Apprenticeship in Health & Social Care (Level 2)Intermediate apprentices may work in roles such as care assistant/worker, night care assistant, support worker, home care support worker or mental health support worker.

Learners can take one of three pathways; General, Dementia or Learning Disabilities.

This qualification is made up of a number of mandatory and optional units. Each unit is given a credit value and the learner must achieve a minimum number of credits to achieve the qualification.

A PDM assessor will ensure that the learner’s chosen units achieve this minimum number of credits.

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Course duration: 9-12 months

The Level 2 award is made up of five core elements:

BTEC in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 2 BTEC in Employment Responsibilities and Rights in

Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Level 2

wKey Skills Application of Number Level 1

wKey Skills Communication Level 1

MANDATORY UNITS:

Principles of communication in adult social care Settings

Principles of personal development in adult social care settings

Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings

Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care

Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

BTEC in Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Level 2

OPTIONAL UNITS: Dementia Pathway

Understand and implement a person-centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia

Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice

Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals with dementia

Approaches to enable rights and choices for individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks

OPTIONAL UNITS: Learning Disability Pathway

Support person-centred thinking and planning

Provide active support

Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 2

MANDATORY UNITS:

Introduction to communication

Introduction to personal development

Introduction to equality and inclusion

Introduction to duty of care

Principles of safeguarding and protection

The role of the health and social care worker

Implement person-centred approaches in health and social care

Contribute to health and safety

Handle information

Dementia awareness (dementia pathway only)

Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities (learning disabilities pathway only)

This is a mandatory single unit. It covers:

Statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers

Awareness of own occupational role and how it fits within the sector

Agreed ways of working with employer career pathways

Issues of public concern and how they may influence changes in the sector

Understand the role of the social care worker

Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care settings

Understand health and safety in social care settings

Understand how to handle information in social care settings.

BTEC in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Level 2

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Purpose and principles of independent advocacy

Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion

Understand mental health problems

Dementia awareness

The person-centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia

Understand the factors that can influence communication and interaction with individuals who have dementia

Principles of positive risk taking for individuals with disabilities

Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene

Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability to access health care

Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions

Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability regarding sexuality and sexual health

Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia

Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risk

Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals who have dementia

Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice

Provide support for therapy sessions

Understand equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care

Understand the administration of medication to individuals with dementia using a person-centred approach

Understand the role of communication and interactions with individuals who have dementia

Understand the diversity of individuals with dementia and the importance of inclusion

Introduction to personalisation in social care

The principles of infection prevention and control

Causes and spread of infection

Cleaning, decontamination and waste management

Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities

Principles of supporting young people with a disability to make the transition into adulthood

Principles of self-directed support

Understanding physical disability

Understanding the impact of acquired brain injury on individuals

Introductory awareness sensory loss

Introduction awareness of models of disability

Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects

Understand and implement a person-centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia

Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice

Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals with dementia

Approaches to enable rights and choices for individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks

Provide support for mobility

Provide support to manage pain and discomfort

Contribute to monitoring the health of individuals affected by health conditions

Support individuals to carry out their own health care procedures

Support participation in learning and development activities

Support independence in the tasks of daily living

Provide support for journeys

Provide support for leisure activities

Support individuals to access and use information about services and facilities

Support individuals who are distressed

Support care plan activities

Support individuals to eat and drink

Support individuals to meet personal care needs

Support individuals to manage continence

Provide agreed support for foot care

Gain access to the homes of individuals, deal with emergencies and ensure security on departure

Contribute to the care of a deceased person

Contribute to supporting group care activities

Undertake agreed pressure area care

Support individuals undergoing health care activities

Obtain and test capillary blood samples

Obtain and test specimens from individuals

Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care

Meet food safety requirements when providing food and drink for individuals

Provide support for sleep

Contribute to support of positive risk-taking for individuals

Support individuals in their relationships

Facilitate person-centred assessment, planning, implementation and review

Support individuals with specific communication needs

Support individuals who are bereaved

Work in partnership with families to support individuals

Promote positive behaviour

Support use of medication in social care settings

Support individuals at the end of life

Prepare environments and resources for use during health care activities

Prepare for and carry out extended feeding techniques

Emergency first aid skills

Support person-centred thinking and planning

Provide active support

Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene

Contribute to supporting individuals with a learning disability to access health care

Support young people with a disability to make the transition to adulthood

Support parents with disabilities

Support individuals with self-directed support

Work with other professionals and agencies to support individuals with a physical disability

Support families of individuals with acquired brain injury

Support effective communication with individuals with a sensory loss

Contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities

Contribute to supporting individuals in the use of assistive technology

Support individuals to negotiate environments

OPTIONAL LEVEL 2 UNITS: Across all pathways