Healthcare Senior Support Worker Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship
Course Overview
Healthcare Senior Support Worker Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship
This apprenticeship equips experienced support workers to help deliver compassionate healthcare services under the guidance of registered practitioners.
You will assist in clinical and non-clinical tasks across a range of settings, working with people with both short-term injuries and long-term conditions like diabetes, dementia, and heart disease. The role may include personal care and clinical duties like monitoring vital signs.
You will learn how to:
Promote physical and mental health, offering advice on wellbeing.
Assist with comfort and address signs of pain or discomfort.
Identify and respond to physical or mental health deteriorations.
Recognise and act on limitations in mental capacity.
Perform basic life support and emergency care tasks.
Located at: Off Site
Course Start: Flexible start dates
Course length: 24 Months
Course Code: AHEA1512500
Course Fees and Funding
How much does the course cost?
There is no cost to being an apprentice. All costs associated with your apprenticeship, including the cost of training and your salary, will be paid by your employer.
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For further details, please contact our Information Unit by calling 01226 216 123 or emailing: info@barnsley.ac.uk
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The course information on this page was last updated 19 June 2025.
