Health and Social Care

The Health & Social Care Apprenticeship is delivered over approximately a 15 month period. You will attend college seven times over the programme. All other training will be delivered on a one-to-one basis in the workplace.

As a Health and Social Care Apprentice you will provide practical help with daily activities to people with a range of needs. You could work with people with physical or learning disabilities, people with drug or alcohol misuse issues, the elderly, or people with mental health conditions.

You could work with clients in their own homes, in sheltered housing, day centres, or in residential settings such as nursing homes. Your duties will vary depending on the type of person you are working with but could include:

·         Supporting clients with daily personal care such as washing, dressing, using the toilet and feeding themselves

·         Helping clients organise their budget, pay bills and write letters

·         Getting to know individual clients and being aware of their special interests and social needs

As an Apprentice in Health and Social Care you will need a friendly and caring approach with tact and sensitivity to your clients needs. You will need a desire to help people and have patience and a sense of humour.

Please note that 16 and 17 year olds can undertake an Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care (only elderly care) but will have to be suitably supervised whilst delivering the personal care to clients and the client will have to agree to them delivering their care.

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME      
NVQ Level 2 – For learners new to this profession

Mandatory Units (all to be taken)

·         Communicate with and complete records for individuals

·         Support the health and safety of yourself and individuals

·         Develop your own knowledge and practise

·         Ensure your own actions support the care, protection and well being of individuals

2 Optional Units must then be selected:

·         Carry out and provide feedback on specific plan of care activities

·         Support individuals to access and use information

·         Support individuals in their daily living

·         Support individuals to make journeys

·         Support individuals to meet their domestic and personal needs

·         Support individuals to access and participate in recreational activities

·         Support individuals to take part in development activities

·         Support individuals during therapy sessions

·         Provide food and drink for individuals

·         Help individuals to eat and drink

·         Help individuals to keep mobile

·         Help address the physical comfort needs of individuals

·         Undertake agreed pressure area care

·         Support individuals with their personal care needs

·         Support individuals to manage continence

·         Maintain the feet of individuals who have been assessed as requiring help with general foot care

·         Assist the administration of medication

·         Support individuals prior to, during or after clinical procedures

·         Contribute to moving and handling of individuals

·         Observe, monitor and record the conditions of individuals

·         Support individuals to undertake and monitor their own health care

·         Support individuals who are distressed

·         Contribute to working in collaboration with carers in the caring role

·         Contribute to effective group care

·         Gain access to and ensure individuals homes are secure

·         Manage environments and resources during clinical activities

·         Provide first aid to an individual needing emergency assistance

·         Protect yourself from the risk of violence at work

Extras

·         Technical Certificate

·         Level 1 Key Skill in Communication

·         Level 1 Key Skill in Application of Number

A Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Protection of Vunerable Adults (POVA) check will be carried out by your employer before you start working in the setting. For more information about CRB and POVA checks, please visit the website www.crb.gov.uk  

ADVANCED APPRENTICESHIP
NVQ Level 3 – For learners who are working as or aspiring to be a supervisor

Mandatory Units (all to be taken)

·         Promote effective communication for and about individuals

·         Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment

·         Reflect on and develop your practise

·         Promote choice, well being and the protection of all individuals

4 Optional Units must then be taken

·         Contribute to care planning and review

·         Contribute to planning, monitoring and reviewing the delivery of service for individuals

·         Support individuals to access and use services and facilities

·         Support individuals to develop and maintain social networks and relationships

·         Support the social, emotional and identity needs of individuals

·         Prepare your family and networks to support individuals requiring care

·         Provide a home and family environment for individuals

·         Contribute to the protection of individuals from harm and abuse

·         Contribute to the prevention and management of abusive and aggressive behaviour

·         Provide frameworks to help individuals to manage challenging behaviours

·         Carry out screening and referral assessment

·         Carry out assessment to identify and prioritise needs

·         Carry out comprehensive substance misuse assessment

·         Help individuals address their substance use through an action plan

·         Assess and act upon immediate risk of danger to substance users

·         Support individuals to live at home

·         Support individuals to retain, regain and develop the skills to manage their lives and environment

·         Support individuals to manage their financial affairs

·         Support individuals to manage direct payments

·         Help individuals to access employment

·         Help individuals to access learning, training and development

·         Enable individuals to access housing and accommodation

·         Recognise, respect and support the spiritual well being of individuals

·         Plan, agree and implement development activities to meet individual needs

·         Support individuals to continue therapies

·         Interact with individuals using telecommunications

·         Counsel individuals about their substance use using recognised theoretical models

·         Counsel groups of individuals about their substance use using recognised theoretical models

·         Support individuals to deal with relationship problems

·         Carry out extended feeding techniques to ensure individuals nutritional and fluid intake

·         Identify the individual at risk of skin breakdown and undertake the appropriate risk assessment

·         Move and position individuals

·         Prepare for and undertake physiological measurements

·         Recognise indications of substance misuse and refer individuals to specialists

·         Test for substance use

·         Identify the physical health needs of individuals with mental health needs

·         Raise awareness about substances their use and effects

·         Support individuals to represent their own needs and wishes at decision making forums

·         Help individuals identify and access independent representation and advocacy

·         Present individuals needs and preferences

·         Support individuals with specific communication needs

·         Support individuals to communicate using technology

·         Support individuals to communicate using interpreting and translation services

·         Plan and implement programmes to enable individuals to find their way round familiar environments

·         Plan and implement programmes to enable individuals to find their way round unfamiliar environments

·         Administer medication to individuals

·         Support individuals who are substance users

·         Supply and exchange injecting equipment for individuals

·         Support individuals through detoxification programmes

·         Support individuals to prepare for, adapt to and manage change

·         Prepare and support individuals to move and settle into new living environments

·         Support individuals through bereavement

·         Support individuals through the process of dying

·         Assist in the transfer of individuals between agencies and services

·         Work in collaboration with carers in the caring role

·         Relate to families, parents and carers

·         Work with carers, families and key people to maintain contact with individuals

·         Support families in maintaining relationships in their wider social structures and environments

·         Provide services to those affected by someone else’s substance use

·         Work with families, carers and individuals during times of crisis

·         Prepare, implement and evaluate agreed therapeutic group activities

·         Contribute to assessing and act upon risk of danger, harm and abuse

·         Enable people with mental health needs to develop coping strategies

·         Reinforce positive behavioural goals during relationship with individuals

·         Contribute to assessing the needs of individuals for therapeutic programmes to enable them to manage their behaviour

·         Develop and sustain effective working relationships with staff in other agencies

·         Participate in inter-disciplinary team working to support individuals

·         Help develop community networks and partnerships

·         Work with community networks and partnerships

·         Contribute to raising awareness of health issues

·         Support the development of networks to meet assessed needs and planned outcomes

·         Contribute to the recruitment and placement of volunteers

·         Lead and motivate volunteers

·         Facilitate learning through presentation activities

·         Facilitate group learning

·         Support colleagues to relate to individuals

Extras

·         Technical Certife

·         Level 2 Key Skill in Communication

·         Level 2 Key Skill in Application of Number

A Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Protection of Vunerable Adults (POVA) check will be carried out by your employer before you start working in the setting. For more information about CRB and POVA checks, please visit the website www.crb.gov.uk  

Awarding Body: OCR

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