Senior Healthcare Support Worker Level 3 (24/25)
Course Overview
Senior Healthcare Support Workers help registered practitioners deliver healthcare services to people. As an experienced support worker, you carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner. You provide high quality, compassionate healthcare, following standards, policies or protocols and always acting within the limits of your competence. You may work in a range of services e.g. hospital, community, health or day case unit, birth centre or midwifery led unit, someones home, operating theatre, nursing or care home, assessment centre, hospice, school, prison, GP surgery, charity or voluntary organisation; working in partnership with individuals, families, carers and other service providers. Individuals will need to achieve the core skills and knowledge, behaviours and one career pathway option from the following: Career Pathways: Senior HCSW (Adult Nursing Support), Senior HCSW (Maternity Support), Senior HCSW (Theatre Support) or Senior HCSW (Mental Health Support). Ideal for those with 12 months or more experience working in the healthcare sector, this Level 3 apprenticeship programme is a great opportunity for apprentices that have already completed the Healthcare Support Worker Level 2 or equivalent full-time study. This programme is ideal for young people with work experience right through to mature apprentices wanting to retrain.
What topics are covered?
Health and wellbeing Duty of care and candour Safeguarding, equality and diversity Person centred care Treatment and support Communication Personal, people and quality improvement Health, safety and security
Frequently asked questions
Senior Healthcare Support Workers help registered practitioners deliver healthcare services to people. As an experienced support worker, you carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner. You provide high quality, compassionate healthcare, following standards, policies or protocols and always acting within the limits of your competence. You may work in a range of services e.g. hospital, community, health or day case unit, birth centre or midwifery led unit, someones home, operating theatre, nursing or care home, assessment centre, hospice, school, prison, GP surgery, charity or voluntary organisation; working in partnership with individuals, families, carers and other service providers. Individuals will need to achieve the core skills and knowledge, behaviours and one career pathway option from the following: Career Pathways: Senior HCSW (Adult Nursing Support), Senior HCSW (Maternity Support), Senior HCSW (Theatre Support) or Senior HCSW (Mental Health Support). Ideal for those with 12 months or more experience working in the healthcare sector, this Level 3 apprenticeship programme is a great opportunity for apprentices that have already completed the Healthcare Support Worker Level 2 or equivalent full-time study. This programme is ideal for young people with work experience right through to mature apprentices wanting to retrain.
Apprentices without level 2 (GCSE 4/C) in English and Maths will need to achieve this level prior starting the apprenticeship programme.
Apprenticeship Standard Level 3 Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support
Classroom and work based teaching and assessment to monitor, knowledge, skills and behaviours to ensure industry competencies.
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