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H E A LT H C A R E A S S I S TA N T P R A C T I T I O N E R O V E R V I E W

The Assistant Practitioner in Healthcare will support registered practitioners to deliver healthcare services. The practitioner will be a experienced healthcare worker with the ability to carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare tasks, working under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner.

Assistant Practitioners work at a level above that of Healthcare Support Workers and is a title applied to a wide variety of roles that meet individual service needs.

Upon successful completion of this standard, individuals will have obtained the core skills, knowledge and values/behaviours to become an Assistant Practitioner.

Work as part of the wider health and social care team

Work under the supervision of a Registered Practitioner in accordance with employer policy, protocols and standard operating procedures

Have an in-depth understanding about factors that influence health and ill-health (e.g. anatomy and physiology).

Provide high quality and compassionate care

Key responsibilities may include:

Have direct contact with patients, service users or clients

Cancer Services Social Care

Community

Occupational Therapy

Learning Disabilities

Hybrid roles thatcross traditionaloccupational areas

Physiotherapy

Genito-Urinary Medicine

Orthopaedics

Hospice Care

Mental Health

Assistant Practitioners who wish to progress into Registered Practice. This apprenticeship can provide credits into some Higher Education programmes aligned to professional registration.

Suitable for:

Settings included:

Case Management Manage own tasks

Delegate tasks appropriately to other healthcare workers

Supervision and Teaching Support the development of

other healthcare workers

Mentoring and assessment of skills

Personal Development Further develop own

skills and knowledge

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities

Team Working Work effectively as part of

the inter-professional and multi-disciplinary team

P R O G R A M M E C O N T E N T

Assessment Conduct and complete holistic

assessments of individuals to ensure individualised plans of care are produced

Communication Communicate complex

sensitive information to a wide variety of professionals

Use a variety of communication methods such interpersonal skills, written and verbal effectiveness, accurate record keeping and keeping information confidential

Appropriate use of technology and equipment for the role including data entry

Person-centred care and wellbeing

Promote and understand the impact of effective health promotion, empowering, healthy lifestyles such as movement and nutrition and fluid balance

Physiological Measurements Undertake physiological measurements

as part of an assessment of an individual’s healthcare status and following evaluation

Make appropriate changes or recommendations to care plan

Reports changes to the Registered Practitioner when the nature of the change falls outside of the agreed scope of role

Risk Management Infection prevention and control

Health & safety

Risk Management

Equality & Diversity Promotes and advocates Equality,

Diversity and Inclusion

Quality Proactively makes recommendations to

improve the quality of service delivery

P R O G R A M M E D E L I V E R Y

Programme Length

18 months Allowing a further 3 months for

End-point Assessment (EPA) period

Delivery methodProgramme delivered via 1-1 face to face visits in the workplace

In between face to face sessions:

Self Study: Learners expected to carry out self-study using Lifetime’s social learning platform, MyLife

Remote Visits: carried out between the learner and their Regional Trainer

Contact: Learners have access to their Regional Trainer via email, learner portal, telephone and MyLife

The Regional Trainer supports the learner in fully preparing them for End-point Assessment through teaching and learning, coaching and embedding learning into workplace activities to aid understanding.

Learner Journey - Illustrative Example of

Assistant Practitioner in Healthcare Level 5 StandardThis illustrates an example for your Apprenticeship programme. Throughout your programme you will be observed in your workplace.

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* Functional Skills delivered by specialist tutor either remote or face to face. Where additional need are identified or declared, functional skills delivered by Special Educational Needs (SEN) tutor.

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Apprentice Guide to Learning, Skills, Development and Assessment

Employer Guide to Work Based Learning

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment

EPA

Knowledge, Skills & Behaviour Development (eLearning modules, videos, activities. You will also learn about British values, equality & diversity & safeguarding and develop digital literacy skills) Upskilling (as required)

*FS Classroom (IA score 1 level below rq’d) Upskilling (as required)

*FS Remote (IA score @ required) Upskilling (as required)

*FS Classroom (IA score 1 level below rq’d) Upskilling (as required)

*FS Face 2 Face (IA score 2 levels below required or identified/declared additional needs)

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment

BKSB maths &English initialassessment.

Extended skillsanalysis.

Fuse induction &learning plan.

Functional skills initial assessment & diagnostic.

Fuses guided learning for Assistant Practitionerfollowing Learn, Share, Apply, Dig Deeper activities.

Functional skillsMaths & English.

Skills assurance and reflective discussion.

Skills gap planning.

Behaviours coaching.

END POINT ASSESSMENT practice.

Fuses guided learning for Assistant Practitionerfollowing Learn, Share, Apply, Dig Deeper activities.

Functional skillsMaths & English.

