Clinical Apprentice in Health - Fixed Term Contract 12 Months
University Hospitals of DERBY and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Burton-On-Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, Lichfield, Tamworth
Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 10 November 2026)
Posted on 27 October 2026
Contents
Summary
As an apprentice, you will be working in a supported learning environment developing your skills, knowledge and behaviours for the role during the apprenticeship period. This is an exciting opportunity to take a first step into a career in healthcare. You will be working with members of the wider multi-disciplinary team within the hospital setting.
- Wage
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£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Rate of pay displayed is for 37.5hrs a week. Actual pay will depend on the apprentice's age and stage of their apprenticeship in line with National Minimum Wage regulations, as well as the total hours worked per week.
There may be an option to work reduced hours, subject to agreement, to a minimum of 30 hours per week.
- Training course
- Healthcare support worker (level 2)
- Hours
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You will be required to work a full rotation of shifts (TBC) including long days, nights (18+ only), weekends and bank holidays appropriate to your clinical area.
If you require part-time hours, we can only consider 30hrs per week as the minimum.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 January 2027
- Duration
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8 months
- Positions available
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10
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a trustee and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff, you can expect a huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a number of caring, compassionate and motivated individuals to join our group of apprentice healthcare support workers to work at:
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Derby
- Queens Hospital, Burton
- Samuel Johnson, Lichfield
- Sir Robert Peel, Tamworth
You will be required to work a full rotation of shifts including long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays appropriate to your clinical area. If you require part-time hours, we can only consider 30 hours per week as the minimum. (Under 18’s – 7.5 hours a day with 2 consecutive days off, no nights due to working time directive. 18’s and over – 12.5 hours a day)
As an apprentice, you will be working in a supporting learning environment developing your skills, knowledge and behaviours for the role during the apprenticeship period. This is an exciting opportunity to take a first step into a career in healthcare.
Main duties of the job:
- Communication
- Personal care
- Assisting with nutrition and hydration
- Teamworking
- Infection control
- Safeguarding
- Monitoring patient observations
- Patient handling
- Stock taking, rotation and ordering
- Adhering to all trust policies and procedures
Desired skills:
- Have good interpersonal communication skills; both written and verbal
- Must have clear, legible handwriting
- Have basic computer keyboard skills
- Be able to maintain confidentiality of information at all times
- Be punctual, friendly, motivated
- Capable of working as part of a team
- Flexible due to the requirement of working an internal rotation
Personal qualities:
- The ability to demonstrate a caring and compassionate disposition and commitment to work in a challenging but rewarding environment
- Adaptable to the changing environment
- Conscientious, caring, respectful and personable
- Dedicated
Experience essential criteria:
Experience of interacting/working with people in any service environment
Knowledge essential criteria:
- Basic understanding and desire to work in healthcare
- Has some understanding of the role
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Queens Hospital, Belvedere Road, Burton-On-Trent, DE13 0RB
- Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, London Road, Derby, DE1 2QY
- Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 3NE
- Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, A5127, Trent Valley Road, Lichfield, WS13 6EF
- Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital, Plantation Ln Mile Oak, Tamworth, B78 3NG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DCG
Training course
Healthcare support worker (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work in line with legislation, policies, standards, local ways of working and codes of conduct that apply to own role
- Work within the scope of practice, the limits of own knowledge and skills, escalating and reporting to others when needed
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe non-discriminatory person-centred care and support in line with individual’s established consent
- Implement a duty of care, recognising and responding to safeguarding and protection concerns and acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms that an individual is in pain, distress or discomfort to maximise comfort and wellbeing
- Recognise and respond to changes in individuals’ health and wellbeing
- Perform basic life support
- Undertake physiological measurements, selecting and using the correct tools or equipment
- Assist the registered practitioner in encouraging individuals to take or use their prescribed medication
- Promote access to fluids and nutrition in line with an individual’s care plan
- Support individuals with activities of daily living to maximise independence in line with their desired outcomes and plan of care
- Contribute to the storage of supplies and equipment
- Contribute to the cleaning, disinfecting and disposal of materials and equipment
- Support others with appointments, enquiries and referrals
- Communicate with individuals using techniques designed to facilitate understanding
- Recognise and respond to limitations in an individual’s mental capacity
