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QAH HospitalPortsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Technical Apprenticeships and Beyond

Barry Hodgson

Head of Education Healthcare Science and Allied Health Professions

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

October 2015


Why Technical Apprenticeships?

Need to bring young people in to health care and develop effectively into new roles, career pathways. Admin and HCSW well catered for.

Gaps in provision locally for apprenticeships in Pathology and Pharmacy identified in 2013.

– Anticipated benefits Keen motivated, flexible support staff, improve competence/knowledge base of workforce Promote PHT as a great place to work and learn Salary cost savings could be re-invested into further workforce development

In 2014 in other technical areas, need identified from service eg Audiology, Medical Equipment Library, Imaging, NICU

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How Have We Provided Them?

PHT NVQ centre already established – added BTEC provision

Introduced the Health Care Support Services and the Level 2 Pharmaceutical Science Apprenticeship Frameworks in Partnership with HTP Training Ltd.

Teaching programmes delivered by Multiprofessional team. More integration with HCSW Learning and Development team at PHT

Progression routes being developed and evolving

Near 100% retention

Further development

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Apprenticeships


Healthcare Support Services Apprenticeship Framework

I ntermediate Level Apprenticeship in Health (Healthcare support) Level 2 Total 43 credits Qualification Number of

Credits Delivery

Level 2 Certificate in Healthcare Support Services(Edexcel) integrated Knowledge and competence

26 credits Portsmouth Hospitals Vocational Education Centre

Functional Skills GCSE English Grade C or KS Communication Grade 2 GCSE Maths or KS Maths Grade 1

5 credits 5 credits

HTP if required

BTEC L2 Award Extended Award in Workskills for Effective Learning and Employment (QCF)

7 credits HTP

For Pathology lab staff only Qualification Number of

Credits Delivery

Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Laboratory Science (Clinical Analysis)

37 Portsmouth Hospitals Vocational Education Centre

The Pharmaceutical Science Framework includes an NVQ style qualification and a BTEC Knowledge based qualification

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Technical Apprenticeships – Healthcare Support Services

The core qualification incorporates Knowledge, Practical skills and behaviours applicable to a range of specialist areas – complements specialist training

Learners from a range of specialisms learn together

Visit each other’s areas and learn from each other.

Portsmouth Hospitals Vocational Education Centre

– Teaching – a range of methods by a range of Health care professionals

– Assessors within the Apprentice’s workplace who work alongside/ supervise them

– HTP deliver the ERR and Functional skills, manage the apprenticeship


The Apprentices

May be in their first job since leaving school/college

Transition into a full time job – pastoral support if necessary

As a rule, very motivated and willing to learn

Want to gain a qualification whilst doing a real job

Minimum apprenticeship wage


How many so far? Total number of Technical

Apprentices – 42

Portsmouth (36) , Salisbury (4) and IoW (2)

23 have completed, includes two who progressed from level 2 to 3

All are now in substantive posts

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Technical Apprentices Progression 2013 - 2015

9 Pathology in band 2 posts

– 2 now Trainee Assistant Practitioners starting the Foundation degree at Southampton Solent University.

9 Pharmacy in band 2 posts

– 1 now in a band 3 post, doing access course to do Pharmacy degree.

– 1 now a Trainee Pharmacy Technician 1 Medical Equipment Library in a band 2 post

1 Imaging in a band 2 post

1 Apprentice Clinician’s Associate now in a Trainee band 4 post and on the Foundation degree (doing the Blood Sciences Specialist units).


Progression to the Southampton Solent University Foundation Degree

• A Higher Apprenticeship in it’s own right

• Specialist units together with the Workbased Learning Unit can be tailored to particular roles/specialisms.

• Technical/ HCS Specialist units developed by PHT

• Blood Sciences, Histopathology, Microbiology (in conjunction with Hampshire Hospitals), Clinical Engineering, Respiratory Science.

• Pre-existing - Cardiac Physiology, Imaging Science delivered by UHSFT.

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Alice’s story

Alice was in our first cohort of level 2 Apprentices in the Blood Sciences lab

“I didn’t know what to expect before starting, this was a whole new area of learning, I had enjoyed science at school and college, and was excited about what I was going to be learning from the apprenticeship.”

Alice has now completed her level 2 and level 3 apprenticeships and is employed as a Trainee Associate Practitioner, currently undertaking the Bridging the Gap study skills course and will start the Southampton Solent University Foundation Degree as a Higher Apprentice in Jan 2016.

“I have enjoyed working on the apprenticeship and I have gained knowledge and experience with in a subject area. I’m glad I have chosen this pathway and I know it will be one that I stay in and progress further”. Alice would like to progress further and undertake a Biomedical Science Degree and is looking beyond even this, she tells me she would like to do a PhD eventually.


A Manager’s Perspective

“We have seen more opportunity for progression from Apprentice to higher grades, (band 3 support workers & Pre-registration Trainee Technician). Retention has improved, we also feel that the knowledge and skills of leavers into community Pharmacy will be improved and there is the potential to attract these individuals back after community experience as Trainee Technicians so both acute and community care benefits”.

“Our apprentices receive both the BTEC and NVQ qualification, this goes beyond our professional body guidance, involves more rotation, and produces staff who are much more knowledgeable and flexible, this will translate to a safer service to our patients”.

“I was very sceptical about taking apprentices at first but I now see them as a valuable future resource, we have already seen individuals progress to Assistant Practitioner posts, this bodes well for the future. Staff retention, motivation and quality has improved significantly in our busy sample handling area”.

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Further Development

Introduce further specialist qualifications and apprenticeships where it is both cost and quality effective to do so.

– New Pharmacy level 2,3 and 4 qualifications/Apprenticeships

– New Health Care Science level 2,3 and perhaps 4 qualifications/Apprenticeship frameworks across the HCS/ Technical workforce

Expand provision to external sites where there is demand

Further Foundation Degree specialist pathways

– Potential for Genetics, genomics, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Molecular Pathology, Research support, Further modalities of Imaging, Pharmacy, Clinician’s Associate.


Questions?

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