NHS - Healthcare Support Worker

You will study and evidence the  knowledge components of the apprenticeship standard as below, together with meeting requirments of the care certifcate and functional skills: Maths & English at Level 1, and attempt Level 2 exam.

1. Communication

2. Health interventions

3. Personal and people development

4. Health, safety and security

5. Equality and diversity

For a person who is working in a care setting within the NHS, GP Practice, Care or a Nursing Home. 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.

Show enthusiasm for working in the health sector
• Have basic literacy, numeracy and communication skills on which the apprenticeship will build
• Have a suitable level of physical fitness to perform some aspects of the job roles (eg assisting in moving and handling of people)
• Be willing to undergo Disclosure and Barring Service checks (this is needed as apprentices are likely to work with children, young people or vulnerable adults)
• Be flexible as there may be a requirement to work shifts

You are required to be working in the Health Care sector for 30 hrs per week

There is an end point assessment is to test (in a synoptic way) the skills, knowledge and behaviours of the apprentice as set out in the apprenticeship standard. This provides apprentices with a showcase opportunity to provide oral and documentary evidence of their knowledge, skills and behaviours developed throughout the apprenticeship and enables the independent assessor to assess the skills and behaviours of the apprentice by observing the apprentice in the course of their normal work

The end point assessment includes the following components:

1. A multiple choice test

2. An observation of practice undertaken in the workplace

3. An evidence portfolio completed by the apprentice with an interview

On successful completion of this course you may wish to consider studying for the Senior Healthcare Support worker following which you could consider studying for the Bridging Skills in HE which will then allow you an interview at Bournemouth University for Nursing Degree. There is the option of studying for Apprenticeships at a higer level such as the Nursing Associate, Assistant Practitioner and the Degree Nurse.

Please contact the Apprenticeship team on 01202 205500

Awarding Body:
Bournemouth & Poole College

Curriculum Area:
Science, Care, Health and Foundation - Health