Inspectors also noted that apprentices take on more responsibilities at work because of the technical skills, theoretical knowledge and personal confidence they develop during their apprenticeships.
Langley House Surgery in Chichester sent healthcare assistant Michele Hotchkiss on the university’s Assistant Practitioner in Healthcare Higher Apprenticeship. Practice manager Victoria Hamer explained that Michelle has now progressed to assistant practitioner as a result of the apprenticeship.
She said: “Michelle has embraced her enhanced knowledge and relishes looking after her own wound care patients with competence, enthusiasm and confidence.”
Tricia Rigby, Head of Nursing and Midwifery Education at Western Sussex Hospitals said: “We’ve found that as employers, we’re all working together far more, so our apprentices are getting the opportunity to cross boundaries, and experience things that they’ve not had before”.
Many of the apprentices who have completed their apprenticeship programmes remain with their employers and have received promotions to positions with greater responsibilities and higher pay.
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