Apprenticeship training course
Healthcare science practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)
Supporting the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.
- Qualification level
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6
Equivalent to degree. - Typical duration
- 36 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Health and science
- Maximum funding
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£27,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- Practice in line with the legislation, standards of proficiency, codes of conduct and ethics that apply to healthcare science practitioners.
- Promote non-discriminatory, equitable and inclusive practices and ensure that each person is treated with dignity and respect.
- Promote the principles of a duty of candour, acting with integrity and in the best interest of individuals.
- Recognise and resolve problems and support others to do the same.
- Identify ways of promoting own good mental health and wellbeing and that of others.
- Independently analyse or interpret accurately clinical technical data.
- Be responsible and accountable for the safety and functioning of equipment evaluating and resolving issues.
- Analyse, present or explain technical results to others.
- Develop and review standard operating procedures (SOPs) and support others to participate in the process.
- Practice or support the provision of person-centred care.
- Promote and maintain the principles of a duty of care, safeguarding and protection, working with others to ensure individuals do not come to harm.
- Practice and support others to apply policy and protocols that relate to informed consent.
- Deliver or support the delivery of high quality clinical technical procedures as applicable to own role.
- Share complex technical information and feedback with others.
- Manage difficult and complex situations and complaints according to protocols.
- Conduct sensitive discussions as required, including obtaining meaningful informed decisions.
- Ensure accurate record keeping, producing reliable data, inputting, retrieving or reporting information within required governance processes and supervising others to do the same.
- Maintain confidentiality, adhering to the correct procedures for disclosure, and support others to do the same.
- Work in partnership with the healthcare science and wider healthcare team.
- Demonstrate leadership skills appropriate to own role, coordinating leadership activities and critically reflecting on the contribution that you provide personally and as a team leader.
- Delegate work to others in the team, following delegation, reporting and escalation protocols appropriate to own role.
- Contribute to a supportive, safe and effective environment in the workplace.
- Maintain health, safety and security practices in the workplace, including infection prevention and control, and support others to do the same.
- Undertake delegated risk assessments, disseminate findings and suggest changes or improvements.
- Participate in clinical and quality management processes.
- Undertake delegated clinical technical and quality audits in your area of work.
- Manage audit and participate in service improvement programmes.
- Share and suggest changes from the outcomes of audit or service improvement programmes.
- Apply research innovation, reflection and reasoning skills to support quality care and service improvements in your area of work.
- Contribute to research, innovation, service improvement or grant proposal writing as required by own role.
- Critically reflect on your technical and non-technical practice, keeping knowledge and skills updated and responding to appraisal or feedback.
- Work within your scope of practice as an autonomous practitioner using action plans developed from appraisal processes.
- Promote and support professional development and training of others.
Full information on Healthcare science practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.