Level 5 Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship

Assistant Practitioners work as part of the wider health and social care team. They have direct contact with patients, service users and clients, providing high-quality and compassionate care. Assistant Practitioners work a level above Healthcare Support

Workers and have a more in-depth understanding about factors that influence health and ill-health. 

A Registered Practitioner supervises you as an Assistant Practitioner, following employer policy, protocols and standard operating procedures. The Registered Practitioner remains accountable for the appropriate and effective delegation of activities and must ensure that the Assistant Practitioner has the competency, confidence and expertise to carry out such activities.

The Assistant Practitioner is accountable for their actions once they accept an activity.