Provision of Level 4 Healthcare Support Worker (Nursing) Education and Training Services

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is undertaking a strategic review of commissioned health professional education and training services across NHS Wales. HEIW commissions both pre-registration and post registration qualifications for both the future and current NHS Wales workforce. Through undertaking the review of education, HEIW has identified a requirement to procure Level 4 Healthcare Support Worker (Nursing) education. Bidders to note that there are restrictions on the amount of sub- lots which may be awarded as set out in the procurement documents.

This Procurement governs the provision of Healthcare Support Worker Level 4 (Nursing) Programme. The qualification awarded at the end of Programme is a Higher Education Certificate. The appointed Education Provider(s) will be required to work collaboratively with the Employer to ensure Healthcare Support Worker Students working environment can support the achievement of practice outcomes. The Education Provider must have the authorisation to award academic Higher Education Certificate qualifications in relation to the Programmes which are the subject matter of this Procurement. The Education Provider must ensure the Programme maps to Level 4 of a HEIW Commissioned Pre-registration Nursing Programme (inclusive of all fields of nursing) in Wales in order that Healthcare Support Worker Students can enter Level 5 of a HEIW Commissioned Pre-registration Nursing Programme (i.e. Credit Transfer).

Lot 1 - Level 4 HCSW (Nursing) Programmes is divided into 5 Sub-lots as set out below :-

1a – North Wales (Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board & North Powys Teaching Health Board)

1b – Mid Wales (Mid Powys Teaching Health Board and Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Ceredigion Region)

1c – South West Wales (Swansea Bay University Health Board & Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire regions)

1d – South Wales Central (Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Velindre University NHS Trust)

1e – South East Wales (Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, South Powys Teaching Health Board)