Health and Social Care Apprenticeship - Southampton & Totton

Bluebird Care - Adult Care Apprentice

Wage
£24,375 a year

Training Course
Adult Care Worker (Level 2)

Hours
Shifts to be confirmed (will include evenings and weekends). 37 hours a week

Start Date
Thursday 6 August 2026

Duration
1 year

Positions Available
2

What You'll Do at Work
At Bluebird Care Southampton & Totton, we provide high-quality, compassionate care to elderly and vulnerable people, helping them remain safe and comfortable in their own homes. We're growing our dedicated team and currently seeking Health Care Assistants to support customers across Southampton (SO14–SO19), Totton, Lyndhurst, Ashurst, and Marchwood.

Day-to-day Responsibilities:

• Supporting with personal care and daily routines
• Providing companionship and emotional reassurance
• Effectively communicating with those of different communication needs or from different backgrounds
• Problem solving and learning how to safely support individuals whilst working in line with legislations, regulations, policies, and risk assessment
• Learning how to implement a good level of nutrition and hydration alongside training in food hygiene standards and infection prevention control
• Learning about signs of abuse and how to safeguard yourself and your customers, including who you would need to report to
• Learning about whistleblowing should you feel your concerns are not being listened to
• Learning how to safely handle and administer medication and ensure safe disposal
• Learning how to deal with challenging situations and positive behaviour support, as well as learning about autism and learning disabilities
• Learning how to work in a team and communicate with your colleagues, as well as lone working

Where You'll Work
29A SALISBURY ROAD
TOTTON
Hampshire
ENGLAND
SO40 3HX

Training Provider
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED

Training Course
Adult Care Worker (Level 2)

What You'll Learn

Course Contents

• Apply national standards, organisational policies and procedures, codes of conduct and ways of working that apply to own role.
• Follow national legislation, policies and guidance in adult social care settings, relating to health and safety within the scope of own role.
• Consider the human rights of individuals in adult social care settings, in line with organisational policies relating to equity, diversity and inclusion to support an open culture.
• Demonstrate a duty of candour, and duty of care acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm.
• Apply a person-centred, co-produced approach when developing relationships with individuals to support their health and wellbeing.
• Assist with conducting risk assessments, which focus on positive risk taking, to ensure the safety of yourself and others.
• Apply the principles of positive and proactive care and support for those with lived experience to proactively avoid or reduce escalation, de-escalate, and manage conflict.
• Customise information, advice and guidance to individuals with or without capacity or their representative to make informed, independent choices and decisions.
• Adapt approach to care and support for individuals with lived experience to meet their current and evolving cognitive and physical needs and conditions.
• Recognise and respect how an individuals capacity determines their ability to make informed decisions about their needs.
• Identify and respond to signs and symptoms of changes in the physical and mental capacity, mental health and wellbeing of those with lived experience, and monitor, record and report changes.
• Use appropriate communication methods that are adapted to respond to the needs of individuals, stakeholders and family members in adult social care settings, including verbal, written, non-verbal and digital communication.
• Develop personal resilience and access support to maintain wellbeing of self.
• Use record keeping systems to maintain clear and accurate records of interactions with individuals, and others ensuring security of information and data.
• Apply methods of digital working and communication and new care technologies to support improvements in own work setting.
• Record learning opportunities in line with organisational policies that support lifelong learning and meet the relevant standards.
• Record, use feedback and supervision to improve own practice to identify and support the development of individual goals and career opportunities.
• Contribute and agree to the personal development plan demonstrating support required for new learning goals and reflection on actual practice.
• Monitors safe and effective administration of medicines in accordance with national and organisational policies and the limitations of own role.