Allied Healthcare Assistant Health & Social Care Assistant NEW: Healthcare Support Worker NEW: Senior Healthcare Support Worker NEW: Nursing Associate NEW: Registered Nurse Wider Healthcare Support

Healthcare support staff provide key assistance within hospital and care settings, this could be through helping staff to coordinate cleaning and linen to moving frail and ill patients/residents between departments or rooms.

  • Suitable for staff working as a housekeeper, porter, security, ward clerk amongst others
  • Available at Levels 2 and 3
  • Case Study
  • Entry Requirements
  • Kevin has worked in a variety of roles across the trust and is now working as a theatre porter and undertaking an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Healthcare Support.  Kevin is a keen lifelong learner and is likes to “keep my brain working … I enjoy learning and challenging myself, whilst keeping occupied.” Kevin is undertaking the Intermediate Apprenticeship and is keen to progress to the advanced programme.  Intermediate Apprentice in Healthcare Support – NHS
Level 2
Functional Skills

Required Level 1 English and Maths
(unless prior certificate held e.g. GCSE grades
D -E or O-Level)


Employee Rights

All apprentices will undertake a unit of study focused on employee rights and responsibilities


Core Units

* Introduction to personal development in  health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

* Introduction to communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

* Introduction to equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

* Contribute to health and safety in health and social care

* The role of the health and social care worker

Level 3
Functional Skills

Required Level 2 English and Maths
(unless prior certificate held e.g. GCSE grades A* – C or O-Level)


Employee Rights

All apprentices will undertake a unit of study focused on employee rights and responsibilities


Core Units

* Promote Communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

* Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

* Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

* Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care

* The role of the health and social care worker

* Understand the process and experience of Dementia

* Understand Mental Health Problems

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