Healthcare: Support Worker - Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship

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'll 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 working in partnership with individuals, families, carers and other service providers for example:

• Hospital
• 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

Learners can opt for 6 different options:

• Adult nursing
• Maternity support
• Theatre support
• Mental health support
• Children and young people support
• Therapy support

Apprentices will be required to:

• Have or achieve Level 1 English and Maths
• Have taken Level 2 English and Maths tests prior to completion of their Apprenticeship

Nursing