Apprenticeships in Primary Care

Advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) are experienced clinicians who demonstrate expertise in their scope of practice. ACPs manage defined episodes of clinical care independently from beginning to end, providing care and treatment from the time an individual first presents through to the end of the episode, which may include admission, referral or discharge or care at home. For guidance and links to universities delivering this apprenticeship, please visit Skill’s for Health apprenticeship standards webpage.

Apprenticeships are available in allied health professional (AHP) roles, such as physiotherapy, paramedics, occupational therapists and more. Currently, the vocational requirements of these qualifications are challenging to achieve within Primary Care alone. However to prepare staff for entry to the degree qualifications, you can consider using the Level 3 Support Worker or Level 5 Assistant Practitioner apprenticeship standards. For more information, please view the Skill’s for Health apprenticeship standards in AHPs PDF.

The Doctor Degree apprenticeship standard was approved in July 2022, and is not anticipated to start until 2024. For more information and access to a resource pack for employers, please visit Skill’s for Health apprenticeship standards webpage.

Enhanced clinical practitioners are qualified health and social care professionals who are working at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise. The Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship is a level 6 non-integrated degree, which enables flexibility in how the programme is delivered. For more information, please visit Skill’s for Health apprenticeship standards webpage.

Healthcare assistants new to Primary Care can be upskilled using the Healthcare Support Worker Level 2 apprenticeship. For those with more experience, the Senior Healthcare Support Worker Level 3 programme will be more suitable. Some training providers offer Primary Care pathways which will bring additional benefits to your organisation. 

For more information, please view the Skill’s for Health apprenticeship standards in Primary Care nursing PDF.

Nursing is one of the most dynamic and rewarding roles within healthcare. Nurses work directly with the patient in variety of settings which may include hospital wards, operating theatres, schools, patient homes and more.

For information about apprenticeships that support nursing development from healthcare assistants to ACP, please view the Skill’s for Health nursing PDF.

For support with implementing this apprenticeship, contact TVW Primary Care School team. 

The nursing associate (NA) is a bridging role between health care assistants and graduate registered nurses. For more information, please watch the nursing associates in General Practice YouTube video.

In Primary Care, the trainee NA role is available in the Additional Roles Requirement Scheme (ARRS).

To understand more about the programme, benefits to Primary Care and how to implement the apprenticeship, please view our NA apprenticeship information pack.

For support with implementing this apprenticeship, contact TVW Primary Care School team. 

The Pharmacy Technician level 3 apprenticeship can be utilised in GP Practices where there is a dispensary has access to regular communication with patients and at least 14 hours supervision from a registered pharmacy technician or pharmacist. 

For more information, please view the Skill’s for Health apprenticeship standards in pharmacy PDF.

A procurement activity has taken place to select University providers to deliver the Physician Associate apprenticeship. The Apprentice Physician Associate role has been added to the ARRS 2023-24. 

For more information, please visit Skill’s for Health apprenticeship standards webpage.