Lead Practitioner in Adult Care – Higher Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship is designed for anyone in a position of responsibility in care a setting who wants to improve their leadership, whilst working towards CQC recognition as a registered manager.

It is suitable for care professionals with a good level of experience who are contributing to, promoting and sustaining a values-based culture at an operational level. It will guide you in the core aspects of care that you will already be familiar with, but approaching with the perspective of leading and managing a team; learning how to coach, inspire and mentor others.

During this apprenticeship, you will be required to learn the following knowledge, skills and behaviours:

KNOWLEDGE:
– Dignity and human rights: How to contribute to, promote and maintain a culture which ensures dignity is at the centre of practice.
– Communication: Effective communication and solutions to overcoming barriers; Legal and ethical frameworks in relation to confidentiality and sharing information; Range of technologies to enhance communication.
– Safeguarding: Legislation, national and local solutions for the safeguarding of adults and children including reporting requirements.
– Health and wellbeing: 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.
– Professional development: Goals and aspirations that support your own professional development.

SKILLS:
– Dignity and human rights: Implement a culture that actively promotes dignity and respects diversity and inclusion; Model high levels of empathy, understanding and compassion.
– Communication; Model effective communication skills; Identify and address barriers to communication using appropriate resources; Apply organisational processes to record, maintain, store and share information; Provide meaningful information to support people.
– Safeguarding: Apply and support others to adhere to safeguarding procedures; Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to safeguarding concerns.
– Health and wellbeing: Apply person centred approaches to promote health and wellbeing; Collaborate with external partners to achieve best outcomes in health and wellbeing.
– Professional development: Evaluate own practice and access identified development opportunities; Evaluate the effectiveness of own leadership, mentoring and supervision skills; Value individuals to develop effective teams; Contribute to the development of an effective learning culture; Lead robust, values-based recruitment processes; Contribute to the induction process by developing the knowledge of individuals within their role; Lead and support others in professional development.