PgCert Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship

• You must have a contract of service with an employer which is long enough for you to complete the apprenticeship successfully (including, the end-point assessment). This is expected to be 18 months.
• You must be employed in clinical practice and be working to a job description that enables development in-line with the occupational profile and apprenticeship standard.
• You must have support from your employer to work enough hours each week so that you can undertake sufficient regular training and on-the-job activity. This is to ensure you are likely to successfully complete the apprenticeship. You must keep evidence of the agreed average weekly hours, including time spent on off-the-job training, in the evidence pack.
• On-programme and supervised work place learning should be structured to enable increasing independence and autonomy as an Enhanced Clinical Practitioner, as the apprenticeship progresses.  Your progress academically and in the workplace will be monitored at regular intervals prior to gateway progression.
• You must have a suitable, named supervisor / assessor, agreed by your employer and University, who will support you in applying, reinforcing and demonstrating the required knowledge, skills and behaviours within the workplace.
• Your employer must allow you to complete the apprenticeship within working hours. This includes off-the-job training requirement of 20% of your whole time equivalent hours, as well as the stipulated on-the-job training.

• For study at Level 6

  • Academic award at Level 5 in an associated healthcare field, such as DipHE or Advanced Dip.
  • You must have been registered with your respective statutory regulator of health and care professions (i.e. NMC, HCPC), and provide proof of current registration.
  • Level 2 English and Maths (i.e. GCSE grade C or above). If you do not hold this you must complete this level prior to applying for the apprenticeship. Other level 2 equivalent qualifications must meet the acceptable qualifications for English and Maths requirements for apprenticeships defined by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) at level 2 and above.
  • If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence that you can understand English to a satisfactory level. English language requirements for this course are normally IELTS (academic) 6.5 or above with minimum 6.0 in writing and 6.5 in speaking, listening and reading.
  • Your employer, in conjunction with your supervisor/assessor and the university, will confirm when you have met the criteria and are eligible to progress to the end point assessment.
  • The University will uphold all requirements for independent assessment in the end point assessment as identified by the Institute of Apprenticeships, which you need to complete in a maximum three month period.
  • You cannot commence another DfE funded FE/HE programme, at the same time as any apprenticeship.
  • You cannot use a student loan to pay for an apprenticeship. Where an individual transfers to an apprenticeship from a full-time further education or higher education course, and that course has been funded by a student loan, the loan must be terminated by the individual and confirmed with the University.

  For study at Level 7

  • A Bachelors Honours degree with minimum 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent. 
  • You must have been registered with your respective statutory regulator of health and care professions (i.e. NMC, HCPC), for a minimum of 3 years and provide proof of current registration.
  • Level 2 English and Maths (i.e. GCSE grade C or above). If you do not hold this you must complete this level prior to applying for the apprenticeship. Other level 2 equivalent qualifications must meet the acceptable qualifications for English and Maths requirements for apprenticeships defined by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) at level 2 and above.
  • If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence that you can understand English to a satisfactory level. English language requirements for this course are normally IELTS (academic) 6.5 or above with minimum 6.0 in writing and 6.5 in speaking, listening and reading.
  • Your employer, in conjunction with your supervisor/assessor and the university, will confirm when you have met the criteria and are eligible to progress to the end point assessment.
  • The University will uphold all requirements for independent assessment in the end point assessment as identified by the Institute of Apprenticeships, which you need to complete in a maximum three month period.
  • You cannot commence another DfE funded FE/HE programme, at the same time as any apprenticeship.
  • You cannot use a student loan to pay for an apprenticeship. Where an individual transfers to an apprenticeship from a full-time further education or higher education course, and that course has been funded by a student loan, the loan must be terminated by the individual and confirmed with the University. 

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After completing this course you will have met the nationally recognised enhanced clinical practice criteria and will be in a position to practice as enhanced clinical practitioner.

Industries you could work in include:

• NHS (hospital and community)
• Private and independent healthcare sector (nursing homes and private hospitals)
• Education
• Academic research.

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