Community Health and Wellbeing Worker: employer demand scoping
Applies to England
Detail of outcome
The feedback received will inform the implementation of the Community Health and Wellbeing Worker level 3 apprenticeship standard across England and the contents of the implementation toolkit for employers, training providers and apprentices.
High-level results of this survey, alongside other resources supporting the implementation of this apprenticeship, will be shared on the following page: Community Health andWellbeing Worker Apprenticeship.
For queries about this apprenticeship, contact phworkforcestrategy@dhsc.gov.uk
Detail of feedback received
We received a total of 92 responses from a range of organisations across England, including:
- local authorities
- NHS Trusts
- general practice and Primary Care Networks
- voluntary organisations
Original consultation
Consultation description
Occupation summary
Community Health and Wellbeing Workers are a rapidly expanding workforce supporting the increasing emphasis across government departments on improving the health of local people and communities by preventing poor health and tackling inequalities. Their work is informed by the wider social determinants of health, such as the social, cultural, political, economic, commercial and environmental factors that shape the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to work in partnership with individuals and their communities to identify and address health and wellbeing needs, improve health, prevent ill health and reduce inequalities. To do this, Community Health and Wellbeing Workers need to:
- address the causes of poor health and wellbeing in the broadest sense (causes of the causes) – they do this by taking a holistic ‘whole person’ approach regarding physical, mental, emotional and social health and wellbeing and resilience
- work with individuals, groups and communities to identify what matters to them, building on their strengths to improve health and wellbeing
- understand the local and accessible services and resources available to which people in the community can be signposted to support their health and wellbeing needs
- identify gaps in available services and resources preventing individuals and communities from achieving optimal health and wellbeing
- build relationships with local organisations and groups
This occupation is found in different organisations and is commissioned by a range of agencies, including local government, the NHS, and other funders such as voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.
Typical job titles include:
- Health Trainer
- Care or Service Navigator
- Social Prescribing Link Worker
- Community Connector
- Live Well Coach
- Community Health Champion
Employer demand scoping
To support the national uptake of the Community Health and Wellbeing Worker Apprenticeship, HEE intend to run a national procurement to source both national and regional providers. To enable this, we are asking employers to indicate their future workforce demand.
Please note: all returns are treated as provisional estimations and are only used as an indication of potential demand for the apprenticeship and to ensure viability of cohorts.
Updates to this page
Last updated 9 February 2023 + show all updates
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Contact email under 'Detail of outcome' updated to: phworkforcestrategy@dhsc.gov.uk
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Added public feedback and final outcome.
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First published.