New elearning for Healthcare Support Workers now available

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked with NHS England’s National Quality Improvement Taskforce to develop a new elearning programme – Healthcare Support Worker Certificate – Children and Young People’s Mental Health Inpatient Settings. This is the first bespoke training package co-designed for this invaluable staff group and is a much-requested learning opportunity.

Children and young people receiving care in mental health inpatient settings often spend a lot of their time with healthcare support workers, so it is fundamental that we equip them with the skills and knowledge to provide high quality therapeutic care and interventions.

The certificate is made up of 6 modules, that in total take approximately 4 hours to complete at the individual’s own pace. The 6 modules include:

• The world of children and young people
• The role of a healthcare support worker
• Engagement within the children and young people’s setting
• Professional standards and behaviours
• Practical application in the role
• Technical knowledge and expertise

This learning aligns with the Children and Young People Mental Health Inpatient Competence Framework and was co-designed to improve the quality of care delivered to children and young people in mental health inpatient units across the country.

For more information and to access the resource, please visit the Healthcare Support Worker Certificate – Children and Young People’s Mental Health Inpatient Settings webpage.