End Point Assessor - Apprenticeship - Senior Healthcare Support Worker; Allied Health Profession

Overview

Independent end-point assessor for Senior Healthcare Support Worker (Allied Health Profession - Therapy Support) (Level
3)

Overview of the independent end-point assessor role

The government requires that all apprenticeships contain an end-point assessment (EPA), a holistic assessment of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviour (KSBs) learned throughout the apprenticeship. This ensures apprentices meet the rigorous standard set by employers and are fully competent in the relevant occupation. Pearson must provide employers with confidence that completing an apprenticeship means an individual is fully job-ready and that all apprentices, following the same standard, are assessed consistently, irrespective of where they undertake their apprenticeship or who they train with.

An independent EPA means those making the competency decision have nothing to gain from the outcome of the assessment. To maintain independence, an independent end-point assessor (IEA) can only assess apprentices with whom they have no conflict of interest. They must be independent of the registered apprenticeship training provider where the apprentice completed their on-programme element and must not have been involved in the on-programme training, assessment, or line management of such apprentices.

The end-point assessments will be conducted onsite or remotely on dates agreed with employers. Independent end-point assessors will record and submit the EPA outcomes with clear justifications for the grading decisions. EPA activities will be quality assured by Pearson quality assurance representatives.

IEAs will meet the occupational profile of the apprentices they assess and will be trained, standardised and approved to operate as IEAs. The IEAs will undertake EPAs in line with the associated apprenticeship assessment plan and the materials provided by Pearson. See the Key Accountabilities and Person Specification sections for details.

Key Accountabilities

• Take part in regular training and standardisation activities associated with the role of IEA for this EPA
• Maintain and provide evidence of ongoing, relevant Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Assess the performance of candidates in accordance with published assessment and grading criteria and procedures, ensuring overall standards are maintained
• Follow the protocols set out in Pearson's specifications, assessment materials and quality assurance protocols relating to the EPAs
• Maintain service-level agreements regarding EPA planning, operational activities, reports and submissions of assessment outcomes
• Report all risks and issues encountered during the end-point assessment to Pearson, including any suspected malpractice/maladministration
• Ensure all EPA reports and assessment evidence are high quality and recorded accurately
• Support Pearson, if necessary, with any appeals from apprentices regarding assessment decisions
• Allow additional time for travel when making EPA arrangements
• Raise any conflicts of interest, including in relation to the independence of assessment
• Ensure that any personal actions are completed, as required by Pearson
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Pearson's end-point assessment activities
• Contribute to the external quality assurance activities undertaken by Ofqual

Person Specification

Occupational Profile

Senior Healthcare Support Workers (SHCSW) help registered practitioners deliver healthcare services to people. As experienced support workers, they carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare or therapeutic tasks under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner. SHCSWs provide high quality, compassionate healthcare, following standards, policies or protocols and always acting within the limits of their competence.

SHCSWs may work in a range of services e.g. hospital, community, health or day case unit, birth centre or midwifery-led unit, someone's home, operating theatre, nursing or care home, assessment centre, hospice, school, prison, GP surgery, charity or voluntary organisation; working in partnership with individuals, families, carers and other service providers.

Duties are delegated to the SHCSW in…