Where can I find our more?
General
- British Journal of General Practice – Health Care Assistants in General Practice: practical and conceptual issues of skill-mix change
- British Journal of Healthcare Assistants – latest issue
- Care Quality Commission GP myth buster 57: Health Care Assistants in General Practice
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN) First Steps Competency checklists
- RCN First Steps – popular online learning tool for HCAs. If you are not an RCN member sign up for a free account.
Careers
- Health Careers NHS Health Care Assistants make sure the patient experience is as comfortable and stress-free as possible. It can also be the stepping stone into many other NHS roles.
- National Careers Service Health Care Assistant – Alternative titles for this job include Support Worker, Nursing Assistant, Nursing Auxiliary. Health Care Assistants look after patients in General Practice, hospitals, or sometimes at a patient’s home.
- Primary Care Careers Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) work in a variety of settings, including GP surgeries as well as within hospitals and the community. Within GP surgeries they work under the guidance of registered healthcare professionals to provide patient care.
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN) – Careers Resources for Nursing Support Workers
- Royal College of Nursing – Careers support: An RCN guide for Health Care Assistants and Assistant Practitioners
- Skills for Health: Care Certificate free resources
- Skills for Health: Healthcare Apprenticeship Pathways Tool – HASO – The Healthcare Apprenticeship Standards Online (HASO) was a joint initiative between NHS England and Skills for Health.
Devon Training Hub
Monthly lunchtime virtual drop-in support and networking meetings.
Contact Jo Sutton (d-icb.devon.traininghub@nhs.net) for further information.