love to hear from you. What we want is the right kind of person who will thrive in this important work.
We are currently recruiting Apprentice Healthcare Support Workers into a number of full time posts in our busy Operating Department which covers specialities including Paediatrics, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Trauma, Plastic Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics.
Full training will be provided however knowledge of working in an operating theatre setting is essential. You will need to have a willingness to learn with excellent communication skills. Basic IT skills will be advantageous.
- Interview Date Thursday 04 September 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for assisting the qualified nursing team with setting up of the clinical area.
- Looking after patients pre and post procedure and reporting any concerns to the nursing team.
- Working as part of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain high levels of patient care and dignity.
- Contribute to clerical duties when required.
- Contribute to cleaning and housekeeping within the department.
- Ensure stock is available as required.
The successful candidate will complete the Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship within 15 months.
To find out more about the role of a Healthcare Assistant please click on video links below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKukNzye_78
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
- Freeman Hospital
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
- Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Throughout the apprenticeship the post holder will gain experience working in the Healthcare Team within the Trust.
- The successful candidate will develop the required skills to assist in the day to day operation of the section ensuring the delivery of a consistently high quality service to the Trust.
- To abide by Trust policies and procedures.
- To assist other healthcare practitioners in providing high quality patient care.
- Maintain patients’ privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner.
- Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives.
- Contribute to housekeeping and other ward/department duties as required, eg general tidiness, pre-determined stock levels are met and clinical equipment is clean, working and stored correctly.
- Assist with administrative and clerical duties as required.
Apprenticeship Posts “You will need to be able to meet all the eligibility requirements as prescribed by the apprenticeship criteria to undertake the role”.
To be eligible for an apprenticeship you must:
- Be aged 18 or over (due to the nature of the shifts and role)
- Have the right to work and remain in the UK.
- Have lived in the UK for at least 3 years.
- Provide original evidence of required English and maths qualifications.
Further information:
- You will not be considered if you have an equivalent or higher qualification in the same or a very similar subject.
- You must not be engaged in any other funded training or education programme.
- We cannot sponsor applicants during or on successful completion of the apprenticeship so please ensure you meet visa status eligibility.
- We cannot accept applications from student visa applicants.
Please be advised if you are a 'Non-UK National' applicant you must meet the eligibility criteria and fulfil the settlement requirements of the apprenticeship course funding. Your settlement status will need to be verified as eligible for funding, by the relevant apprenticeship provider, for you to formally enrol on the course.
Further details can be found on the UK Government website.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of confidentiality issues
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills
EXPERIENCE
Desirable criteria
- Previous work experience in a healthcare environment
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 3-2 (or D-E or Level 1 Functional/Key Skills)
Desirable criteria
- GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 9-4 (or A*-C or Level 2 Functional/Key Skills)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angela Bysouth
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2829664
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