Clinical Healthcare Support

Framework:

Clinical Healthcare Support

Level:

2/3

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This framework aims to provide you with the skills and knowledge required to become competent in supporting healthcare professionals to provide clinical healthcare.

As an Apprentice you will be employed as clinical healthcare support workers/healthcare assistants and work alongside healthcare professionals providing patient care to individuals in a range of settings and gain the skills and knowledge needed to carry out these job roles as well as preparing you for future employment and career progression within the health sector.

On completion of the Apprenticeship, you will be able to undertake the full range of duties, in the range of circumstances appropriate to the job, confidently and competently to the standard set by the health sector.

Apprentices should:

• Show enthusiasm for working in the health sector

• Have basic numeracy and communication skills on which the apprenticeship will build on and will be assessed prior to entry to the apprenticeship programme.

• Have a suitable level of physical fitness to perform some aspects of the job roles (eg assisting in moving and handling of people)

• Be willing to undergo Disclosure and Barring Service checks

• Be flexible as there may be a requirement to work rotas

• Undertake an occupational health assessment and required immunisations as per employer policy.

Employers look for health sector apprentices who are:

• Caring
• Conscientious
• Discreet
• Respectful
• Personable
• Compassionate
• Empathetic
• Trustworthy

You must also be able to work in a team and carry out duties confidently and competently.

Pathway options and levels

Further information

Duration

Level 2: 18 moths

Level 3: 15 months

Progression routes

Level 2: Progression routes include employment, progression from this framework onto further qualifications specific to your work context.

A wide range of qualifications are available for use within the health sector. These may include further apprenticeship frameworks (eg Apprenticeship in Health (Clinical Healthcare Support), other qualifications or work-related education and training to support Continuing Professional Development or higher education.

Level 3:  Completion of this pathway may support an application to study to become a registered healthcare professional.

A wide range of qualifications are available for use within the health sector. These may include further qualifications, a range of higher education qualifications or other work-related education and training.

Qualifications

Level 2: Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support in Wales

Level 3: Diploma in Healthcare Support in Wales/Diploma in Primary Healthcare Support (General Practice Wales)

What are the entry requirements for this pathway?

All apprenticeship pathways in Wales have entry requirements.
If you are interested in undertaking this pathway – you need to have the following entry level qualification(s);

Level 2

As a guide, applicants will either come directly into an employed apprenticeship route or as part of upskilling from a current role.

Applicants may have already achieved a range of qualifications. These can include:

• Essential Skills Wales

• GCSEs

• Welsh Baccalaureate (at this time there is no credit transfer)

• Welsh Baccalaureate with Principal Learning (at this time there is no credit transfer)

• Foundation learning

• Other level 1/2 qualifications

(This is not an exhaustive list and these are not a pre- Framework requirement)

Level 2: No formal entry requirements

Level 3

As a guide, applicants will either come directly into an employed apprenticeship route or as part of upskilling from a current role.

Applicants may have already achieved a range of qualifications. These can include:

• Essential Skills Wales

• GCSEs

• Welsh Baccalaureate (at this time there is no credit transfer)

• Welsh Baccalaureate with Principal Learning (at this time there is no credit transfer)

• Foundation learning

• Other level 1/2 qualifications

(This is not an exhaustive list and these are not a pre- Framework requirement)

Level 3: No formal entry requirements

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