Module Descriptors
HEALTH ASSISTANT PRACTITIONER END POINT ASSESSMENT
NURS50767
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 5
0 credits
Contact
Leader: Natalie Dodge
Email: N.Dodge@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities:
Independent Study Hours:
Total Learning Hours:
Assessment
- Examination - A multiple choice and short answer test weighted at 50%
- Practical - An observation of practice undertaken in the workplace weighted at 0%
- Coursework - A reflective journal - 2000 words weighted at 50%
Module Details
Assessment Details
Assessment and learning outcomes are defined in the Assistant Practitioner (Health) Apprenticeship Assessment Plan (2016) as follows:
Multiple choice & short answers test
The multiple choice & short answer test assesses the following knowledge components of the apprenticeship standard:
1. Principles and philosophy of health and social care
2. Physiology, organisation and function of the human body
3. Lifespan developments and healthcare needs from prenatal to end of life/bereavement
4. Research and development in the health and social care sector to inform and improve quality of care
5. Provision and promotion of holistic person centred care and support, duty of care and safeguarding of individuals
6. Importance of the strategic environment in health and social care and the implications for the individual
7. Importance of current evidence based practice within scope of the role
Assessed by Independent Assessment Organisation
Graded - Pass Merit Distinction
Observation of practice
The observation of practice is undertaken in the workplace to assess higher level skills and behaviours. During the observation of practice the apprentice must be able to:
1. Communicate complex sensitive information through a variety of methods
2. Manage information, keeping accurate records and ensuring confidentiality
3. Use and promote a range of techniques to prevent the spread of infection including hand hygiene, the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and waste management.
4. Promote and maintain a safe and healthy working environment
5. Identify and manage risks
Assessed by Independent Assessment Organisation
6. Demonstrate and promote what it means in practice to provide person centred care and support
7. Treat people with dignity, respecting individual's diversity, beliefs, culture, values, needs, privacy and preferences;
8. Show respect and empathy for those you work with; have the courage to challenge areas of concern and work to best practice; be adaptable, reliable and consistent;
9. Show discretion and selfawareness
10. Promote effective interprofessional and multidisciplinary team working with peers, colleagues and staff from other agencies
11. Provide appropriate leadership within the scope of the role
12. Undertake defined clinical or therapeutic interventions appropriately delegated by a Registered Practitioner
Assessed by Independent Assessment Organisation
Ungraded above a pass
Reflective journal and interview
The reflective journal is completed by the apprentice in the 3 months leading up to the end point assessment. The apprentice reflects on the development of the following components from the apprenticeship standard:
1. Case Management
2. Supervision and Teaching
The reflective account must also include evidence of the values and behaviours being applied in the context of case management and supervision and teaching.
The final interview takes the form of a professional discussion to enable the apprentice to further showcase their knowledge, skills and behaviours. The assessor selects the areas they wish to explore with the apprentice after reviewing responses to the multiple choice /short answer test, the reflective journal and the outcome of the observation of practice.
Assessed by Independent Assessment Organisation
Graded - Pass Merit Distinction
The final judgement on the competency of the apprentice, the grade to be awarded for each component and the overall grade rests with the independent assessor.
Multiple choice & short answers test
The multiple choice & short answer test assesses the following knowledge components of the apprenticeship standard:
1. Principles and philosophy of health and social care
2. Physiology, organisation and function of the human body
3. Lifespan developments and healthcare needs from prenatal to end of life/bereavement
4. Research and development in the health and social care sector to inform and improve quality of care
5. Provision and promotion of holistic person centred care and support, duty of care and safeguarding of individuals
6. Importance of the strategic environment in health and social care and the implications for the individual
7. Importance of current evidence based practice within scope of the role
Assessed by Independent Assessment Organisation
Graded - Pass Merit Distinction
Observation of practice
The observation of practice is undertaken in the workplace to assess higher level skills and behaviours. During the observation of practice the apprentice must be able to:
1. Communicate complex sensitive information through a variety of methods
2. Manage information, keeping accurate records and ensuring confidentiality
3. Use and promote a range of techniques to prevent the spread of infection including hand hygiene, the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and waste management.
4. Promote and maintain a safe and healthy working environment
5. Identify and manage risks
Assessed by Independent Assessment Organisation
6. Demonstrate and promote what it means in practice to provide person centred care and support
7. Treat people with dignity, respecting individual's diversity, beliefs, culture, values, needs, privacy and preferences;
8. Show respect and empathy for those you work with; have the courage to challenge areas of concern and work to best practice; be adaptable, reliable and consistent;
9. Show discretion and selfawareness
10. Promote effective interprofessional and multidisciplinary team working with peers, colleagues and staff from other agencies
11. Provide appropriate leadership within the scope of the role
12. Undertake defined clinical or therapeutic interventions appropriately delegated by a Registered Practitioner
Assessed by Independent Assessment Organisation
Ungraded above a pass
Reflective journal and interview
The reflective journal is completed by the apprentice in the 3 months leading up to the end point assessment. The apprentice reflects on the development of the following components from the apprenticeship standard:
1. Case Management
2. Supervision and Teaching
The reflective account must also include evidence of the values and behaviours being applied in the context of case management and supervision and teaching.
The final interview takes the form of a professional discussion to enable the apprentice to further showcase their knowledge, skills and behaviours. The assessor selects the areas they wish to explore with the apprentice after reviewing responses to the multiple choice /short answer test, the reflective journal and the outcome of the observation of practice.
Assessed by Independent Assessment Organisation
Graded - Pass Merit Distinction
The final judgement on the competency of the apprentice, the grade to be awarded for each component and the overall grade rests with the independent assessor.
Module Special Admissoins Requirements
Pre-requisites
Evidence of:
Meeting the 15 standards required by the Care Quality Commission [as set out in the Care Certificate]
Level 2 English and Maths
A regulated Level 5 Occupational Competence Qualification
A reflective journal completed during the final 3 months
Admissions requirements
All pre-requisites met
Evidence of:
Meeting the 15 standards required by the Care Quality Commission [as set out in the Care Certificate]
Level 2 English and Maths
A regulated Level 5 Occupational Competence Qualification
A reflective journal completed during the final 3 months
Admissions requirements
All pre-requisites met
Module Texts
Institute for Apprenticeships (2016) Apprenticeship Standard – Healthcare Assistant Practitioner. Found at https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/healthcare-assistant-practitioner/
Institute for Apprenticeships (2016) Apprenticeship Standard – Healthcare Assistant Practitioner – Assessment Plan. Found at https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/media/1148/healthcare_assistant_practitioner.pdf
Further information will be made available by the chosen End Point Assessment Organisation.
Institute for Apprenticeships (2016) Apprenticeship Standard – Healthcare Assistant Practitioner – Assessment Plan. Found at https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/media/1148/healthcare_assistant_practitioner.pdf
Further information will be made available by the chosen End Point Assessment Organisation.