Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship

Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) work as part of a team providing high-quality and compassionate care to individuals. You will carry out well-defined routine clinical duties like monitoring an individual’s conditions (by checking things like blood pressure, temperature or weight), checking on their overall progress, comfort and wellbeing.

Depending on where you work, you may also help them to eat, drink, wash, dress or go to the toilet. You will prepare individuals for healthcare activities carried out by other members of the healthcare team, looking after them before, during and/or after those activities in line with their care plan. You will also carry out non-clinical duties and, depending on where you work, this could include things like keeping records, making beds, tidying up your work area, returning or cleaning the equipment used during a clinical activity. You will be able to address straightforward problems in your day to day work, reporting concerns and changes to the appropriate person in a timely manner. HCSWs work in a range of healthcare settings and your team may include workers from both Health and Social Care. You will report to a registered healthcare practitioner who will directly or indirectly supervise your work.

How we deliver this Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship is delivered on a virtual basis, with an observation of practice, in your workplace by your own dedicated expert Clinical Healthcare tutor.

They will meet with you every month to provide teaching and training to help you develop new knowledge and skills and guide you through the programme.

They will then assess your competence by observing you applying the new skills at work and helping you develop a portfolio of evidence to prove you have met the requirements of the Apprenticeship.

Qualifications included in this Apprenticeship

Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard

Functional Skills

Level 1 Functional Skills in English and maths (if required)

Progression

This Apprenticeship provides an ideal entry into the occupation and supports progression within the sector.