Lead Practitioner In Adult Care

On a lead practitioner in adult care apprenticeship course, you’ll help lead in care needs assessment, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.

When faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological, or intellectual challenges, the adult care lead practitioner will advise and encourage team members to make a positive difference in someone’s life.

As a lead practitioner, you will get a broader understanding and skill set of particular issues service consumers face. You’ll gain specialised knowledge and abilities in your field, enabling you to take the lead in care needs assessment, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and enablement, telecare, and assistive technology. You will be a mentor to others and will be in charge of assessing performance and quality.

What you’ll learn

On a lead practitioner in adult care apprenticeship course, you’ll learn to:

• Lead an expert assessment of the social, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals with cognitive, sensory, and physical impairments.
• Mentor colleagues may encourage individuals to participate in the delivery of their care and support actively.
• Contribute to the creation of processes for the implementation and evaluation of assistance plans.
• Put in place risk management policies.
• Assist in ensuring the quality of the service provided.
• Develop a culture that actively supports dignity while simultaneously valuing diversity and inclusion.
• Exhibit high levels of empathy, understanding, and compassion.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• Identify and overcome communication barriers using appropriate resources.
• Provide pertinent information to help people make informed choices.
• Implement safety precautions and urge others to do the same.
• Collaborate with external partners to achieve the best health and well-being outcomes possible.
• Evaluate one’s practice and take advantage of recognised opportunities for development.
• Evaluate your leadership, mentoring, and supervising skills and take steps to enhance performance.
• Contribute to the development of an effective learning culture
• Conduct efficient, values-based recruitment and selection processes.
• Contribute to the induction process by increasing people’s knowledge about their work.

Entry requirements

You’ll usually need:

• Depending on the employer, but likely A-levels or equivalent qualifications or relevant experience.
• Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this before taking the end-point assessment.

Assessment methods

The End Point Assessment comprises two distinct assessment methods: 

• Observation of Practice. 
• Professional Discussion. 

Restrictions and requirements

You’ll need to:

• pass enhanced background checks
• have a full driving licence

Duration, level, subjects and potential salary upon completion

Apprenticeship standard

More information about the Level 2 Abattoir Worker Apprenticeship standard can be found here.

Apprenticeship end point assessment

For more information about the End Point Assessment Process, please read the Institute of Apprenticeships’ information page.