Higher Level Apprenticeship Assistant Practitioner

Assistant Practitioners 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

The Assistant Practitioner is a job title applied to a wide variety of roles that have been developed locally by employers to meet individual service need. Upon successful completion of this standard, individuals will have obtained the core skills, knowledge and values/behaviours to become an Assistant Practitioner.

The specialist pathway options have been aligned to the sectors identified by local employers, these will include:
• Physiotherapy
• Speech & Language Therapy
• Mental Health
• Community Health
• Public Health

The programme is a flexible, authentic practice learning course aimed to develop competent, confident and compassionate practitioners, providing high quality, safe and responsive person-centred care across the lifespan in diverse care setting. This course includes significant practice (or work-based) learning.

Students will have the opportunity to achieve proficiencies relating to their area of practice aligned to the optional modules in the second year. This will enable them promote health and prevent ill health, provide and monitor care, work as part of a team, improve safety and the quality of care, and contribute to integrated care.

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Year 1
• Higher Education and Digital Skills for Health Professionals
• Foundations of Professional Practice
• Introduction to Clinical Skills
• Clinical Practice 1
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Communication and Working in Teams
Year 2
• Research in Evidence Based Practice
• Leading and Integrating Care
• Pathophysiology for Healthcare
• Clinical Practice 2
• Optional Pathway Module 1
• Optional Pathway Module 2

Reflective Essay
Practice Assessment Document
Portfolio of Evidence
Ongoing Achievement Record
Written Exam
Essay
Presentation
Medication Exam
Health Promotion Campaign
Clinical Practical Exam
Poster

Following completion of the programme students will be required to complete the externally assessed End Point Assessment (EPA). This assessment includes MCQ and written test, Reflective Journal, Practical Observation and professional discussion.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS