Health care support worker concessionary

Eligibility criteria

A health care support worker joining the RCN for the first time who must either have:

  1. a qualification in health and care at level one of the National Qualifications Framework in England, Wales or Northern Ireland or level three of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework in Scotland, OR
  2. provide health and social care and have their routine work delegated to them by a registered nurse or midwife.

Exclusions

Anyone not having a qualification in health and care at level one of the National Qualifications Framework in England, Wales or Northern Ireland or level three of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework in Scotland OR someone providing health and social care where their routine work delegated to them by a registered nurse or midwife.

Anyone with a registered nursing or midwifery qualification who will need to take out Full membership. 

Any Health Care Support Worker who has previously been in membership of the RCN, who will need to take out Full HCSW membership.

Period of availability

The period of availability is one year from joining as a HCSW member.

Current subscription rate

The current subscription rate is three quarters of the Full HCA rate. See the Appendices section for further details.

Classification of membership

Associate member

Benefits

  • indemnity insurance cover
  • employment relations support
  • Bulletin (editorial) 
  • RCN magazine
  • eligible to vote in a general ballot 
  • eligible to vote in branch or forum elections
  • eligible to vote in council elections
  • eligible to vote in presidential elections.

Notes

Overseas members do not receive the RCN Bulletin