The Apprenticeship programme has had a positive impact on my role and has helped me manage certain situations in a more managerial way. It has helped me to understand different methods of productive working and how to implement them within my role.
– Christie (Apprentice)
Overview
Our Lead Practitioner in Adult Care apprenticeship will guide and inspire you on your path to becoming gaining your qualification.
As a Lead Practitioner in Adult Care you will support team members to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges.
The skills, behaviours and knowledge you develop through a Lead Practitioner in Adult Care apprenticeship level 4 with Training Now will be invaluable in growing your career in care.
Level 4
12-18 Months
Diploma
Course Description
Our apprenticeship course helps you to achieved a level of self-development to be recognised as a lead practitioner within the care team, contributing to, promoting and sustaining a values-based culture at an operational level. As a Lead Practitioner you will have a greater depth of knowledge and expertise of particular conditions being experienced by the user of services.
You will have specialist skills and knowledge in areas of responsibilities which will allow you to lead in areas such as care needs assessment, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and enablement, telecare and assistive technology. You will also be a coach and mentor to others and will have a role in assessing performance and quality of care delivery.
As well as covering Lead Practitioners in Adult Care this standard also covers Lead Personal Assistants who can work at this senior level but they may only work directly for one individual who needs support and/or care services, usually within their own home.
Why choose Training Now as your education apprenticeship provider?
We make sure that all our apprenticeships are designed to help you learn and progress towards long-term career goals.
You’ll be allocated a Teaching and Learning Coach, who is a specialist in the field. They’ll support you on a one-to-one basis, with additional online tutorial support.
Read all about our apprenticeship standards and framework.
Entry criteria
You’ll need to:
- have the right to work in the UK.
- be 16 years or older after the last Friday in June of the academic year.
- not be enrolled on another apprenticeship, or another funded FE/HE programme at the same time as the apprenticeship.
- have a contract of employment with your employer and be paid at least the apprenticeship wage in your first year.
What you will learn
Knowledge
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
Dignity and human rights
- How to contribute to, promote and maintain a culture which ensures dignity is at the centre of practice
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
Safeguarding
- Legislation, national and local solutions for the safeguarding of adults and children including reporting requirements
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
Professional development
- Goals and aspirations that support own professional development and how to access available opportunities
Skills
Tasks and responsibilities
- Apply professional judgement, standards and codes of practice relevant to the role
- Develop and sustain professional relationships with others
- Identify and access specialist help required to carry out role
- Lead the specialist assessment of social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals with cognitive, sensory and physical impairments
- Mentor colleagues to encourage individuals to actively participate in the way their care and support is delivered
- Contribute to the implementation of processes to implement and review support plans
- Provide leadership and mentoring to others for whom they are responsible
- Apply risk management policies
- Contribute to the quality assurance of the service provided
Dignity and human rights
- Implement a culture that actively promotes dignity and respects diversity and inclusion
- Model high levels of empathy, understanding and compassion
Communication
- Model effective communication skills
- Identify and address barriers to communication using appropriate resources
- Apply organisational processes to record, maintain, store and share information
- Provide meaningful information to support people to make informed choices
Safeguarding
- Apply and support others to adhere to safeguarding procedures
- Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to safeguarding concerns
Health and Wellbeing
- Apply person centred approaches to promote health and wellbeing
- Collaborate with external partners to achieve best outcomes in health and wellbeing
Professional Development
- Evaluate own practice and access identified development opportunities
- Evaluate the effectiveness of own leadership, mentoring and supervision skills and take steps to enhance performance
- Value individuals to develop effective teams in order to achieve best outcomes
- Contribute to the development of an effective learning culture
- Lead robust, values-based recruitment and selection processes
- Contribute to the induction process by developing the knowledge of individuals within their role
- Lead and support others in professional development through personal development plans, supervision, reflective practice, research, evidence based practice and access to learning and development opportunities
How will you learn
An apprenticeship is a genuine job with an accompanying assessment and skills development programme. You’ll gain valuable work experience and earn as you learn on the job.
Our e-learning platform brings the subject to life through interactive learning tools and access to complementary online resources.
As well as learning on the job, you will be allocated a Teaching and Learning Coach, who is a specialist in the field. They will support you on a one-to-one basis, with additional online tutorial support.
Qualifications
Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care.
Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to completion of their Apprenticeship.
Progression
Upon completion of this apprenticeship, you can apply for job roles such as:
- Dementia Lead
- Re-ablement Worker
- Physiotherapy Assistant
- Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Public Health Associate Worker
- Keeping in Contact Worker
- Community Care/Support Officer
- Social Care Assessor
- Care Assessment Officer
- Social Services Officer
- Brokerage Worker
- Rehabilitation and Reablement Assistant
- Independence Support Assistant
- Reablement Support Workers/Officer, Telecare Assistant and Assistive Technology Co-ordinator/Officer.