- Conference
- 2022 Health Care Service Group Conference
- Date
- 8 December 2021
- Decision
- Carried
Conference welcomes the work by Health Education England on developing the role of Allied Health Professions Support Workers. Their AHP support workforce programme has been established to provide national leadership and support on recognising, developing, and expanding the non-registered AHP workforce.
Conference also welcomes the work that UNISON has been doing jointly with the professional bodies to promote the voice of AHP support workers and recognises that UNISON has always promoted the value of the whole team including registered and non-registered health and care staff.
The programme provides a valuable path through which support workers can develop within their role and ensures that they have access to training and develop as appropriate.
Conference wants to make sure that all AHP support workers are aware of this opportunity and that employers promote this programme fairly and equitably.
Conference therefore calls on the SGE:
1. to ensure that branches are aware of the support workforce programme and are equipped to encourage AHP support staff to make use of the training and learning opportunities made available to them through the work programme.
2. to work through appropriate channels (including the Social Partnership Forum) to highlight the need for an increased number of AHP support staff roles and for improved education and career development opportunities for AHP support staff
3. to encourage branches in the devolved administrations to work with employers to promote the work of AHP support staff and to make training and learning opportunities available to them.