Careers in the Allied Health Professions
An AHP support worker is someone who works alongside registered AHPs and assists in caring for patients undertaking work that is assigned to them by a registered AHP through a process called delegation. Often called assistants or technicians AHP support workers can work with one professional group e.g., Physiotherapy assistant or Radiography assistant or across a number of professions to provide joined up care to patients e.g., Therapy assistants or Rehabilition assistants. AHP support work can be a career in its own right in the NHS or can be a steppingstone into studying to become a registered AHP.
