Overview
As an assistant practitioner, you’ll work as part of the wider health and social care team and have direct contact with patients, service users or clients providing high quality and compassionate care. Assistant practitioners work at a level above that of healthcare support workers and have a more in-depth understanding about factors that influence health and ill-health (e.g. anatomy and physiology).
Our apprenticeship programme aims to prepare staff to undertake the role of Assistant Practitioner within the healthcare sector by giving you the opportunity to:
Teaching and learning
Off-the-job training
Modules
Entry requirements
In order to be considered for entry to the course applicants will be required to meet the following:
Employer commitments
Care certificate
The apprentice is required to complete the care certificate during the induction of the apprenticeship if they do not already hold a completed care certificate. The employer is responsible for the delivery of statutory and mandatory training for the duration of the programme.
Supervisor
The employer will identify a supervisor in clinical practice who will support the apprentices learning in the clinical environment. LSBU staff will ensure the manager is kept informed of progress, achievements and issues as they arise. This may include visits to the place of work, phone/video calls etc. The employer will decide when the apprentice is ready for the end point assessment and will notify the Independent Assessor.
Literacy and numeracy
By the end of the programme it is a requirement that apprentices must have achieved Level 2 English and Maths. All students will be offered an initial assessment and diagnostic of their literacy and numeracy skills at the beginning of their study. Literacy and numeracy support and teaching will be based on an individual’s need and will be discussed with the apprentice and employer.
Duration
24 months including End Point Assessment (EPA).
Assessment
Apprentices will be assessed on a modular basis and will experience assessment methods that reflect those they will take at end point assessment.
End Point Assessment (EPA)
In collaboration with Rapid Improvement, the employer will identify an end point organisation upon commencement of apprenticeship. Rapid Improvement is currently using NCFE.
This is conducted by an independent organisation and consists of:
The academic award is designed to prepare the apprentice for end point assessment, providing opportunities to practice these methods of assessment.
