Health Care Support Worker Competences

The  National Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) Critical Care core competencies have been designed to provide band 2 and 3 Health Care Support workers  with the core generic skills required to safely and professionally assist in the care of the critically ill patient in a general critical care unit, under the supervision of a registered nurse. For more information and to access these documents please see the links below:

Band 2

Band 3