Healthcare Assistant as a Student?

Hello,
I'm applying for uni in October for Medicine but when I'm 18 in December, I want a part-time job in a hospital as an HCA to build up hospital work experience, and get more of a feel for it as I've been unable to get any during COVID pandemic except for virtual experience.

I've wanted to apply since I was 16 but my local health board requires you to be 18. My medical work experience with them was cancelled due to COVID and I have to contact back in September but that was only for a week. I will be studying for A-Levels, yes, so I'd need part-time. Is this possible or do they only offer full-time roles? I am very good at revising so it doesn't take me much time.

Obviously, it is a lot of commitment, but I just want to see if it's feasible.

Thanks

Hi

The problem is finding a part-time role as a healthcare assistant in hospitals but they do offer sometimes roles like this but you will need to contact the hospital recruitment team to see if there's anything suitable for you as every hospital advertise for variable positions for jobs .

You may find they only have fulltime positions but unless you enquire then you won't know anything . Give your local hospital a call or see what's available on there job website .

But most importantly is your immediate studies of A levels . but is achievable providing you don't over do things .

Hello,
I'm applying for uni in October for Medicine but when I'm 18 in December, I want a part-time job in a hospital as an HCA to build up hospital work experience, and get more of a feel for it as I've been unable to get any during COVID pandemic except for virtual experience.

I've wanted to apply since I was 16 but my local health board requires you to be 18. My medical work experience with them was cancelled due to COVID and I have to contact back in September but that was only for a week. I will be studying for A-Levels, yes, so I'd need part-time. Is this possible or do they only offer full-time roles? I am very good at revising so it doesn't take me much time.

Obviously, it is a lot of commitment, but I just want to see if it's feasible.

Thanks

Hi

The problem is finding a part-time role as a healthcare assistant in hospitals but they do offer sometimes roles like this but you will need to contact the hospital recruitment team to see if there's anything suitable for you as every hospital advertise for variable positions for jobs .

You may find they only have fulltime positions but unless you enquire then you won't know anything . Give your local hospital a call or see what's available on there job website .

But most importantly is your immediate studies of A levels . but is achievable providing you don't over do things .

Literally every hospital has a thing called Nurse Bank, which employs nurses and HCAs on these allegedly awful 0 hours contracts. These nurses and HCAs pick up shifts as and when suits them, filling in the gaps on wards and in outpatients departments. There are 2 things that get in the way of this - 1) some trusts will only employ HCAs on bank if they have some sort of experience (some, not all) 2) how well staffed the trust is (although at the trusts round where I live, there's always a couple of wards with a few bank shifts out a week).
Have a look at NHS jobs website, you'll find loads on there.

OK thank you very much for that. I doubt it'll be possible and that's OK but I won't know until I ask, as you said.