Allied Health Professions, support worker and assistant roles

What we do

AHP support workers and assistants play a crucial role in supporting the delivery of therapy and treatment programmes prescribed by AHPs, enabling people to reach their full potential. They work with AHPs to deliver of a wide range of therapeutic interventions including:

Enabling people to develop skills needed to undertake activities of daily liviing e.g. Self-care, leisure, work and education
Improving physical wellbeing, mobility and activity
Development of communication, speech, language and eating and drinking skills
Maintaining a healthy diet

Where we work and what we earn

Support workers work with people of all ages. We work in hospitals, clinics, and community settings.

We work with people with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, and mental health conditions.

Full time workers earn between £25,000 - £31,000.

Support Workers are great at:

Being kind and caring
Listening and showing empathy
Communicating with people
Motivating and encouraging people
Being patient
Being part of a team
Working flexibly
Being creative

Getting started

Minimum entry age to work in the NHS is 18 years old.

Entry roles/qualifications:

Band 3 support worker roles: A good standard of English and maths (entry level 3 upwards, including level 1/2 qualification, GCSE A - G/1 - 9).
Band 3 assistant roles: GCSE A - C/4 - 9 or functional skills at level 2.
Whilst not essential, possessing some healthcare related experience will help. This could be gained through volunteering, work experience or previous work roles