Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW)
To develop and implement a national approach to supporting and developing assistants to Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professions at levels 2 to 4 of the Career Framework for Health
Guide to Education and Role Development
In June 2009, NES published 'A Guide to Healthcare Support Worker Education and Role Development', which sets out the nationally agreed educational requirements and core skills for clinical HCSWs.
To download a copy of the Guide and the accompanying letter from
Ros Moore, Chief Nursing Officer and Jacqui Lundy, Chief Allied
Health Professions Officer, Scottish Government Health Directorate
and Helen McKinnon, Executive Nurse Director and Sonya Lam,
Director of AHPs, NHS Education for Scotland please click on the
links below:
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Accompanying letter (pdf)
HCSW Toolkit
Following publication of the Guide, an online toolkit resource which provides guidance and educational resources for both clinical and non-clinical HCSW roles was developed and launched in June 2010. Visit the toolkit at HCSW Toolkit.
Induction Standards & Codes
To assist Boards in preparing for implementation of the Mandatory Induction Standards and Codes, NES have produced a number of learning resources which can be downloaded from the HCSW Toolkit.
