Resources for support workers
There is a wealth of resources available to help you develop in your role as an AHP Support Worker. This page lists a few of the resources we think are important.
Videos
Apprenticeship to become an Occupational Therapy Assistant
Introducing AHP careers – introductory videos about the different careers available in the allied health profressions and the supporting workforce
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Occupational Therapy career advice
Operating Department Practitioner videos – these educational videos aim to help people to understand more about working in an operating theatre environment
Virtual reality insights – provide an inspiring and vivid insight into 6 of the 14 AHP professions
Working life – these videos produced by the WOW Show aim to give young people a fresh perspective on working as an AHP and AHP support worker
Understanding the roles
Each career role described below covers working life, entry requirements, skills and personal characteristics needed, training and development, pay and benefits and links to live job vacancies
Guides
AHP careers resource – interactive guide into the allied health profression careers
AHP practice based learning resources – practice based learning takes place during placements which involve a range of learning and development opportunities
AHP support workforce resources – a suite of resources to help implement the AHP Support Worker Competency Framework
Career portfolio for AHP support workers – an interactive word document to quality career conversations and appraisals
Support worker learning and development roadmap – covers five key areas of career progression, wellbeing and resilience, functional skills, personal skills and technical skills.