- Act on opportunities to support others to maximise their health, well-being and positive lifestyle choices
- Record and store information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, including the safe use of technology
- Report and share information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, maintaining confidentiality
- Maintain a safe and healthy working environment, using a range of techniques for infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Move and handle equipment or other items safely and assist individuals
- Take action in response to identified concerns, risks, incidents or errors and near misses arising in the workplace
- Participate in appraisal and supervision to support ongoing personal development
- Participate in training and development activities including the Care Certificate Standards
- Reflect on own practice
- Contribute to improvement activities in the workplace, for example collecting and logging data for audit
- Use evidence to make suggestions for improving practice
- Work in line with legislation, policies, standards, local ways of working and codes of conduct that apply to own role
- Work within the scope of practice, the limits of own knowledge and skills, escalating and reporting to others when needed
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe non-discriminatory person-centred care and support in line with individual’s established consent
- Implement a duty of care, recognising and responding to safeguarding and protection concerns and acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms that an individual is in pain, distress or discomfort to maximise comfort and wellbeing
- Recognise and respond to changes in individuals’ health and wellbeing
- Perform basic life support
- Undertake physiological measurements, selecting and using the correct tools or equipment
- Assist the registered practitioner in encouraging individuals to take or use their prescribed medication
- Promote access to fluids and nutrition in line with an individual’s care plan
- Support individuals with activities of daily living to maximise independence in line with their desired outcomes and plan of care
- Contribute to the storage of supplies and equipment
- Contribute to the cleaning, disinfecting and disposal of materials and equipment
- Support others with appointments, enquiries and referrals
- Communicate with individuals using techniques designed to facilitate understanding
- Recognise and respond to limitations in an individual’s mental capacity
- Act on opportunities to support others to maximise their health, well-being and positive lifestyle choices
- Record and store information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, including the safe use of technology
- Report and share information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, maintaining confidentiality
- Maintain a safe and healthy working environment, using a range of techniques for infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Move and handle equipment or other items safely and assist individuals
- Take action in response to identified concerns, risks, incidents or errors and near misses arising in the workplace
- Participate in appraisal and supervision to support ongoing personal development
- Participate in training and development activities including the Care Certificate Standards
- Reflect on own practice
- Contribute to improvement activities in the workplace, for example collecting and logging data for audit
- Use evidence to make suggestions for improving practice
Training schedule
- Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional Skills in maths and English if required
- Level 2 Diploma in Adult Care
- Training will be one day a week at the University Hospitals Derby and Burton
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Infection Control
- Safeguarding
- Monitoring Patient Observation
- Patient
Other requirements
- If we receive a high number of applications for this position, we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
- Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
- All correspondence relating to your application will be sent to you via our trac.system account. Please ensure that you regularly check your emails; this includes junk/spam, as your security settings may not recognise the sender.
- Anyone from outside of the UK (excluding from the Republic of Ireland) will need permission from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to work in the UK and may also need entry clearance before travelling here.
About this employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a number of caring, compassionate and motivated individuals to join our group of apprentice healthcare support workers to work at:
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Derby
- Queens Hospital, Burton
- Samuel Johnson, Lichfield
- Sir Robert Peel, Tamworth
Key facts about our Trust:
- Every day our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients.
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week.
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – the 6th largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients every day.
- We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day.
- We employ more than 12,000 staff across our 5 hospital sites.
- We have a Director of Allied Health Professionals who is committed to provide leadership, progression and direction to AHPs.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
There is no upper age limit for you to undertake your apprenticeship with us!
Not only will you undertake your Intermediate Apprenticeship in Health qualifications, but you will also be automatically eligible for positions within our organisation, in line with your qualifications
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DCG
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000060871.
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Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 10 November 2026)
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