New apprenticeships Senior Healthcare Support Worker
End-point assessment
We offer a full range of assessment services to support the diverse requirements of the new apprenticeships standards.
You can use Pearson as your end-point assessment organisation regardless of whether you choose to use our on-programme offer or not.
Our End-point Assessment service
You can use Pearson as your end-point assessment organisation regardless of whether you choose to use our on-programme offer or not.
As an SFA-approved Assessment Organisation we provide a full range of assessment services to support the diverse requirements of the new apprenticeships standards.
There are three components that make up end-point assessment for the Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship. Assessment will consist of:
- A multiple choice and short answer questions test
- An observation
- Review of learning journal and an interview
Each component of end-point assessment is graded. Apprentices will also receive a grade for the overall end-point assessment . This will be Pass/Merit/Distinction
Multiple Choice Test
Apprentices will have 60 minutes to answer 30 1 mark questions and 4 short answer questions worth 5 marks.
The multiple choice questions will be designed to cover the core knowledge requirements within the standard
- Health and well-being
- Duty of care and candour, safeguarding, equality and diversity
- Person centred care and support
- Communication
- Personal, people and quality improvement
- Health, safety and security
The short answer questions cover the knowledge requirements in the apprentice’s chosen specialism:
- Adult Nursing Support Worker
- Assist with clinical tasks
- Activities of daily living
- Maternity Support Worker
- Assist with clinical tasks
- Assist with caring for babies
- Support mothers and birthing partners
- Theatre Support Worker
- Assist healthcare practitioners with delegated clinical tasks
- Support individuals
- Equipment and resources
- Mental Health Support Worker
- Assist with delegated clinical tasks and therapeutic interventions
- Support individuals
- Risk assessment and risk management
The test will be graded Fail/Pass/Merit/Distinction based on the number of marks achieved.
Observation
The Independent Assessor will spend a minimum of 90 minutes observing the apprentice during their normal course of work in their normal workplace. The Independent Assessor will be observing the apprentice:
- Treat people with dignity, respecting individual’s diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences
- Show respect and empathy for those you work with, have the courage to challenge areas of concern, be adaptable, reliable and consistent
- Show discretion, resilience and self-awareness
- Assist registered healthcare practitioners with clinical tasks, working to best practice and following care plans
- Communicate effectively with individuals using a range of techniques, observe and record verbal and non-verbal communication
- Follow the principles for equality, diversity and inclusion
- Demonstrate what it means in practice to promote and provide person centred care and support Work as part of a team, seek help and guidance when you are not sure
- Maintain a safe and healthy working environment
- Move and position individuals, equipment and other items safely
- Use a range of techniques for infection prevention and control appropriate to the task undertaken, e.g. waste management, spillage, hand washing, use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
The observation can take place in one session or in a number of bitesize observations. It is anticipated, that where possible, the observation will be completed on the same day.
The observation is ungraded above a pass.
Review of learner journal and interview
The interview will be between the Independent Assessor and the apprentice and will last for a minimum of 30 minutes. The purpose of the interview is to enable the apprentice to further showcase their knowledge, skills and behaviours from across the Standard. The Independent Assessor checks and clarifies any matters arising from the multiple choice test results, the evidence portfolio and from the observation of practice.
The interview will be between the Independent Assessor and the apprentice and will last for a maximum of 60 minutes. The purpose of the interview is to enable the apprentice to further showcase their knowledge, skills and behaviours from across the Standard. The Independent
Assessor checks and clarifies any matters arising from the multiple choice/short answer test results, the learning journal and from the observation of practice.
This element will be graded Fail/Pass/Merit/Distinction.
