This webpage provides an overview only and does not form part of any contractual agreement. Formal programme specifications and apprenticeship agreements will apply.
The Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (ECP) Level 6 Apprenticeship is designed to develop registered health and social care professionals to support the delivery of complex, evidence-based care and to apply enhanced clinical and profession-specific judgment within agreed scopes of practice.
Enhanced practice within the health and social care workforce covers graduate professionals delivering mostly clinical activity who have moved beyond novice/competent levels of practice. This is a highly valued, broad and essential level of practice within the workforce for which structured training and development to enhance professional skills and capability is a vital aspect of building safe and effective services, workforce productivity and staff retention.
Enhanced practice apprentices will have many job titles and roles across health and social care, often working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Although they work across different settings or spheres of practice, they typically develop a skillset and depth of knowledge that relates to a specific area of practice.
The course programme is designed to align with the Skills England Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship standards.
Course overview
Registrants working at an enhanced level of practice make a significant contribution to direct care, applying a consistent level of expertise within their profession, with a focus on a particular service context.
Structured professional development through this apprenticeship is designed to enable registrants to deepen their knowledge, support complex decision-making, and develop confidence in managing complex care using critical thinking and leadership.
In developing at an enhanced level of practice, this apprenticeship aims to support registrants to stay and thrive in their career. Professionals learn to apply their knowledge, skills and behaviours to be able to contribute to the development of services, research, education and leadership as part of the multiprofessional team across health and care.
This apprenticeship has been designed to support the development of highly capable professionals who are working at the mid-point of their career, integrating contemporary theory, research and real-world evidence into everyday practice to support improved outcomes in health and care.
The apprenticeship provides a structured programme of study that is profession and/or pathway-specific, to maximise expertise in practice. Apprentices learn alongside other professions to share and collaborate, fostering professional networks whilst simultaneously working on real-life issues within their employment setting.
All learners receive dedicated academic advice to help plan their programme of study as well as access to a work-based mentor to support them on-programme.
Course key information
- Start dates:
September
January
May - Course duration:
18 months - Course delivery:
Physiotherapy and Podiatry pathways are blended (online and on campus)
Other pathways are delivered online - Level of Apprenticeship Standard: 6
- Level of Academic Study: 7 (PG Cert)
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Available Routes:
Profession Specific: Nursing
Profession Specific: Occupational Therapy
Profession Specific: Physiotherapy
Profession Specific: Podiatry
Multiprofessional: Frailty Pathway
Multiprofessional Rehabilitation PathwayNew for 2026/27
Clinical Educator Pathway
Profession Specific: Dietetics
Primary Care Pathway -
How you'll learn:
A combination of online and work-based learning. All Apprenticeships have a published amount of off-the-job hours that must be completed. The volume of off-the-job training should be agreed with the training provider and must consider any relevant prior learning. Modules consist of a combination of face-to-face and online teaching and workplace learning.
Apprentices are also supported during their gateway period (following successful accomplishment of course modules) to prepare for completion of the end point assessment.
Entry requirements
Areas of Study
Utilising a competency-based learning and teaching strategy, professionals will be supported to further develop their thinking and application of evidence-based decision-making. They will draw on emerging models of practice, evidence and technology to contribute to the delivery of personalised complex care to individuals and contribute to service-level approaches.
Learning across the course is designed to empower apprentices working towards the enhanced level to develop leadership capabilities and strategic insight to support full high-quality, person-centred care and organisational improvement.
Working in profession-specific or speciality- specific groups, they will critically assess their own clinical practice, leadership influence and quality improvement knowledge, relevant to their profession and workplace setting.
The combination of academic and workplace learning fosters a culture of continuous improvement, enabling professionals to recognise and support personal, professional and service level development with consideration of the existing and future workforce needs to deliver impactful health and social care.
Modules
Level 7
