Assistant Practitioner Higher Apprenticeship draft

Program Overview

This program empowers healthcare professionals to advance their skills beyond traditional roles, preparing them for compassionate care delivery and achieving optimal patient outcomes. It aligns with key healthcare policies and offers a combination of online learning, practical placements, and flexible assessment methods. Graduates can pursue rewarding careers in the Assistant Practitioner role or related fields, with 100% employment or further study upon completion.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This program is designed for individuals entering the Assistant Practitioner role, aiming to develop skills beyond those of a traditional Healthcare Support worker. It caters to a diverse range of backgrounds within the health and social care workforce. The program aligns with key policies shaping the workforce, the NHS, and Health and Social Care sectors, focusing on skills and attributes needed to deliver compassionate care and ensure optimal patient/service user outcomes.

Objectives:

• Develop skills beyond those of a traditional Healthcare Support worker.
• Equip individuals with the skills and attributes needed to deliver compassionate care and ensure optimal patient/service user outcomes.
• Align with key policies shaping the workforce, the NHS, and Health and Social Care sectors.
• Provide practical experience through direct links to care delivery.

Outline:

Stage One - 1 Year

• Core Modules:
• Communicating Health Promotion - 40 credits
• Developing Safe Care - 30 credits
• Practice Module - 10 credits (pass/fail module)
• Work with employer organized placements
• Student selected modules (choose two - 20 credits):
• Mental Health Across the Lifespan
• Occupation and Wellbeing
• Work Based Project
• Complex Health and Social Care Needs in Maternity Settings
• Essential Clinical Skills
• Maternity Care and Skills
• Occupational Therapy
• Guiding Principles and Practice
• Principles of Scrub and Circulating Practice
• Principles of Anaesthetic Practice
• Radiographic Imaging
• Science and Technology of Imaging
• Introduction to Computed Tomography
• Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Stage Two - 1 Year and 3 Months for the EPA

• Core Modules:
• Leadership and Learning - 30 credits
• End Point Assessment - 40 credits
• Work with employer organized placement
• Student selected modules (choose two - 20 credits):
• Falls and Frailty
• Independence, Dignity and Occupation
• Listen Without Prejudice
• Music and Care
• Work Based Project
• Medicines Management
• Assisting at Births
• Care of the Mother and Newborn in the Postnatal Period
• Caring for People with Learning Disabilities
• Human Anatomy and Physiology for Healthcare
• Developing Anaesthetic Practice
• Developing Scrub and Circulating Practice
• Anatomy and Physiology for ODP
• Developing Imaging Practice
• Diagnostics and the Patient Journey

Assessment:

• Varied assessment approaches including:
• Poster presentations
• Exams
• Essays
• Assignments
• Case based discussions
• Practical skills assessments

Teaching:

• Teaching team comprises qualified health professionals with extensive experience in nursing and leadership roles within the NHS, as well as nurse education.
• Expertise spans children's, mental health, learning disability nursing, occupational therapy, and science.
• Programme Leader, Julia Woodland, has 25 years of experience as a Registered Nurse (Adult) and over 10 years as a qualified teacher.

Careers:

• 100% of graduates were employed or continued onto further study upon completion of the course.
• Excellent career prospects within the Assistant Practitioner role and related fields.

Other:

• The program is delivered online via the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) platform, allowing remote access from anywhere in the UK.
• The course is closely mapped against employer needs, ensuring up-to-date and relevant learning.
• The program responds to national changes, including latest government policies.
• Opportunities for learning with and from students from other disciplines are offered at each stage of the course, preparing students for multi-professional team work.
• The program emphasizes collaborative learning to achieve optimal patient outcomes.