vocational education in health care
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Vocational Education in Health Care. Kohtla-Jarve Campus Tallin Health College May 2010. European Qualifications Framework. Aims to develop a European-wide workforce that is mobile and flexible and to aid lifelong learning Facilitates moving between countries in Europe - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Vocational Education in Health Care
Kohtla-Jarve Campus
Tallin Health College
May 2010
European Qualifications Framework Aims to develop a European-wide
workforce that is mobile and flexible and to aid lifelong learning
Facilitates moving between countries in Europe
Enables comparisons between qualifications in different countries
Qualifications and Credit Framework in the UK Flexible way of recognising and
rewarding skills and qualifications All units and qualification will have credit
and a level Credit may be at Award, Certificate or
Diploma level Will replace Health and Social care
National Vocational Qualifications
Qualification work streams
Include:- Preparing for work in the care sector Physical disability First aid Activities organiser End of life care Leadership and management in care
services
National Vocational Qualification in Health and Social care
Levels 2,3 and 4
Children and young people or Adults
Core and optional units
NVQ levels
Level 2 is the National minimum standard
Levels 2 and 3 are for those who provide direct care or supervise and manage others
Level 4 for those who work in senior roles
Areas of work for Health care Assistants
Residential Hospital Day care Domiciliary care In public, private or voluntary sectors
Role of Health care Assistants
Washing and dressing Feeding Helping people to mobilise Toileting Bedmaking Patient comfort Monitoring patient’s condition
Physiotherapy Assistant
Rehabilitate patients suffering from injury, illness or disability
Help patients with mobility problems Setting up and maintaining equipment Keeping records and reporting to
Physiotherapists
Preparation for Physio Assistant
On the job training NVQ level 3 in Health: Allied Health
professional support May join the Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy for educational facilities May study for Foundation Degree after
experience and become Assistant Practitioner
Emergency Care Assistant
Drive ambulances under emergency conditions
Maintaining the ambulance and preventing cross infection
Helping paramedics deal with urgent hospital admissions
Reporting and recording patient information
Preparation for ECAs
9 weeks Intensive Training First aid Basic life support skills Moving and Handling skills Specialised driving techniques Transferring patients Assessed after 6 months
Assistant Practitioners
Generic role Meet the need for Regulation Not under regulation of Nursing and
Midwifery Council Present HCAs can join Royal College of
Nursing
Assistant Practitioners
Response to Healthcare employer’s requests for standardisation
Core Standards developed by Skills for Health group
Level of responsibility just below Registered Practitioner
Assistant Practitioner
….Is a worker who competently delivers health and social care to and for people
delivers elements of care previously the remit of professional practitioners
may transcend professional boundaries
Foundation Degree Health Care
Generic route for role development in multidisciplinary settings
2 Year course usually part-time Based in practice area No professional body in control Transferability of role possible May have a clinical role