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Healthcare support workers

As a healthcare support worker, you’ll be at the very heart of everything we do. There are more than 30 roles and in each you’ll work with a multidisciplinary team supporting doctors, nurses and specialists, as you help patients on their journey back to health.

Featured roles

There are over 30 roles available, including the below.
  • As a healthcare support worker, you could work in one of seven different areas with us, including mental health, midwifery, and learning disability.
     

    Becoming a healthcare support worker [1]

Discover more roles

There are plenty more healthcare support worker roles you can choose from, in all kinds of areas, from podiatry to radiography.
  • Dietetic assistant

    Working alongside dietitians, you’ll help to treat and support patients with dietary and nutritional issues.

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  • Healthcare assistant

    You'll make sure that patients are as comfortable and stress-free as possible. It can also be the stepping stone into many other NHS roles.

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  • Maternity support worker

    You'll work under the supervision of a registered midwife, helping to care for mothers and babies.

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  • Occupational therapy support worker

    You’ll assist occupational therapists, supporting patients with their day-to-day activities to live full and independent lives.

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  • Orthotic technician

    Your day-to-day will involve helping to treat people with conditions such as arthritis and spina bifida, supporting them and aiding their movement.

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  • Podiatry assistant

    You’ll help to treat and care for people whose feet and legs have been affected by injury or illness, allowing them to live life to the full.

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  • Physiotherapy assistants/support workers

    Working with physiotherapists, you'l help patients recover from a range of illnesses and conditions, using techniques such as exercise. .

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  • Prosthetic technician

    You’ll support patients as they learn to use their new prosthetic limbs and assist prosthetists in their work.

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  • Radiography assistants and imaging support workers

    You’ll work closely with diagnostic radiographers and therapeutic radiographers to work out what disease or condition is affecting patients and how to treat it.

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  • Speech and language therapy assistant

    You’ll work with patients to help them with conditions that may affect their communication, swallowing and feeding.

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[1] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-support-worker/roles-healthcare-support-worker/healthcare-support-worker [2] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/wider-healthcare-team/roles-wider-healthcare-team/clinical-support-staff/dietetic-assistant [3] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-support-worker/roles-healthcare-support-worker/healthcare-assistant [4] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-support-worker/roles-healthcare-support-worker/maternity-support-worker [5] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/wider-healthcare-team/roles-wider-healthcare-team/clinical-support-staff/occupational-therapy-support-worker [6] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/wider-healthcare-team/roles-wider-healthcare-team/clinical-support-staff/orthotic-technician [7] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/wider-healthcare-team/roles-wider-healthcare-team/clinical-support-staff/podiatry-assistant [8] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/wider-healthcare-team/roles-wider-healthcare-team/clinical-support-staff/physiotherapy-assistantssupport-workers [9] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/wider-healthcare-team/roles-wider-healthcare-team/clinical-support-staff/prosthetic-technician [10] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/wider-healthcare-team/roles-wider-healthcare-team/clinical-support-staff/radiography-assistants-and-imaging-support-workers [11] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/wider-healthcare-team/roles-wider-healthcare-team/clinical-support-staff/speech-and-language-therapy-assistant [12] https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/we-are-the-nhs/registration?career=hcsw