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Healthcare support worker
Providing high-quality and compassionate health and social care for a wide range of people.
Summary of this apprenticeship standard
- Level
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2 (equivalent to GCSEs at grades A* to C)
- Typical length
- 12 months
- Current funding band
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Up to £3,000 per apprentice.
More information about funding - Entry requirements
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Set by employer.
- What apprentices will learn
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- health and social care principles and philosophy - including duty of care, person centred care, promoting mental health and well-being and safeguarding and protection
- healthcare needs from prenatal to end of life care and bereavement support
- carrying out routine clinical duties - including checking blood pressure and temperature and helping people eat, drink and wash etc
- infection prevention and control - including waste management, hand washing and using personal protective equipment (PPE)
- carrying out non-clinical tasks - including cleaning, making beds and record keeping
- working within a team to agreed workplace standards, policies and protocols
- health and safety practices, standards and legislation within a healthcare environment
- Qualifications
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- Care Certificate
Before taking their end-point assessment apprentices must:
- achieve level 1 English and maths (equivalent to GCSEs at grades D to G)
- take the test for level 2 English and maths (equivalent to GCSEs at grades A* to C)
- Professional registration
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None specified.
- End-Point Assessment
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View a list of end-point assessment organisations for this standard
Organisation Phone Number Email NCFE/CACHE 0191 240 8950 davidgrailey@ncfe.org.uk Training Qualifications UK 03333 583 344 epa@tquk.org City and Guilds 0844 543 0000 apprenticeships@cityandguilds.com NOCN 0300 999 1177 managing.director@nocn.org.uk Pearson Education Limited +44 (0) 7879 602674 ellyn.duggan@pearson.com Innovate Awarding Limited 0117 3142800 contactus@innovateawarding.org BIIAB 01276 684449 customersupport@bii.org Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) 0845 226 0350 bcressey@highfieldabc.com - More Information
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has more detailed information about this apprenticeship.