Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Level 2 Standard Level 2, Apprenticeship, 2 years 2

Summary

Work as part of a team providing high quality and compassionate care to individuals. Carry out well-defined routine clinical duties like monitoring an individual’s conditions (blood pressure, temperature or weight), checking overall progress, comfort and wellbeing. They may also help individuals to eat, drink, wash, dress or go to the toilet, whilst following their care plan.

They may also carry out non-clinical duties (e.g. keeping records, making beds, tidying up your work area, returning or cleaning the equipment used). HCSWs work in a range of healthcare settings (e.g. hospitals, community clinics/health centres, individual homes, nursing/care homes, hospices, mental health settings, and GP surgeries). They will report to a registered healthcare practitioner who will directly or indirectly supervise your work.

Course Content includes:

• Communication
• Health intervention
• Personal and people development
• Treat people with dignity
• Respect individual’s diversity, beliefs, values
• Work to best practice

You will complete the Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard.

• This Apprenticeship will involve college attendance and off the job training.
• You will also develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours.
• You need to have an employer to support your Apprenticeship and be employed in a relevant job role.
• The typical length of this Apprenticeship course is 18 months.
• This course has multiple start dates throughout the year.

Contact our Apprenticeship Team to find out when our next course start date is.

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If you are an Employer who is looking to recruit an Apprentice or already have someone you would like to enrol onto the Apprenticeship course, please contact our Apprenticeship Team on 01603 773365 or email to discuss next steps.