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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Contact

Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Open

Ref: 317-2025-22-023-B Vacancy ID: 7409910

Apprentice Healthcare Support Worker

Accepting applications until: 25-Aug-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 25-Aug-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Royal Victoria Infirmary
Tref: 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
Cod post: NE1 4LP
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £24,465 - £26,598 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Apprentice Band 2 to Band 3)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: 317 Anaesthetics & Recovery Theatre - RVI

Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 04/09/2025

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.

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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.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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.