Senior Healthcare Support Worker – Level 3

Study Area: Apprenticeships

Duration: 18- 24 Months

Attendance: Part Time

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 will learn:

Health, safety and security
Personal people and quality improvement – act within the limits of your competence and authority; ensure that anyone you supervise acts within theirs’
Communication
Person centred care, treatment and support – demonstrate what it means in practice to promote and provide person centred care, treatment and support by obtaining valid consent, and carrying out risk assessments
Duty of care and candour, safeguarding, equality and diversity – follow the principles for equality, diversity and inclusion

Start Date

Various Start Dates

Entry Requirements & Interview Process

There are no entry requirements, however you will undertake an Initial Assessment to ascertain your suitability for the apprenticeship. If you do not already have GCSE C or 3/4 grades in Maths and English you will be required to complete and achieve Functional Skills as part of the apprenticeship.

Progression

This qualification provides you with the core knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to work in a hospital, community, health or day case unit, birth centre or midwifery led unit, someone’s 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

Assessment Methods

Assignments and written & practical exams.

Course Fees

This course is free for students age 16 – 18. For students 19+ please contact our Student Services Team on 01422 399367 for more information.