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Healthcare science practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)

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Information about Healthcare science practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)

Supporting the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
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  Knowledge

  • Legislation, standards of proficiency, codes of conduct and ethics, underpinned by the principals of Good Scientific Practice, that apply to the role of healthcare science practitioner.
  • Equality and diversity legislation, local and national policies and local ways of working.
  • Principles of duty of candour, probity, honesty and integrity in professional practice.
  • Importance of critical reflection and evaluation of the evidence base that underpins clinical technical practice.
  • Factors impacting on mental health and the importance of promoting mental health and wellbeing.
  • Scientific principles of investigations and therapeutics offered by healthcare science services.
  • Principles and practice of equipment management, maintenance, repair and safety.
  • Technical skills teaching frameworks, assessment methods, including the assessment of technical skills.
  • Standard operating procedures that apply to the role and the procedures for maintaining and reviewing them.
  • Principles that underpin the delivery of person-centred care.
  • Principles of a duty of care, safeguarding and protection as they apply to adults and children.
  • The rights of individuals that apply when giving informed and meaningful consent.
  • Clinical technical procedures that apply to clinical conditions encountered within own role.
  • How to determine the correct level of language to use when sharing oral or written information with others or when giving feedback, including for those with complex needs.
  • Support available in difficult situations or when a complaint is made.
  • Policies and protocols that relate to the right of individuals to make informed decisions.
  • Importance of accurate, up to date and signed record keeping.
  • Principles relating to confidentiality, including its limitations, and how it applies in relation to own work.
  • Value and impact of healthcare science in the delivery of healthcare services and on the wider healthcare team.
  • Advanced concepts of leadership and their application to own practice.
  • Delegation, reporting and escalation protocols that apply in the workplace and how these support team working.
  • Conditions that support the delivery of safe and effective work practices carried out by the team.
  • Health, safety and security legislation, local and national policies, including infection prevention and control that apply in the workplace.
  • Risk assessment methodologies, including strategies for dissemination of the findings, and approaches to implementing the changes required.
  • Quality assurance, accreditation and service improvement or innovation processes.
  • Tools and techniques used to undertake audit, including analysis, interpretation and communication of audit findings to promote quality.
  • Governance and ethical frameworks applied to service improvement programmes.
  • Continuous improvement principles for the delivery of quality outcomes.
  • Importance of identifying opportunities for research, innovation and implementing change.
  • Process and tools used for contributing to research, innovation, service improvement and grant proposals.
  • Models of critical reflection and self-reflection to enhance the quality of patient care.
  • Underpinning theories and benefits to staff of the ongoing appraisal processes.
  • How to participate in an appraisal or performance review and support the development of an action plan.

  Skills

  • Practice in line with the legislation, standards of proficiency, codes of conduct and ethics that apply to healthcare science practitioners.
  • Promote non-discriminatory, equitable and inclusive practices and ensure that each person is treated with dignity and respect.
  • Promote the principles of a duty of candour, acting with integrity and in the best interest of individuals.
  • Recognise and resolve problems and support others to do the same.
  • Identify ways of promoting own good mental health and wellbeing and that of others.
  • Independently analyse or interpret accurately clinical technical data.
  • Be responsible and accountable for the safety and functioning of equipment evaluating and resolving issues.
  • Analyse, present or explain technical results to others.
  • Develop and review standard operating procedures (SOPs) and support others to participate in the process.
  • Practice or support the provision of person-centred care.
  • Promote and maintain the principles of a duty of care, safeguarding and protection, working with others to ensure individuals do not come to harm.
  • Practice and support others to apply policy and protocols that relate to informed consent.
  • Deliver or support the delivery of high quality clinical technical procedures as applicable to own role.
  • Share complex technical information and feedback with others.
  • Manage difficult and complex situations and complaints according to protocols.
  • Conduct sensitive discussions as required, including obtaining meaningful informed decisions.
  • Ensure accurate record keeping, producing reliable data, inputting, retrieving or reporting information within required governance processes and supervising others to do the same.
  • Maintain confidentiality, adhering to the correct procedures for disclosure, and support others to do the same.
  • Work in partnership with the healthcare science and wider healthcare team.
  • Demonstrate leadership skills appropriate to own role, coordinating leadership activities and critically reflecting on the contribution that you provide personally and as a team leader.
  • Delegate work to others in the team, following delegation, reporting and escalation protocols appropriate to own role.
  • Contribute to a supportive, safe and effective environment in the workplace.
  • Maintain health, safety and security practices in the workplace, including infection prevention and control, and support others to do the same.
  • Undertake delegated risk assessments, disseminate findings and suggest changes or improvements.
  • Participate in clinical and quality management processes.
  • Undertake delegated clinical technical and quality audits in your area of work.
  • Manage audit and participate in service improvement programmes.
  • Share and suggest changes from the outcomes of audit or service improvement programmes.
  • Apply research innovation, reflection and reasoning skills to support quality care and service improvements in your area of work.
  • Contribute to research, innovation, service improvement or grant proposal writing as required by own role.
  • Critically reflect on your technical and non-technical practice, keeping knowledge and skills updated and responding to appraisal or feedback.
  • Work within your scope of practice as an autonomous practitioner using action plans developed from appraisal processes.
  • Promote and support professional development and training of others.

  Behaviours

  • Treat people with dignity.
  • Show compassion, respect and empathy.
  • Be honest, conscientious and committed.
  • Champion equality, diversity and inclusion.
  • Committed to continuously developing their own professional practice.
  • Committed to working to the standards of good practice for the Healthcare science professions.
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Health and science
• Qualification level: 6; Equal to degree
• Course duration: 36 months
• Maximum funding: £27,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • Healthcare scientist practitioner

View more information about Healthcare science practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.