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 needs. Upon successful completion of this standard, individuals will have obtained the core skills, knowledge and values/behaviours to become an Assistant Practitioner.
Read more about the apprenticeship on the Skills England website
Gateway Requirements
Care Certificate
Level 5 occupational health qualification
Level 2 Maths and English
On-screen test
45 minutes. Remote. Telephone conferencing.
Journal submitted at gateway
Apprentice, Employer representative, Innovate representative. 90 minutes. Online. Anywhere suitable; exam conditions. PC/laptop, wifi connectivity. Apprentice, Invigilator
Practical observation
90 minutes. Face to face. Apprentice’s workplace. EPA access to workplace. Apprentice, End-point Assessor.
Reflective journal and interview
1 hour. Face to face / remote. Anywhere suitable; exam conditions. PC/laptop, wifi connectivity to support remote functionality. Apprentice, End-point Assessor.
Fail/Pass/Merit/Distinction
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