Lead Practitioner in Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship LEVEL 4
Overview
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of others? Do you have a natural inclination for caring and supporting individuals in need? If so, the Lead Practitioner in Adult Care Level 4 Apprenticeship is the perfect opportunity for you to develop a rewarding and fulfilling career in the care sector.
As a Lead Practitioner in Adult Care, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality care and support to adults with a range of needs, including physical, emotional, and social requirements. This apprenticeship program equips you with the essential knowledge, skills, and practical experience needed to excel in this important profession.
Throughout the apprenticeship, you will learn to:
- Effectively communicate and engage with individuals, empowering them to maintain their independence and lead fulfilling lives.
- Develop a deep understanding of person-centred care, ensuring that the needs and preferences of everyone are respected and met with dignity and respect.
- Conduct assessments, develop care plans, and implement effective strategies to enhance the overall well-being of those in your care.
- Apply your knowledge in real-world settings, working alongside experienced professionals in various care environments.
- Refine your skills, build confidence, and develop a comprehensive understanding of the day-to-day responsibilities of a Lead Practitioner in Adult Care.
As an apprentice, you will also receive ongoing support and guidance to progress in your career. You will have access to a range of resources, including workshops, seminars, and professional development opportunities, allowing you to stay up to date with the latest industry standards and best practices.
Upon successful completion of the Lead Practitioner in Adult Care Level 4 Apprenticeship, you will possess a nationally recognised qualification, opening doors to a wide range of employment opportunities within the care sector. Whether you choose to work in residential care homes, community-based settings, or specialized care facilities, this apprenticeship will provide you with a solid foundation to make a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable adults.
Embark on a fulfilling and rewarding career as a Lead Practitioner in Adult Care. Take the first step towards your future by enrolling in the Level 4 apprenticeship program today. Transform lives and create a positive impact in the care sector.
Awarding Body
- 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
- Implement a culture that actively promotes dignity and respects diversity and inclusion
- Model high levels of empathy, understanding and compassion
- 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
- Apply and support others to adhere to safeguarding procedures
- Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to safeguarding concerns
- Apply person centred approaches to promote health and wellbeing
- Collaborate with external partners to achieve best outcomes in health and wellbeing
- 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
- Access to free CPD programmes and additional coaching sessions
- Online delivery with live teaching and catch-ups if you can’t make a session
- Dedicated Skills Coach for the duration of your apprenticeship journey
- Experienced Tutors, Coaches & Support Team
- Easy onboarding and induction process
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Details
- Duration: 15 Months
- Eligibility requirements: To be eligible for the apprenticeship, you must be at least 16 years old and not in full-time education. You will also need to have basic literacy and numeracy skills and be able to pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Assessment: Throughout the apprenticeship, you will be assessed on your practical skills and knowledge. The final assessment will take the form of a synoptic assessment, where you will be required to demonstrate that you can carry out the duties of an adult care worker in a simulated work environment.
- Career prospects: Completing the Lead Practitioner in Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Level 4 opens a range of promising career prospects in the care sector.
- Support available:
- Experienced Tutors, Coaches & Support Team,
- Dedicated Skills Coach for the duration of your apprenticeship journey,
- Easy onboarding, and induction process,
- Access to free CPD programmes and additional coaching sessions
Why study with Exalt?
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Units Covered in the Apprenticeship
A Lead Practitioner in Adult Care must know and understand:
- 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
- How to contribute to, promote and maintain a culture which ensures dignity is at the centre of practice
- Effective communication and solutions to overcoming barriers.
- Legal and ethical frameworks in relation to confidentiality and sharing information.
- Range of technologies to enhance communication
- Legislation, national and local solutions for the safeguarding of adults and children including reporting requirements.
- 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.
- Goals and aspirations that support own professional development and how to access available opportunities
A Lead Practitioner in Adult Care must be able to:
- 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
- Implement a culture that actively promotes dignity and respects diversity and inclusion
- Model elevated levels of empathy, understanding and compassion.
- 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
- Apply and support others to adhere to safeguarding procedures.
- Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to safeguarding concerns
- Apply person centred approaches to promote health and wellbeing.
- Collaborate with external partners to achieve best outcomes in health and wellbeing
- 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
End Point Assessment (EPA)
Situational Judgement Test
Answered through a multiple-choice exercise (but not necessarily
undertaken as an online or computer-based test).
Professional Discussion
To achieve final certification, the apprentices must have completed and achieved these end-point assessments
in addition to the 15 standards as set out in the Care Certificate and the Diploma.
Are You Interested in Lead Practitioner in Adult Care Apprenticeship?
Please call us on 01202 612365 or use the form below to discuss your options.