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Senior Healthcare Support WorkerApproved3YesSenior Healthcare Support Worker
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
This occupation is found in the health and care sector. Senior healthcare support workers work in a range of settings for example in a hospital, as part of a community team, in a day-case unit, birthing centre, individual’s homes, operating theatres, nursing or care homes, hospices and in general practice. The broad purpose of the occupation is support registered healthcare professionals in the delivery of high quality and compassionate health and care services. A senior healthcare support worker will provide clinical, therapeutic or diagnostic care under the direct or indirect supervision of a registered healthcare professional.
Options: Adult Nursing Support, Mental Health Support, Maternity Support, Theatre Support, Children and Young People Support, Allied Health Profession Therapy Support, Diagnostic Imaging Support
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max): 5,000
Reference: ST0217
Typical length: 24 months
Notes:
Level 3
Links:
- Web page version of Standard and Assessment Plan documents.
- Maternity Support Worker Apprenticeships Employer Guide
- Organisations involved
- Care Certificate information
- FAQs for EPAOs
- RCM Apprenticeship Guide
- Standard snapshot
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Healthcare Support WorkerApproved2YesHealthcare Support Worker
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
Healthcare support workers (HCSWs) work as part of a team providing high quality and compassionate care to individuals. You will carry out well-defined routine clinical duties like monitoring an individual’s conditions (by checking things like blood pressure, temperature or weight), checking on their overall progress, comfort and wellbeing. Depending on where you work, you may also help them to eat, drink, wash, dress or go to the toilet. You will prepare individuals for healthcare activities carried out by other members of the healthcare team, looking after them before, during and/or after those activities in line with their care plan. You will also carry out non-clinical duties and, depending on where you work, this could include things like keeping records, making beds, tidying up your work area, returning or cleaning the equipment used during a clinical activity. You will be able to address straightforward problems in your day to day work, reporting concerns and changes to the appropriate person in a timely manner. HCSWs work in a range of healthcare settings and your team may include workers from both health and social care. You will report to a registered healthcare practitioner who will directly or indirectly supervise your work.
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max): 3,000
Reference: ST0216
Typical length: 12-18 months
Notes:
Level 2
Links:
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Adult Care WorkerApproved2YesAdult Care Worker
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
To work in care is to make a positive difference to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges. Adult Care Workers need to have the right values and behaviours developing competences and skills to provide high quality compassionate care and support. They are the frontline staff who help adults with care and support needs to achieve their personal goals and live as independently and safely as possible, enabling them to have control and choice in their lives which is at the heart of person centred care. Job roles are varied and determined by and relevant to the type of the service being provided and the person supported. Adult Care Workers may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or some clinical healthcare settings. This standard covers both Adult Care Workers and Personal Assistants.
Please be advised: Skills for Health is not directly involved with this Trailblazer, therefore, the information is accurate and up to date to the best of our knowledge.
Route: Social Care
Funding £ (Max): 4,000
Reference: ST0005
Typical length: 12-18 months
Notes:
Level 2
Links:
- Web page version of Standard and Assessment Plan documents.
- Organisations involved
- Standard snapshot
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Healthcare Science AssistantApproved2YesHealthcare Science Assistant
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
This occupation is found in hospitals, general practice and other settings in the health sector. Employers can vary in size from a large national organisation such as the NHS through to a private practice. Healthcare Science Assistants work in Life Sciences, Physiological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Clinical Engineering, Clinical Bioinformatics in environments such as outpatient departments laboratories and engineering workshops. Healthcare Science Assistants are part of a wider team contributing to safe patient care across all care pathways from conception to end of life across all areas of healthcare science. The broad purpose of the occupation is to perform a range of routine technical and scientific procedures whilst in a clinical setting.
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max): 8,000
Reference: ST0218
Typical length: 14 months
Notes:
Level 2
Links:
- Web page version of Standard and Assessment Plan documents.
- Organisations involved
- Employer brief
- Standard snapshot
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Healthcare AdministratorClosed2N/A
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Assistant Practitioner (Health)Approved5YesAssistant Practitioner (Health)
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
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 (e.g. anatomy and physiology). Assistant Practitioner is a job title applied to a very 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.
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max): 14,000
Reference: ST0215
Typical length: 24-27 months
Notes:
Level 5
Links:
- Web page version of Standard and Assessment Plan documents.
- Maternity Support Worker Apprenticeships Employer Guide
- Organisations involved
- Care Certificate information
- Self-declarers
- Self-declaration form
- Provider Readiness Report
- Employer Brief
- FAQs for EPAOs
- Standard snapshot
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Lead Practitioner in Adult CareApproved4YesLead Practitioner in Adult Care
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
The Lead Practitioner in Adult Care will guide and inspire team members or colleagues to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges. They will have 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. A Lead Practitioner has achieved a greater depth of knowledge and expertise of particular conditions being experienced by the user of services. They will have specialist skills and knowledge in their area of responsibilities which will allow them to lead in areas such as care needs assessment, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and enablement, telecare and assistive technology. They may be a coach and mentor to others, or have a role in assessing performance and quality of care delivery. 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. 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.
Please be advised: Skills for Health is not directly involved with this Trailblazer, therefore, the information is accurate and up to date to the best of our knowledge.
Route: Social Care
Funding £ (Max): 7,000
Reference: ST0007
Typical length: 18 months
Notes:
Level 4
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Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Pharmacy Services AssistantApproved2YesPharmacy Services Assistant
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
The Pharmacy Services Assistant (PSA) works under the supervision of a Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, or other accountable healthcare professional. The PSA provides a variety of pharmacy and medicines services to patients, the public and other professional healthcare teams. The PSA supports the delivery of pharmacy services in a variety of pharmacy environments. A PSA will be involved in supporting the supply, preparation and assembly of medicines and products; issuing them to patients and other healthcare professionals and assisting in providing advice to patients to help them to make effective use of their medicines. They will be responsible for ordering and receiving medicines, as well as their storage, disposal and return. They will have an understanding of healthy lifestyle choices and relevant screening services.
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max): 5,000
Reference: ST0299
Typical length: 12-15 months
Notes:
Level 2
Links:
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Leader in Adult CareApproved5YesLeader in Adult Care
This apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery
The Leader in Adult Care will guide and inspire teams to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges. They will be a leader of the care team and will develop and implement a values-based culture at a service or unit level. They may be responsible for business development, financial control, organisational resilience and continuity as well as for managing risk and leading on organisational change. Leaders in Adult Care may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or some clinical healthcare settings.
Please be advised: Skills for Health is not directly involved with this Trailblazer, therefore, the information is accurate and up to date to the best of our knowledge.
Route: Social Care
Funding £ (Max): 7,000
Reference: ST0008
Typical length: 18 months
Notes:
Level: 5
Links:
Status: Approved
- Proposal Approved
- Standard Approved
- EPA Plan Approved
- Funding Band Assigned
- Training Provider Registered
- EPAO Registered
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Pathology SupportClosed3N/APathology Support
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max):
Reference: n/a
Notes:
Not progressed. See status report.
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Learning Disability SupportClosed3N/ALearning Disability Support
Route: Health and Science
Funding £ (Max):
Reference: n/a
Notes:
Not progressed. See status report.