Education, Skills and Competence Frameworks

Level 2-4 HCS Healthcare Support Worker Framework

The Development and Education Framework for Levels 2-4 HCS Healthcare Support Workers is designed to promote consistency of skill level at a given point in the career framework. The framework supports the development of core knowledge, skills, and behaviours in four pillars of practice and enables profession specific and specialist knowledge, skills and behaviours to be added for HCSWs working at Levels 2-4.

Whilst this HCSW framework is interpreted through the Four pillars of practice, it aligns to established HCS frameworks used in Scotland and Good Scientific Practice that specifically applies to training at all levels as part of the Modernising Scientific Careers programme, using the four pillars approach preserves alignment across the wider NHS support worker workforce.

You can access the framework and supporting documents, including FAQs, HCS Support Worker descriptions and worked examples, on the HCS Support Worker Career Framework page on our training website. You can also find a wide range of information and resources on the Support Worker Central area on Turas Learn.

Level 5-9 Healthcare Science Framework

A similar development and education framework for HCS staff at career levels 5-9 is currently in development. It will be posted on our training website and circulated widely through our networks as soon as it is published and available for use.