Apprentice Healthcare Support Worker in West Midlands inWest Midlands PUBLISHED FRI 28 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section
Band 2
Job description
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
About
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As An Integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability And Community Trust, Lancashire And South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Provides a Range Of Services Including:
Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
Our Trust Values represent what we as an organisation, and the individuals who make up that organisation, are about. It is our aim that everything we do fits in with, and reinforces, these values.
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Key details
Location
SiteWhalley MH inpatient unitsAddressMitton RdTownWhalleyPostcodeBB7 9PEMajor / Minor RegionLancashire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract24 months (24 month fixed term contract)HoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week ((shift work is a necessary part of this role - days/nights/weekends/bank holidays))
Salary
Salary£23,615 subject to confirmationSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 2)
Specialty
Main areaApprenticeships
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As An Integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability And Community Trust, Lancashire And South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Provides a Range Of Services Including:
Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT .
Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them.
Job Overview
Are you compassionate and caring?
Are you looking for a career in Mental Health care?
We have exciting new Apprenticeship opportunities to our fantastic inpatient service below:
MH inpatient units Woodview, Whalley: 2 x Buckley Ward (Male PICU) and 1 x Greendale ward (Male acute)
We are recruiting 3 posts as band 2 Apprentice Healthcare Support who are new to care or have some basic experience.
We are looking for individuals with excellent communication skills to support us in caring for patients from a diverse background with challenging mental health conditions. The successful candidate must be willing to work in a fast paced environment, have a positive outlook and ensure that delivering a quality care, which genuinely engages with service users is a key priority.
It is essential that you are able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. The service provides support over a 24 hour period, 7 days per week, and 52 weeks a year. You will need to be able to work week days, weekends, evenings, nights and bank holidays where needed.
In order to be enrolled on this course you must provide evidence of Maths and English Qualifications before interview.
GCSE Maths and English Level A-C (4+) OR Functional skills
Once shortlisting has been completed, Qualification will need to be emailed in by Wednesday 4th December to secure an interview.
Interview date to be confirmed.
This vacancy may close earlier published due to high number of applications
Advert
Recruitment interview to date and location to be confirmed.
Attendance at interview is by invite only for those who are shortlisted for interview.
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 in order for you to formally enrol on the course.
The training provider will require evidence of: Full time residency in the UK for 3 consecutive years or more prior to the course start date (unless otherwise exempt from this rule for example you hold refugee status use the link below to see full list of exemptions). Residency to live and work in the UK for at least 1 year from the apprenticeship start date and must cover the entire course durati
About
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As An Integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability And Community Trust, Lancashire And South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Provides a Range Of Services Including:
Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
Our Trust Values represent what we as an organisation, and the individuals who make up that organisation, are about. It is our aim that everything we do fits in with, and reinforces, these values.
View job detailskeyboard_arrow_downHide job detailskeyboard_arrow_up
Key details
Location
SiteWhalley MH inpatient unitsAddressMitton RdTownWhalleyPostcodeBB7 9PEMajor / Minor RegionLancashire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract24 months (24 month fixed term contract)HoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week ((shift work is a necessary part of this role - days/nights/weekends/bank holidays))
Salary
Salary£23,615 subject to confirmationSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 2)
Specialty
Main areaApprenticeships
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As An Integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability And Community Trust, Lancashire And South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Provides a Range Of Services Including:
Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT .
Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them.
Job Overview
Are you compassionate and caring?
Are you looking for a career in Mental Health care?
We have exciting new Apprenticeship opportunities to our fantastic inpatient service below:
MH inpatient units Woodview, Whalley: 2 x Buckley Ward (Male PICU) and 1 x Greendale ward (Male acute)
We are recruiting 3 posts as band 2 Apprentice Healthcare Support who are new to care or have some basic experience.
We are looking for individuals with excellent communication skills to support us in caring for patients from a diverse background with challenging mental health conditions. The successful candidate must be willing to work in a fast paced environment, have a positive outlook and ensure that delivering a quality care, which genuinely engages with service users is a key priority.
It is essential that you are able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. The service provides support over a 24 hour period, 7 days per week, and 52 weeks a year. You will need to be able to work week days, weekends, evenings, nights and bank holidays where needed.
In order to be enrolled on this course you must provide evidence of Maths and English Qualifications before interview.
GCSE Maths and English Level A-C (4+) OR Functional skills
Once shortlisting has been completed, Qualification will need to be emailed in by Wednesday 4th December to secure an interview.
Interview date to be confirmed.
This vacancy may close earlier published due to high number of applications
Advert
Recruitment interview to date and location to be confirmed.
Attendance at interview is by invite only for those who are shortlisted for interview.
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 in order for you to formally enrol on the course.
The training provider will require evidence of: Full time residency in the UK for 3 consecutive years or more prior to the course start date (unless otherwise exempt from this rule for example you hold refugee status use the link below to see full list of exemptions). Residency to live and work in the UK for at least 1 year from the apprenticeship start date and must cover the entire course durati
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