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Overview

Clinical Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) play an extremely valuable role in teams, and their learning and development is very important. This framework values their contribution and promotes learning which will support safe, effective and person centered care.

The HCSW Learning Framework can be used to:

  • Fully develop in your current Clinical HCSW role
  • Understand and prepare for a higher banded post
  • Make informed choices about the right learning for you
  • Support meaningful conversations in KSF/Personal Development Plan meetings
  • Plan your future career
  • Understand your role in helping students and others to learn
  • Get involved with service improvement projects
  • Develop your leadership skills

The HCSW Learning Framework has 4 Pillars of Practice and is based on the Career Framework for registered staff. It recognises how complex Clinical HCSW roles have become and helps to explain the difference in expectations and learning for Clinical HCSWs in Career Framework levels 2,3 and 4.

The HCSW Learning Framework can be used to support development in current roles and the bridging guidance provides information on how to progress into a registered practitioner role.