About this role
Job summary
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting Apprentice Health Care Support Workers to various posts within our organisation. We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join us on a full-time basis, working clinically whilst completing their apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship role provides the springboard for the successful candidate to be part of our Trust, and to share our values as they build a career in nursing. Candidates will develop the core health and caring skills required in the NHS today, including completion of the Care Certificate.
There is an opportunity to join either a level 2 or level 3 Apprenticeship dependent on current/predicted results and essential requirements outlined in the person specification.
You must be aged 18+ in September 2026 to be able to work the required shifts which include full rotation/ 24 hour period.
Main duties of the job
Here at NLaG, we are passionate about our values of compassion, honesty, respect and teamwork. This apprenticeship role provides the springboard for the successful candidate to be part of our Trust, and to share our values as they build a career in nursing. Candidates will develop the core health and caring skills required in the NHS today, including completion of the Care Certificate. There is an opportunity to join either level 2 or level 3 Apprenticeship depending on your GCSE current/predicted results and essential requirements outlined in the person specification. This is a career development role where the Trust aims to aspire and develop our future workforce.
Working alongside other healthcare professionals, successful candidates will be working in busy patient areas gaining an insight into care and how a modern hospital works. Candidates will be fully supported in learning new skills so they can work safely and calmly in our wards and clinics. This will include learning a variety of tasks such as supporting patients with fluid and dietary requirements, helping with menu choices, supporting personal care activities (i.e. washing, dressing, going to the toilet), making beds, keeping our areas clean and tidy, as well as appropriate record keeping and helping other clinical staff with their duties.
This post may close early if we receive sufficient applications.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
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We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
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.
Person Specification
Special Attributes and other Essential
Flexible and reliable Shows motivation in developing new skills Demonstrate empathy and a caring attitude
Education/Qualifications Essential
oA minimum of level 1 in Numeracy and Literacy (e.g. Functional skills Level 1, Grade D/3 or above in GCSE Maths and English)
Knowledge, Training & Experience Essential
Experience of working as part of a team Basic working Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and outlook
Desirable
Customer service experience: working with people face to face, on the telephone etc. Work Experience in a customer facing role
Communication and Interpersonal Skills Essential
Shows desire and capability to develop in Apprentice Health Care support worker standards Good communication - verbal/written Be able to work on own initiative Works well with in a team Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality Can demonstrate a calm, caring and compassionate nature Demonstrate positive and professional behaviours
Desirable
Ability to demonstrate simple decision-making
Other Requirements Essential
You must have the current right to work in the UK and have lived in the UK for 3 years (as per apprenticeship rules/regulations) You must be committed to studying and working simultaneously, which requires high level of dedication You must not have completed another health care apprenticeship (Level 2/level3) Good timekeeper Ability to work from all hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service Ability to work shifts including evening and weekends as skills and competencies progress You must be aged 16 + in September 2026
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address Goole, Grimsby, Scunthorpe.
Scunthorpe General Hospital, Cliff Gardens,
Scunthorpe
DN15 7BH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)