Assistant Practitioner
What is a career as an assistant practitioner in health and social care?
Assistant practitioners are experienced support staff working alongside registered healthcare professionals. They have developed knowledge and skills through additional training and experience.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Tasks may vary depending on the setting you work within but may include:
- Delivering patient care and undertaking clinical tasks such as assisting with assessments, monitoring vital signs, administering medication, supporting clinical interventions and providing rehabilitation support.
- Provide emotional and social support to patients and families as well as encouraging independence and wellbeing in long term patients.
- Work under the direction of a healthcare professional but can work alone with direct supervision.
Entry routes and pay
You will need a level 5 foundation degree in health or equivalent.
Some organisations offer the level 5 assistant practitioner apprenticeship to those already employed as support workers and will be advertised at set times of the year. You will need a level 3 qualification and level 2 maths and English (and able to provide your certificates) to apply.
More information can be found here.
You will start on £26,530 and be able to progress to £29,114.
If you are undertaking as a support worker, it is likely you will remain on your support worker salary until you qualify.
Where can you work?
Care Home
Community
Doctors’ Practice
Hospice
Hospital
Mental Health
