Assistant practitioner | Health Careers
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Assistant practitioners need to be: Being caring and kind Being confident with using lifting equipment Being willing to be hands-on with patients Being able to follow instructions and procedures Being able to work in a team but use their own initiative Being able to explain procedures to patients Being careful and methodical Communicating effectively and adhering to strict standards, including legislation, when handling sensitive information Promoting a safe and healthy working environment Assessing and managing risk Continually developing their knowledge and skills and supporting others to do the same Achieving Level 2 English and Maths Demonstrating that they have met the standards of the Care Certificate Obtaining an accredited level 5 occupational competence qualification such as a Foundation Degree, other Level 5 Diploma of Higher Education or the Level 5 Diploma for Assistant Practitioners in Healthcare. caring and kind confident with using lifting equipment willing to be hands-on with patients able to follow instructions and procedures Level 2 English and Maths - (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above).
Being caring and kind
Being confident with using lifting equipment
Being willing to be hands-on with patients
Being able to follow instructions and procedures
Being able to work in a team but use their own initiative
Being able to explain procedures to patients
Being careful and methodical
Communicating effectively and adhering to strict standards, including legislation, when handling sensitive information
Promoting a safe and healthy working environment
Assessing and managing risk
Continually developing their knowledge and skills and supporting others to do the same
Achieving Level 2 English and Maths
Demonstrating that they have met the standards of the Care Certificate
Obtaining an accredited level 5 occupational competence qualification such as a Foundation Degree, other Level 5 Diploma of Higher Education or the Level 5 Diploma for Assistant Practitioners in Healthcare.
caring and kind
confident with using lifting equipment
willing to be hands-on with patients
able to follow instructions and procedures
Level 2 English and Maths - (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above).
DA: 77 PA: 75 MOZ Rank: 25