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Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship

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Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship

COURSE DURATION

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Central Campus

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Course summary

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), and 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, and returning or cleaning the equipment used during 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. Healthcare support workers 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.

Course requirements

The minimum entry requirements for this Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship are as follows;

  • At least one Grade 2 and above in Maths and English GCSE
  • Demonstrate a passion for the healthcare industry
  • Be at least 16 years of age

You will undertake a diagnostic assessment for both maths and English and a free writing exercise prior to enrolment and have gained Level 1. If you have passed maths and English GCSE with a Grade A* to C (grade 4 or above) or functional key skills at Level 1 and can evidence this with certificate/s, you will not need to take the maths and English functional skills qualification within the apprenticeship programme.

 

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 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. Healthcare support workers 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.

Assessment for this Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship involves an End Point Assessment consisting of:

  • A multiple-choice test
  • An observation of practice undertaken in the workplace
  • An evidence portfolio completed by the apprentice with an interview

On successful completion of this Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship, you can progress your career in health and social care or progress to a higher level qualification.

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