Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship

You can start this apprenticeship at any time, please contact us for further information.

This apprenticeship will cover the following knowledge, skills and behaviours:

Knowledge - you must know and understand:

• Legislation and policy initiatives on the promotion of diversity, equality and inclusion in services they lead
• Legal and ethical frameworks in relation to confidentiality and sharing information
• Range of tools and strategies to enhance communication including technology
• Models of monitoring, reporting and responding to changes in health and wellbeing
• Principles of professional development
• Goals and aspirations that support own professional development and how to access available opportunities
• Elements needed to create a culture that values learning, professional development, reflective practice and evidence-based practice
• Systems and processes necessary to ensure professional development opportunities are identified, planned, sourced, evaluated and recorded for workers
• Theories of management and leadership and their application to adult care
• Features of effective team performance

Skills - on completion you must be able to:

• Develop and apply systems and processes needed to ensure compliance with regulations and organisational policies and procedures
• Implement strategies to support others to manage the risks presented when balancing individual rights and professional duty of care
• Develop and apply systems and processes that monitor and sustain the quality of the service, including assessments, care plans and service delivery
• Lead and support others to work in a person centered way and to ensure active participation which enhances the well-being and quality of life of individuals
• Encourage and enable both staff and people who access care and support to be involved in the co-production of how the service operates
• Manage all resources in delivering complex care and support efficiently and effectively
• Develop and lead the implementation of organisational practices to create and sustain a culture that actively champions dignity and respects diversity, inclusion and fairness in the workplace
• Develop and lead a culture that values courage in working in ways that may challenge workers’ own cultural and belief systems
• Develop and implement organisational processes to ensure that records and reports are written clearly and concisely and to keep information safe and preserve confidentiality
• Translate policy and guidance into understandable information for a range of audiences including people who access care and support, carers and families and other colleagues
• Implement systems to train and support work colleagues to enable them to recognise and respond to potential signs of abuse and or unsafe practices, following organisational policies and procedures
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of organisational policies, systems and processes for safeguarding
• Lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to manage health, safety and risk to individuals and others in health and social care to ensure compliance with legislation, standards and guidance
• Implement health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices to create a culture that values health and well-being in the organisation 
• Monitor, evaluate and improve health, safety and risk management policies and practices in the service
• Apply evaluated research and evidence-based practice in own setting
• Take initiative to research and disseminate current drivers in the adult care landscape
• Embed systems to improve performance of self and/or work colleagues through supervision, reflective practice and learning and development opportunities
• Show a well-developed sense of their own behaviour and impact on others modelling a values-based culture
• Create a supportive culture that values initiative and innovation and recognises the variety of skills of all within the service, both workers and individuals supported
• Adopt a team approach, recognising contributions of team members and able to lead a team where required

Your progress and development will be assessed at regular stages - this is likely to be a combination of assignments, activities, exams, reflective discussions, expert witness testimonies and observations in the workplace.

The employer and training provider will formally sign-off your readiness for the independent End Point Assessment (EPA) at 'gateway'. Gateway is the point at which you have met and can confidently apply the minimum knowledge, skills and behaviours required, as detailed within the apprenticeship standard.

Performance in the EPA will determine your overall apprenticeship grade i.e. pass or distinction.

This apprenticeship programme consists of 'on-the-job' and 'off-the-job' training. You will receive on-the-job training from your employer and will also be allowed 20% off-the job training, which will involve independent study.

Your independent study will be recorded in a reflective learning log, to capture evidence of your experiences, reflections and achievements.

A Skills Development Tutor will be allocated to you and will deliver learning and assessment sessions with you on a regular basis, liaising with your work-based mentor to monitor progress.

This will give you the opportunity to do real work, developing work-based skills that employers value and helping you to progress in your chosen career.

On successful completion, you will achieve the following:

• Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship Standard
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care
• Functional Skills Maths and English (if required)

You may wish to progress to a higher level of study, please speak to your Skills Development Coach for information.

You must hold a minimum of a Level 1 qualification or equivalent in English and maths - you will be required to complete an English and maths assessment prior to enrolling.

You must have extensive occupational experience and be employed within the Health and Social Care sector.

To work in this industry you will need an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

There is no cost to the apprentice. Please get in touch for further information.