Care services
Lead practitioner in adult care
Managing teams of frontline carers to look after vulnerable adults with care needs.
Summary
The Lead Practitioner in Adult Care will guide and inspire team members to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges. They will have achieved a level of self-development to be recognised as a lead practitioner within the care team, contributing to, promoting and sustaining a values-based culture at an operational level. A Lead Practitioner has a greater depth of knowledge and expertise of particular conditions being experienced by the user of services. They will have specialist skills and knowledge in their area of responsibilities which will allow them to lead in areas such as care needs assessment, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and enablement, telecare and assistive technology. They will be a coach and mentor to others and will have a role in assessing performance and quality of care delivery. Lead Practitioners in Adult Care may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or some clinical healthcare settings. As well as covering Lead Practitioners in Adult Care this standard also covers Lead Personal Assistants who can work at this senior level but they may only work directly for one individual who needs support and/or care services, usually within their own home.
Typical job titles include
- Assistive Technology Co-ordinator/Officer | Brokerage Worker | Care Assessment Officer | Community Care/Support Officer | Dementia Lead | Independence Support Assistant | Keeping in Contact Worker | Occupational Therapy Assistant | Physiotherapy Assistant | Public Health Associate Worker | Reablement Support Workers/Officer | Re-ablement Worker | Rehabilitation and Reablement Assistant | Social Care Assessor | Social Services Officer | Telecare Assistant
Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
K1:
Statutory frameworks, standards, guidance and Codes of Practice which underpin practice in relation to the safe delivery of services
K2:
Theories underpinning own practice and competence relevant to the job role
K3:
Principles of assessment and outcome based practice
K4:
Principles of risk management
K5:
How to contribute to, promote and maintain a culture which ensures dignity is at the centre of practice
K6:
Effective communication and solutions to overcoming barriers
K7:
Legal and ethical frameworks in relation to confidentiality and sharing information
K8:
Range of technologies to enhance communication
K9:
Legislation, national and local solutions for the safeguarding of adults and children including reporting requirements
K10:
Models of monitoring, reporting and responding to changes in health and wellbeing
K11:
Range of holistic solutions to promote and maintain health and wellbeing using person centred approaches
K12:
Importance of effective partnerships, inter-agency, joint and integrated working
K13:
Goals and aspirations that support own professional development and how to access available opportunities
Technical Educational Products
- ST0007: Lead practitioner in adult care (Level 4) Approved for delivery
- HTQCS4001: Certificate of Higher Education for Health and Social Care (Level 4)
- HTQCS5012: Foundation Degree (FdSc) Leadership Principles in Health & Social Care (Level 5)
- HTQCS5013: Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) in Adult Care Leadership and Management level 5 (Level 5)
- Reference:
- OCC0007
- Status:
Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £25,518 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 6136 Senior care workers
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 6136/99 Senior care workers n.e.c.
- 1232/02 Home care managers
- 6136/02 Senior home care workers
- 6136/03 Senior residential care workers
S1:
Apply professional judgement, standards and codes of practice relevant to the role
S2:
Develop and sustain professional relationships with others
S3:
Identify and access specialist help required to carry out role
S4:
Lead the specialist assessment of social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals with cognitive, sensory and physical impairments
S5:
Mentor colleagues to encourage individuals to actively participate in the way their care and support is delivered
S6:
Contribute to the implementation of processes to implement and review support plans
S7:
Provide leadership and mentoring to others for whom they are responsible
S8:
Apply risk management policies
S9:
Contribute to the quality assurance of the service provided
S10:
Implement a culture that actively promotes dignity and respects diversity and inclusion
S11:
Model high levels of empathy, understanding and compassion
S12:
Model effective communication skills
S13:
Identify and address barriers to communication using appropriate resources
S14:
Apply organisational processes to record, maintain, store and share information
S15:
Provide meaningful information to support people to make informed choices
S16:
Apply and support others to adhere to safeguarding procedures
S17:
Work in partnership with external agencies to respond to safeguarding concerns
S18:
Apply person centred approaches to promote health and wellbeing
S19:
Collaborate with external partners to achieve best outcomes in health and wellbeing
S20:
Evaluate own practice and access identified development opportunities
S21:
Evaluate the effectiveness of own leadership, mentoring and supervision skills and take steps to enhance performance
S22:
Value individuals to develop effective teams in order to achieve best outcomes
S23:
Contribute to the development of an effective learning culture
S24:
Lead robust, values-based recruitment and selection processes
S25:
Contribute to the induction process by developing the knowledge of individuals within their role
S26:
Lead and support others in professional development through personal development plans, supervision, reflective practice, research, evidence based practice and access to learning and development opportunities
Technical Educational Products
- ST0007: Lead practitioner in adult care (Level 4) Approved for delivery
- HTQCS4001: Certificate of Higher Education for Health and Social Care (Level 4)
- HTQCS5012: Foundation Degree (FdSc) Leadership Principles in Health & Social Care (Level 5)
- HTQCS5013: Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) in Adult Care Leadership and Management level 5 (Level 5)
- Reference:
- OCC0007
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £25,518 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 6136 Senior care workers
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 6136/99 Senior care workers n.e.c.
- 1232/02 Home care managers
- 6136/02 Senior home care workers
- 6136/03 Senior residential care workers
B1:
Care – is caring consistently and enough about individuals to make a positive difference to their lives
B2:
Compassion – is delivering care and support with kindness, consideration, dignity, empathy and respect
B3:
Courage – is doing the right thing for people and speaking up if the individual they support is at risk
B4:
Communication – good communication is central to successful caring relationships and effective team working
B5:
Competence – is applying knowledge and skills to provide high quality care and support
B6:
Commitment – to improving the experience of people who need care and support ensuring it is person centred
Technical Educational Products
- ST0007: Lead practitioner in adult care (Level 4) Approved for delivery
- HTQCS4001: Certificate of Higher Education for Health and Social Care (Level 4)
- HTQCS5012: Foundation Degree (FdSc) Leadership Principles in Health & Social Care (Level 5)
- HTQCS5013: Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) in Adult Care Leadership and Management level 5 (Level 5)
- Reference:
- OCC0007
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £25,518 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 6136 Senior care workers
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 6136/99 Senior care workers n.e.c.
- 1232/02 Home care managers
- 6136/02 Senior home care workers
- 6136/03 Senior residential care workers