Health Professions & Social Services
Skills Boost for Health Care
Campus Sighthill Campus
Qualification SCQF Level 4
Study mode Full time
Duration 2 weeks
Start date
Jun 2024
Course enquiry form
Course overview
Skills Boost for Health Care is an exciting course that has been developed in partnership with NHS Lothian & Edinburgh College. We are working together to provide education & employment for people in the Lothian region and beyond.
We will review all applications and send interview details to those who meet the criteria for this course. Interviews will be held the week beginning 13 May. Interviews will be held at Comely Bank.
You will be interviewed by a member of NHS Lothian and a College staff member. You will have to provide two valid forms of ID during the interview one must have a photo and one must have your address (driver's licence/passport/young scots card). You will also have to provide two references that we can contact (this can't be a friend or family member) -
Candidates who successfully pass the interview are given a provisional job offer with NHS Lothian as a band 2 health care support worker.
This could be the start of a very exciting career as there are many different progression routes within NHS Lothian.
This course is free as it is funded by the YPG and NTTF, which means the course is available to anyone who is over the age of 16 and is currently unemployed or whose job is at risk. You will not be paid during this course or be entitled to a bursary. If you do receive universal credit you will continue to do so for the course duration. You will only begin to be paid when you start working on the ward for NHS Lothian.
All people who apply for this course/career must have the right to work in the UK in full-time employment.
International students often have the right to work 20 hours per week. Due to this restriction, this course/career would not be offered to international students.
Please note that your interview is an interview for the college course and a healthcare support worker job with NHS Lothian. If you are successful you must attend the three-week college course starting on Monday 3 June. Upon successful completion of the course and all compulsory NHS checks such as satisfactory PVG with disclosure Scotland and Occupation Health report, you will start your exciting new career. The start date will depend on the candidate's ability to complete all previously mentioned checks as quickly as possible. We will try and start you as soon as possible but delays may occur when applicants do not submit all the required paperwork.
These are full-time vacancies and will require you to work 37.5 hours per week. You will work shifts and be expected to work nights/weekends/public holidays.
The updated current vacancies for this cohort are: TBC
This course will be the start of your learning journey and your new job will provide you with a pathway to a career in health care.
Please note that during the 3-week course, you are not an employee at NHS Lothian and will not be paid during the course
If you receive Universal Credit your benefit will remain in place until you start your job.
Please remember while you are applying for a course you are also applying for a job and it will help your application if you expand on what motivated you to apply for this job and course. If you have been referred to this job and course through the Department of Work & Pensions please quote reference number DWP2023 beside your name.
Further Information
- The course is funded by the Young Persons Guarantee and Transitional Training Fund and is free for you to do.
- You must complete the NHS application and background checks within the set time frame or the provisional job offer will be cancelled.
- Throughout the 3 week's course, you must adhere to the Edinburgh College Positive Behaviour and anti-bullying & Harassment Policy or progression to employment will not be possible.
College Course Content
- Safe beginners for health and care - Professionalism, reflection, legislation
- Infection control
- Health and Safety
- First Aid
- Career pathways
NHS Lothian Course Content
- Basic Life Support
- Equality Diversity and Rights
- Fire Safety Awareness
- HAI
- Health and Safety
- Information Governance
- Management of Aggression
- Public Protection
- Manual handling
How the course is assessed
- Continual assessment.
Number of days per week
- 5 days per week - 9 am to 4:30 pm.
Entry requirements
- No formal qualification required.
English Proficiency Requirements
IELTS Level 5.Progression and Articulation Routes
- Career as a band 2 health care worker.
Study Options
| Campus | Study mode | Start date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sighthill Campus | Full time | 03/06/24 | 2 Weeks |
