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

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.