Category: Health & Social Care
Level 4
Lead Practitioner in Adult Care
Apprenticeship
Managing teams of frontline carers to look after vulnerable adults with care needs.
Key apprenticeship information
Title of embedded diploma/qualification:
Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care
Additional Functional Skills:
Level 2 English and maths
Awarding Organisation:
Training Qualifications UK
Qualification duration:
18 months and 12 weeks End Point Assessment
Who is suitable:
Senior and experienced care professionals
Non-levy employer contribution (5%) - £350 Levy paying employer contribution - £7000
Funding value and cost:
About your course
The lead practitioner in adult care level 4 will guide, inspire and help you to support team members to make a positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges.
Throughout the apprenticeship you’ll learn new knowledge, skills and behaviours to help you mentor and support others. There’s the opportunity to specialise in topics that will help you to lead in areas such as care needs assessment, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and enablement and assistive technology.
The apprenticeship is 21 months in total with a 15 month practical learning programme and then up to 3 months for the End Point Assessment. We deliver throughout the year meaning you can start the programme when you want and when it meets your needs, rather than wait for a particular time in the year.
Training is delivered both on-the-job and off-the-job. You’ll receive workplace teaching and observations as well as joining webinars, virtual one-to-one sessions, completing online learning and independent tasks
What you will learn
Phoenix 4 Training will mentor and assist you in being a capable lead practitioner in adult care who can provide the highest quality care and be a skilled practitioner. We'll offer and explore with you the knowledge necessary to supervise, direct, and mentor others in order to assist you fulfil your responsibilities.
Key learning topics covered during the apprenticeship include:
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
How will your qualification be delivered
Our sector expert staff will support you to achieve the apprenticeship. We have highly skilled and knowledgeable staff with significant experience of working in the industry who will be able to share their experiences and support you. All learning is either on a 1-2-1 basis or small group webinars so you have the best experience possible with Phoenix 4 Training. You will have an eportfolio to gather and store all your evidence to support your apprenticeship.
End Point Assessment
There will be an external assessment at the end of the programme once the apprentice has achieved the ‘gateway’ requirements. This includes achieving the Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care and Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths (where applicable).
The EPA for the Level 4 Lead Practitioner in Adult Care apprenticeship includes
Observation of Practice
Professional Discussion.
The end-point assessment must be completed over a maximum total assessment time of two days, within an EPA period lasting typically for three months after the apprentice has met the EPA gateway requirements.
What you can do next
Having successfully completed this qualification, learners will have the opportunity to progress to the following: