Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship
Course Overview
Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship
This course prepares Assistant Practitioners to deliver high-quality, compassionate care as part of the health and social care team. Designed for band 1 and 2 workers looking to progress into band 3 and 4 roles, it develops essential skills for patient care across primary and secondary settings. Offered as a Higher Apprenticeship by Sheffield Hallam University, it enables those in assistant roles to achieve both the Higher Apprenticeship and a Foundation Degree HTQ, supporting career advancement.
Course Content
Year 1:
Work-based learning practice portfolio (20 Credits)
Work-based learning academic (20 Credits)
Transition to Higher Education (20 Credits)
Essential sciences for person centred care (40 Credits)
Integrated holistic assessment and delivery of health and social care interventions (20 Credits)
Year 2:
Work based learning-academic (20 Credits)
Work-based learning-practice portfolio (20 Credits)
Promoting health, wellbeing and independence (40 Credits)
Using and evaluating evidence to inform practice (20 Credits)
Leadership and management. (20 Credits)
Note: At the end of your academic learning, to gain your apprenticeship, you will need to complete something called an End-point Assessment (EPA). This assessment includes a professional discussion and workplace observation. During your course you will be prepared for this.
Located at: Off Site
Course Start: Flexible start dates
Course length: 18 Months
Course Code: AHEA1022500
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Course Fees and Funding
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Course Content
You must be employed in a healthcare setting for at least 30 hours per week and your employer must cover the cost of this course.
To study a Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship you must also hold 48 UCAS points from holding one of the following:
Access to HE Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course.
A Levels, AS Levels, CACHE qualifications, BTEC Diplomas and other Level 3 qualifications will be considered with related work experience.
Plus hold GCSE English Language or English Literature and Maths at grade 4/C or above or equivalent.
You will need to find an employer willing to employ you as an apprentice. Please see our Apprenticeship vacancies for the latest opportunities. Please be aware, individual employers will set their own entry requirements and selection criteria for their apprenticeship job role.
There are several opportunities available to you, depending on the path you take.
Sheffield Hallum university offer a direct entry to the degree course which is relevant to you. For example, Radiography, Midwifery, Nursing, Physiotherapy and Paramedic Science. You will leave the course with the relevant skills and knowledge to join in the second year of the degree course.
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For further details, please contact our Information Unit by calling 01226 216 123 or emailing: info@barnsley.ac.uk
Having good English and Maths qualifications are important for most careers and we want to give you the help you need to succeed.
If you are aged 16 - 19 and don't hold a grade C/4 or above in GCSE English and Maths, you will automatically be included in your study programme. If you want to work towards achieving a higher grade in English and Maths, we can help you do that too and we offer Level 3 Mathematical Studies (Core Maths) which can be added to your study programme.
If you're aged 19 or above and don't hold a grade C/4 or above in GCSE English and Maths we can help. We offer FREE English and Maths qualifications that can be studied on a part-time basis, subject to eligibility.
If you need any further information, please contact our Information Unit by calling 01226 216 123 or emailing: info@barnsley.ac.uk
Our Additional Learning Support team can provide you with the support you need. Call 01226 216 769 for further information.
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The course information on this page was last updated 09 April 2025.
