Vocational Education in Health Care

Kohtla-Jarve Campus

Tallin Health College

May 2010

European Qualifications Framework Aims to develop a European-wide

workforce that is mobile and flexible and to aid lifelong learning

Facilitates moving between countries in Europe

Enables comparisons between qualifications in different countries

Qualifications and Credit Framework in the UK Flexible way of recognising and

rewarding skills and qualifications All units and qualification will have credit

and a level Credit may be at Award, Certificate or

Diploma level Will replace Health and Social care

National Vocational Qualifications

Qualification work streams

Include:- Preparing for work in the care sector Physical disability First aid Activities organiser End of life care Leadership and management in care

services

National Vocational Qualification in Health and Social care

Levels 2,3 and 4

Children and young people or Adults

Core and optional units

NVQ levels

Level 2 is the National minimum standard

Levels 2 and 3 are for those who provide direct care or supervise and manage others

Level 4 for those who work in senior roles

Areas of work for Health care Assistants

Residential Hospital Day care Domiciliary care In public, private or voluntary sectors

Role of Health care Assistants

Washing and dressing Feeding Helping people to mobilise Toileting Bedmaking Patient comfort Monitoring patient’s condition

Physiotherapy Assistant

Rehabilitate patients suffering from injury, illness or disability

Help patients with mobility problems Setting up and maintaining equipment Keeping records and reporting to

Physiotherapists

Preparation for Physio Assistant

On the job training NVQ level 3 in Health: Allied Health

professional support May join the Chartered Society of

Physiotherapy for educational facilities May study for Foundation Degree after

experience and become Assistant Practitioner

Emergency Care Assistant

Drive ambulances under emergency conditions

Maintaining the ambulance and preventing cross infection

Helping paramedics deal with urgent hospital admissions

Reporting and recording patient information

Preparation for ECAs

9 weeks Intensive Training First aid Basic life support skills Moving and Handling skills Specialised driving techniques Transferring patients Assessed after 6 months

Assistant Practitioners

Generic role Meet the need for Regulation Not under regulation of Nursing and

Midwifery Council Present HCAs can join Royal College of

Nursing

Assistant Practitioners

Response to Healthcare employer’s requests for standardisation

Core Standards developed by Skills for Health group

Level of responsibility just below Registered Practitioner

Assistant Practitioner

….Is a worker who competently delivers health and social care to and for people

delivers elements of care previously the remit of professional practitioners

may transcend professional boundaries

Foundation Degree Health Care

Generic route for role development in multidisciplinary settings

2 Year course usually part-time Based in practice area No professional body in control Transferability of role possible May have a clinical role