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Lead Practitioner in Adult Care
Level 4
A Lead Practitioner in Adult Care Assessment Organisation is an approved company responsible for providing apprenticeship assessments in the Adult Care sector. As an assessment organisation, we ensure that apprentices meet the standards and competencies outlined in the relevant apprenticeship standards.
What the Role Entails
The Lead Practitioner in Adult Care will guide and inspire team members 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 a greater depth of knowledge and expertise of particular conditions being experienced by the user of services.
Components of the Lead Practitioner in Adult Care Assessment
Order of Assessment Methods
The assessment methods can be delivered in any order. The result of one assessment method does not need to be known before starting the next.
Performance in the Assessments determines the overall grade of:
• Fail
• Pass
• Distinction
Professional discussion
The professional discussion is an in-depth, two-way discussion between the apprentice and the independent assessor.
The professional discussion must take 90 minutes + 10% at the discretion of the independent assessor to allow the apprentice to finish their last point.
The independent assessor will ask questions to ensure all the relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours are covered
Observation of Practice
Observation of Practice must include the ability for the apprentice to demonstrate their skills, behaviour and leadership to external/internal stakeholders. The apprentice must lead the observed activity and will have prepared for this after the gateway in agreement with the employer and Steadfast Assessment.
The observation method should last a total of 75 minutes. This should typically be comprised of 60 minutes’ direct observation of the agreed above activity, followed by 15 minutes of post-observation questioning.
Simple, Easy-to-use Online Platform
Our platform (epaPRO) is user-friendly and offers a one-stop solution for registering apprentices, engaging with the team, accessing resources, and monitoring progress.
Dedicated
Co-ordinator
Once your apprentice is registered, you'll have a dedicated co-ordinator to assist you with any queries you may have
Free Resits/
Retakes
Steadfast Assessment provides free resits for online assessments in line with the requirements of the relevant assessment plan.
Detailed
Feedback
All our assessments are undertaken remotely unless face to face is specifically required by the relevant assessment plan.