Healthcare and Support Workers Skills Bootcamp

Skills Bootcamps are FREE*, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, allowing you to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with a local employer or progress in your current role as part of the Government's Lifetime Skills Guarantee.

If you're looking to increase your skills in a specific area, learn new skills, or fast-track into a new job, our Skills Bootcamp in Healthcare and Support Workers could be the right choice for you.

*If you are taking the course yourself and not through your employer.

Healthcare Support Worker (NHS)

Who is the Skills Bootcamp for?

This Skills Bootcamp is designed for individuals looking to retrain into a Healthcare Support Worker role and for unemployed individuals looking to gain employment in the healthcare sector, as a healthcare support worker.

What will the Skills Bootcamp cover?

The Skills Bootcamp will be delivered by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, where learners will be supported to gain an understanding of working within a care setting. The programme content will provide an opportunity to learn new skills that are transferrable to the Healthcare Support Worker role as well as gaining an insight into roles, team working, professional development and how we ensure we are providing safe and high-quality care. This interactive and engaging programme will be delivered by subject experts to up-skill your knowledge, skills and behaviours required when working in healthcare. Upon completion of this programme, you will be offered a guaranteed interview for a role in healthcare.

How long will the course last?

The Bootcamp will last 12 weeks, attendance 1 day per week - 60 hours in total and commencing January 2025

How do I find out more?

Click here to complete the enquiry form and find out more about the Skills Bootcamp. Upon enquiry, you will be contacted by a member of the team who will be able to answer all your questions.

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