Oxleas Nurse Education

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.

Care Certificate

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)

Health Care Support Worker Apprenticeship

(Level 2 and 3)

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. If you haven’t yet achieved a GCSE grade A-C (or Level 4-9)* in these subjects, you’ll be able to work towards Functional Skills qualifications, which are equivalent to GCSEs. This way, you’ll gain the communication and numeracy skills needed to thrive in your role and deliver the best possible care.

Free Learning Opportunities

NHS Elect

For a wide selection of leadership courses and webinars where you can learn more about leadership, coaching, mentoring, managing a team, and QI please register here

E-Learning For Health

For a wide selection of e-learning modules focused on clinical skills for all nurses please register here

Online E-Learning

For additional in house training opportunities please check on the trust learning centre by clicking here

Online Clinical Skills Training

For awareness of clinical skills such as dressings, vital signs and communication skills please register here

Apprenticeships

It is a set of government approved requirements that employers use as a group (trailblazer group) to set the skills, knowledge, and behaviours of a specific occupation at a specific level.

English and maths at level 1 or 2 are a mandatory requirement, sometimes other qualifications are included, up to Level 7 Masters.

Please find more info here: https://theox.oxleas.nhs.uk/clinical-resources/apprenticeships/ – Access to this will be available to Trust staff only

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