This document provides an overview and agenda for an induction session for a NHS Fast-track Recruitment programme for healthcare assistants and nursing careers. It outlines the content that will be covered, including introductions, programme details and requirements, entry requirements, expected work hours and salary, and next steps. Trainees will complete online training, tasks and assessments to prepare for the fast-track programme which provides guaranteed job offers upon completion of a short training period and competency assessments. Questions are invited at the end of the session.

1. NHS Fast-track Recruitment – Healthcare
Assistant and Nursing Career Pathways
Induction Session

2. Content for today
• Welcome and introductions
• Practicalities
• Your times on the programme
• What you need to complete the programme
successfully
• Intent/Implementation
• Pre-course items
• Moodle demonstration
• Next steps
• Invite for questions
• End

3. Introductions
• Michelle Walsh – Presenting tutor –
Lancashire Adult Learning
• Anita Houghton – Tutor – Lancashire Adult
Learning
michelle.walsh@nelsongroup.ac.uk – for
programme related enquiries

4. Practicalities of live sessions
• Please do not share personal details on group
chat/presentations
• Everyone will be on mute whilst the presentation
is taking place
• Type any questions and/or use the ‘hands up’
buttons in the chat pane – we’ll try and answer
them as we go along or we will go over them at
the end.
• Email any questions about the programme to
michelle.walsh@nelsongroup.ac.uk

5. Your Time
• Live sessions – Each day – these are on your
activity planner
• Tasks set on Moodle with timings on your activity
planner – These tasks should be completed by
the end of each to ensure you are on track
• Optional training options (outside of planned
programme time)

6. What you need
• Access to a computer/laptop or tablet essential
• Internet
• Webcam/video capability
• Photo ID – For assessments on Friday
If you only have a mobile phone – You need to email
so we can check phone capability of doing
assessments whilst in a live session.
This is a requirement of completing the end
assessments

7. What is the intent of the course?
To prepare you to effectively demonstrate skills,
relevant training, knowledge and attributes required to
be successful in application for the NHS Fast-track
recruitment programme.
These vacancies are with East Lancashire Hospital
Trust
The roles are;
1. Healthcare Assistant Pathway
2. Nursing Career Pathway

8. NHS Fast-track details – Pathway 1
Healthcare Assistant pathway (1)
Successful candidates will attend a full day (on-site)
Trust Induction followed by fast-track study, from home, for the
Care Certificate, delivered through on-line teaching over 1 or 2
weeks.
Attend a full day (weekend) skills induction / assessment on-site
at Burnley General Hospital.
Complete the Care Certificate competency booklet, and this will
require some self-study outside of the taught sessions.
Followed by 2 weeks supported work experience on one of our
wards*, during which time our trainees will be expected to finalise
their competency workbooks.
Successful candidates will have a guaranteed job offer, starting
immediately, at one of the Trust sites. (*this may include COVID
wards, but full PPE and training will be provided)

9. NHS Fast-track details – Pathway 2
Nursing Career Pathway (2)
Successful candidates will follow the same fast track training at the
HCA pathway.
On successful completion of this training, candidates will be offered an
apprenticeship contract.
The salary and terms and conditions will be the same as the HCA
candidates, but these individuals will be supported to undertake a
Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification, delivered by one of our local
College partners.
This will take approximately 18 months to complete and will involve
both on and off the job learning. On completion of this qualification,
candidates will continue to be employed as a Healthcare Assistant but
will have the experience and qualification to enable them to progress to
further study for other roles including Nursing Associate, Assistant
Practitioner or a Nursing Apprenticeship.
Trainees on either pathway will be employed on Bank contracts
for the duration of the training and paid for this training on
acceptance of a substantive contract.

10. Entry requirements
Applicants for both pathways must have:
• previous work experience – Not necessarily in the Care Industry
• demonstrable experience of managing competing demands
• a genuine desire to work in a healthcare support role
• ability to treat people with kindness and respect and demonstrate ELHT values
• a good standard of numeracy and literacy
• the ability to successfully complete the Care Certificate and ELHT mandatory training
requirements
• the ability to work flexibly on completion of training to meet the needs of their ward
(see below)
In addition, applicants must be able to commit to the fast track training requirements
outlined above and have access to a PC / internet at home to be able to undertake the
training (this can be done in 1 week full time or over 2 weeks part time).
In order to meet the entry criteria for further study, applicants for the Nursing career
pathway will have a level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths or the
ability to achieve this alongside their Level 3 vocational qualification.

11. Expected working hours and salary range
Full time Healthcare assistants usually work 37½ hours a week.
This will involve shift work, which could involve nights, early
starts, evenings and weekends.
In the NHS, HCAs are paid on the Agenda for Change pay
system. The starting salary for HCAs is Band 2, £18,005 (£9.21
ph) rising to £19,337 (£9.89 ph) after 2 years. This is
supplemented with generous unsocial hours allowances for
working in the evening, at night, over weekends and on Bank
holidays.
The Trust offers extensive support and flexibility to help staff
balance work and family life. To this end, opportunities are also
available for contracts that predominantly work evenings, nights
or weekends.

12. You will:
• Undertake relevant training and development to support
with a successful application for the Healthcare
Assistant fast-track programme
• Analyse a job description to understand the role and
match your own skills, training and knowledge to the
requirements
• Submit tailored answers to application questions
• Consider how to apply the STAR technique to your own
competencies – To support during interview
• Have the opportunity to complete optional training and
mock interviews
• Apply for the NHS Healthcare Assistant Fast-Track
programme

13. Implementation
The programme will be delivered remotely
over a number of days and will include;
• Daily online live workshops delivered by a tutor
• Completion and submission of independent
tasks
• Feedback on tasks/draft application responses
• Daily online question and answer sessions
• Optional training – Such as Mental Health &
Well-being, Customer Service and mock
interviews (all available at request)

14. Pre-course information – You
should already have…
• Completed an initial Assessment
• Received your Activity Planner for details about
training – Copy is also on Moodle
• Received your Moodle login details via email

15. Moodle demonstration
Please ask any questions in
the chat pane

16. Next Steps
• After this meeting you will be able to start completing tasks
which are set on Moodle
• These tasks are monitored and activity/scores/feedback
recorded
Access Moodle to complete the following;
• Exploring transferrable skills from different careers – 2 activities;
1. Read through skills from different careers presentation
2. Complete ‘Exploring occupational areas – Assessment’
After lunch;
• Working within the NHS Trust – 2 activities;
1. Read job information/job description and why work for the NHS documents
2. Complete ‘Working within the NHS Trust – Assignment 1’
Attend live virtual session at 2pm – Q & A – Progress Check

17. Questions
• Questions from the chat pane
• Any one with only a mobile device must get in
contact as we need to arrange a live meeting to
check your phone’s capability to allow the running
of video whilst doing assessments
• Email: michelle.walsh@nelsongroup.ac.uk
• See you at 2pm for the ‘live session’ on
MOODLE