Band 2 Education and Development Opportunities
This information is the options available to Band 2 nursing support workers within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. All opportunities need to be confirmed with your line manager and the relevant trust policy must be followed.
The Care Certificate is an identified set of standards that health and care professionals adhere to in their daily working life. Designed with the non-regulated workforce in mind, the Care Certificate gives everyone the confidence that health and care professionals have the same introductory skills, knowledge and behaviours to provide compassionate, safe and high-quality care and support in their own particular workplace setting. (NHS England 2024)
At Oxleas in collaboration with IPS International we support you to achieve a Level 2 and 3 Healthcare Support Worker, your main role is to work alongside healthcare professionals to deliver essential care to patients. You’ll play a key part in providing compassionate, high-quality support that makes a real difference to people’s lives.
Throughout the programme, you’ll also have the chance to boost your English and Maths skills. English and maths at level 1 or 2 are a mandatory requirement for anyone under the age of 19 at the start of the apprenticeship, But they can be set by universities as a mandatory requirement on clinical based careers such as nurse associate, registered nurse and ACSs as an entry requirement for over 19s.
Apprenticeships range from level 2 to level 6 and for Masters / level 7 for under 22 year-olds (as of Jan 2026
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