Lead Practitioner in Adult Care L4 Apprenticeship
A Lead Practitioner in Adult Care is responsible for managing teams of frontline carers to look after the care needs of adults at risk.
They will be a coach and mentor to others and will have a role in assessing performance and quality of care delivery.
A Lead Practitioner in Adult Care will guide and inspire team members to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges.
They contribute to promoting and sustaining a values-based culture at an operational level. They will have specialist skills and knowledge in their area of responsibilities which will allow them to work in areas such as care needs assessment, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and enablement, telecare and assistive technology. Lead Practitioners in Adult Care may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or some clinical healthcare settings.
The Details
Duration: 18 months + 3 months End Point Assessment (EPA).
Cost: The apprenticeship is set at £7000 with a £350 + VAT employer contribution.
Employers employing an Apprentice aged 16-21 years old and employ less than 50 employees will receive full government funding and be exempt from paying the employer contribution.
Employers employing an Apprentice aged 16-18 years old will receive a £1,000 government incentive.
Classroom Delivery: One to one in the workplace.
On Programme Delivery
Functional Skills: Both maths and English are required at Level 2 or relevant GSCE results.
Qualification: Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care.
Knowledge and Understanding
- Tasks and responsibilities – Statutory frameworks, standards, guidance and Codes of Practice which underpin practice in relation to the safe delivery of services. Theories underpinning own practice and competence relevant to the job role. Principles of assessment and outcome based practice. Principles of risk management.
- Communication – Effective communication and solutions to overcoming barriers. Legal and ethical frameworks in relation to confidentiality and sharing information. Range of technologies to enhance communication.
- Health and wellbeing – Models of monitoring, reporting and responding to changes in health and wellbeing. Range of holistic solutions to promote and maintain health and wellbeing using person centred approaches. Importance of effective partnerships, inter-agency, joint and integrated working.
- Dignity and human rights – How to contribute to, promote and maintain a culture which ensures dignity is at the centre of practice.
- Safeguarding – Legislation, national and local solutions for the safeguarding of adults and children including reporting requirements.
- Professional development – Goals and aspirations that support own professional development and how to access available opportunities.
Assessment in the Workplace
Your designated Assessor/Trainer will visit you in the workplace to support the development of your on-programme portfolio and to complete your quarterly reviews.
Tracking Your Progress: Our electronic portfolio, OneFile will track your progress.
People Involved in Your Apprenticeship
Group Quality Manager: Michelle Pointer.
Assessor/Trainer: A experienced and qualified assessor.
Internal Verifier: Julie Capaldi.
Gateway: On completion of the on-programme learning, the employer, training provider and learner will confirm that the apprentice is ready for the End Point Assessment.
End Point Assessment (EPA)
- EPA assessment is an Observation of Practice and a Professional Discussion.
Grading
- Grading is an overall pass, must pass both elements in EPA and a distinction is 21/27 of the distinction points in the professional discussion.
If you are interested in the Adult Care L4 Apprenticeship, please call 01752 348980.