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Skill Overview

"The Lead Practitioner in Adult Care will guide and inspire team members or colleagues to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges. They will have achieved a level of self-development to be recognised as a lead practitioner within the care team, contributing to, promoting and sustaining a values-based culture at an operational level. A Lead Practitioner has achieved a greater depth of  knowledge and expertise of particular conditions being experienced by the user of services. They will have specialist skills and knowledge in their area of responsibilities which will allow them to lead in areas such as care needs assessment, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and enablement, telecare and assistive technology. They may be a coach and mentor to others, or have a role in assessing performance and quality of care delivery. Lead Practitioners in Adult Care may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or some clinical healthcare settings. As well as covering Lead Practitioners in Adult Care this standard also covers Lead Personal Assistants who can work at this senior level but they may only work directly for one individual who needs support and/or care services, usually within their own home.

Examples of job roles include Dementia Lead, Re-ablement Worker, Physiotherapy Assistant, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Public Health Associate Worker, Keeping in Contact Worker, Community Care/Support Officer, Social Care Assessor, Care Assessment Officer, Social Services Officer, Brokerage Worker, Rehabilitation and Reablement Assistant, Independence Support Assistant, Reablement Support Workers/Officer, Telecare Assistant and Assistive Technology Co-Ordinator/Officer."

Learning Objectives

Duties of the job role covered as part of the Apprenticeship:
"Tasks and Responsibilities 
Mandatory Diploma Links (Optional Units to be agreed with Apprentice and employer):- 
DAC4B1: Personal development in adult care settings. 
DAC4C1: Lead inclusive practice in adult car settings. 
DAC4D1; Lead health and safety in adult care settings. 
DAC4D2: Facilitate person centred assessment to support well-being. 
DAC4D3;: Facilitate support Planning to ensure positive outcomes for individuals and to support well-being. 
DAC4E1: Professional practice in adult care settings"																																
"Dignity and Human Rights
Mandatory Diploma Links (Optional Units to be agreed with Apprentice and employer):- 
DAC4B1: Personal development in adult care settings. 
DAC4C1; Lead inclusive practice in adult care settings. 
DAC4D2:Facilitate person centred assessment to support wellbeing.
DAC4D3: Facilitate support planning to ensure positive outcomes for individuals and to support wellbeing.
DAC4E3: Understand personalisation in care and support services."																																
"Communication
Mandatory Diploma Links (Optional Units to be agreed with Apprentice and employer):- 
DAC4A1: Lead communication in adult care; 
DAC4A2: Develop,maintain and use records and reports. 
DAC4D2: Facilitate person centred assessment in adult care settings.
DAC4E2: Working in partnership with others. "																																
"Safeguarding
Mandatory Diploma Links (Optional Units to be agreed with Apprentice and employer):- 
DAC4F1: Understand safeguarding and protection in adult care settings.
DAC4F2: Safeguard children and young people who are present in the adult care service"																																
"Health and wellbeing: 
Mandatory Diploma Links (Optional Units to be agreed with Apprentice and employer):-  
DAC4D3: Facilitate support planning to ensure positive outcomes for individuals and to support wellbeing. 
DAC4E2: Working in partnership with others. "																																
"Professional development: 
Diploma link:- 
DAC4B1: Personal development in adult care settings. "

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Funding Eligibility

For apprentices aged 16-21 the training costs are fully funded by the government. For apprentices aged over 21, there is a 5% co-investment which would be paid by the employer. Alternatively, the training costs can be covered by utilising the Apprenticeship Levy Fund.

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Applicant must be eligible for ESFA funding and in a job role where the duties in learning objectives can be undertaken as part of normal day to day activities

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