Senior healthcare support workers play a crucial role in providing clinical, therapeutic, and diagnostic care in various healthcare settings. They work under the direct or indirect supervision of a registered healthcare professional to support them in delivering high-quality and compassionate health and care services. A senior healthcare support worker may specialise in one of the following occupational options:

-adult nursing support

-maternity support

-theatre support

-mental health support

-children and young people support

-allied health profession therapy support

-diagnostic imaging support

They will provide clinical, therapeutic, or diagnostic care as per the requirements of their chosen speciality.

During their apprenticeship, individuals gain skills, knowledge, and behaviours in their chosen role and industry. This includes duties such as;

• Promote the health and wellbeing of individuals.
• Maintain the health, safety and security of yourself and others in the workplace by identifying risks and taking appropriate action to keep people safe.
• Contribute to the quality of services by participating in improvement activities.

This Apprenticeship has 2 assessment methods.

• Assessment Method 1: Observation of practice with questions
• Assessment Method 2: Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence

Community support worker, Imaging support worker, Maternity support worker, Mental health support worker, Senior healthcare support worker, Theatre assistant, Therapy assistant.