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Lead Practitioner in Adult Care

Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard

LEAD PRACTITIONER IN ADULT CARE: THE ROLE

A Lead Practitioner has 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 will be a coach and mentor to others and will 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.

ABOUT THIS APPRENTICESHIP

The Lead Practitioner in Adult Care will guide and inspire team members 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.

Qualification Topics
- Statutory frameworks, standards, guidance and Codes of Practice which underpin practice in relation to the safe delivery of services
- Principles of assessment and outcome based practice
- Monitoring, reporting and responding to changes in health and wellbeing models
- Professional development principles that support own and others development
- Safeguarding of adults and children legislation, national and local solutions to recognise and respond to potential signs of abuse or unsafe practice
- Legal and ethical frameworks in relations to confidentiality and sharing information
- Communication tools, technologies and strategies
- Dignity and human rights legislation and policy initiatives in the workplace
- Risk management, compliance with legislation, standards, regulations and policies
- Principles of change management to support change process
- Quality standards legislation and regulations
What's Involved
- On the job skills training
- Off the job skills trainin
- Level 4 Diploma in Adult CarE
- Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check
- Planning, Target Setting and Feedback
- Mock End Point Assessments
- End Point Assessment (after at least 12 months and successful completion of the above)
- Observation of leadership and Professional discussion that leads to pass or distinction