Pre-visit preparation call and post-visit action plans.

Functional skillsMaths & English.

Skills assurance and reflective discussion.

Skills gap training.

END POINT ASSESSMENT practice.

Fuses guided learning for Assistant Practitionerfollowing Learn, Share, Apply, Dig Deeper activities.

Functional skillsMaths & English.

Fuses guided learning for Assistant Practitionerfollowing Learn, Share, Apply, Dig Deeper activities.

Functional skillsMaths & English.

Pre-visit preparation call and post-visit action plans.

Functional skillsMaths & English.

Skills assurance and reflective discussion.

Skills gap training.

END POINT ASSESSMENT practice.

Fuses guided learning for Assistant Practitionerfollowing Learn, Share, Apply, Dig Deeper activities.

Functional skillsMaths & English.

Fuses guided learning for Assistant Practitionerfollowing Learn, Share, Apply, Dig Deeper activities.

Functional skillsMaths & English.

Pre-visit preparation call and post-visit action plans.

Functional skillsMaths & English.

Skills assurance and reflective discussion.

Skills gap training.

END POINT ASSESSMENT practice.

Fuses guided learning for Assistant Practitionerfollowing Learn, Share, Apply, Dig Deeper activities.

Functional skillsMaths & English.

Pre-visit preparation call and post-visit.

Skills assurance and reflective discussion.

Skills gap training.

END POINT ASSESSMENT practice.

Fuses guided learning for Assistant Practitionerfollowing Learn, Share, Apply, Dig Deeper activities.

Pre-visit preparation call and post-visit.

Fuses guided learning for Assistant Practitionerfollowing Learn, Share, Apply, Dig Deeper activities.

Pre-visit preparation call and post-visit.

Skills assurance and reflective discussion.

Skills gap training.

END POINT ASSESSMENT practice.

Fuses guided learning for Assistant Practitionerfollowing Learn, Share, Apply, Dig Deeper activities.

Pre-visit preparation call and post-visit.

Mock multiple choice question assessment.

Skills assurance and reflective discussion.

Reflective journal development.

Fuse guided learning & assessment practice in line with individual learner needs.

Multiple choice question assessment or situational judgement test.

Assessment planning with END POINT assessor. Apprentice must have 2 week confirmed rota.

On the job observation if applicable.

Review of reflective journal and complete professional interview.

Client On Site InductionInduction checklist.

Client Enhanced Learning Modules

Client Enhanced Learning Modules

Client Enhanced Learning Modules

Client Enhanced Learning Modules

Client Enhanced Learning Modules

Client Enhanced Learning Modules

Client Enhanced Learning Modules

Client Enhanced Learning Modules

Client Enhanced Learning Modules

Client Enhanced Learning Modules

Client Professional Development

Client Business Development

Senior Line Manager to be available for mock assessment and readiness discussion.

Multiple choice question assessment or situational judgement test.

Assessment planning with END POINT assessor. Apprentice must have 2 week confirmed rota.

On the job observation if applicable.

Review of reflective journal and complete professional interview.

Senior Line Manager to be available for assessment and EPA discussion.

Employer skills endorsement completion.

Employer skills endorsement completion.

Employer skills endorsement completion.

Ongoing job skills training.

Employer skills endorsement completion.

Ongoing job skills training.

Employer skills endorsement completion.

Ongoing job skills training.

Employer skills endorsement completion.

Ongoing job skills training.

Employer skills endorsement completion.

Ongoing job skills training.

Employer skills endorsement completion.

Ongoing job skills training.

L E A R N E R J O U R N E Y

L E A R N I N G R E S O U R C E S

E N D - P O I N T A S S E S S M E N T

Learners will enter End-point Assessment (EPA) following a gateway discussion with their employer and Regional Trainer.Before the apprentice is judged ready to undertake the end-point assessment by their employer and learning provider, they will need to:

Achieve Level 2 English and Maths

Demonstrated that they have met the standards of the Care Certificate during the first part of their apprenticeship

Achieve the Level 5 Diploma for Assistant Practitioners in Healthcare

Complete a reflective journal. Evidence must be gathered following completion of the programme and during the 3 months leading up to the End-point Assessment

This self-assessment must be submitted to the Independent End Point Assessor as a source of evidence to prepare for the professional discussion

Multiple choice & short answers test

Assesses the key knowledge components of the apprenticeship standard

Observation of Practice

The independent assessor observes the learner during the course of their normal work in their normal place of work

Reflective Journal and Interview

The learner produces a written account of 2000 words reflecting on the Case Management and Supervision and Teaching components of the apprenticeship

Industry Specific Requirements:

Work in line with The Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England.

The Level 5 End-point Assessment will take up to three months and includes the following types of assessment: