Advanced clinical practitioners come from a range of professional backgrounds such as nursing, pharmacy, paramedics and occupational therapy. They are healthcare professionals educated to Master’s level and have developed the skills and knowledge to allow them to take on expanded roles and scope of practice caring for patients.
A definition of ACP, its underpinning standards and governance, can be found in the Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England. The framework ensures there is national consistency in the level of practice across multi-professional roles that is clearly understood by the public, advanced clinical practitioners, their colleagues, education providers and employers.
Within Primary Care settings, the Roadmaps to Practice documents detail a clear educational pathway from undergraduate to advanced practice for First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners.
Please click below to download the Faculty of Advancing Practice Handbook which contains useful information about funding, training and support.
Funding
NHSE SW Faculty of Advancing Practice – Annual Demand Scoping Survey
This years application window has now closed, please continue to check this space for future invitations.
Advanced Practice Courses:
University of Exeter
University of West England
Plymouth University
E-Portfolio route in Primary Care
The Centre for Advancing Practice has opened applications for the supported e-portfolio route to Advanced Practice – please see the link below:
There is dedicated provision for Primary Care practitioners, who have the experience and evidence to map to the multi-professional framework (with minimal or no gaps), to take up this opportunity. There is currently no direct cost for the individual. The e-portfolio route is a way for practitioners to achieve ‘Recognition of Education and Training Equivalence’, supported by an Education Provider.
Please see below a 19-minute explanatory video from Richard Collier, Lead for the Centre for Advancing Practice, and a set of FAQs.
Practitioners can apply through the link above throughout January, but applications may close earlier if sufficient applications are received. Those meeting the criteria will be invited to start preparing their portfolio, in readiness for a Learning Needs Analysis with a matched Educational Provider/e-Portfolio Assessor from 14 January onwards.
The Centre for Advancing Practice has a new dedicated email for ePortfolio (supported) route enquires. If you have any enquires, kindly please contact the team via this email: england.eportfolio@nhs.net
Roadmap to Practice Information
Clinicians completing the capability framework will be recognised by Health Education England’s Centre for Advancing Practice and will be placed on a First Contact Practitioner directory in due course.
The capability framework clearly articulates capabilities so that employers and workforce planners can understand what the clinicians can offer to the multi-professional team to enable the best care for their patient population. It also provides clear guidance of the expected supervision needed to support the roadmap to practice and outlines the bespoke supervision training that a supervisor needs to have completed.
By providing a standard of practice there is a solid governance structure around First Contact roles and advanced practice in primary care. This ensures gold standard care and puts our patient’s safety first.
Musculoskeletal: A Roadmap to Practice
This document provides a roadmap of education for practice when moving into First Contact Practitioner (FCP) roles, and onward to Advanced Practice (AP) roles in Primary Care.
Paramedic: A Roadmap to Practice
This document provides a roadmap of education for practice when moving into First Contact Practitioner (FCP) roles, and onward to Advanced Practice (AP) roles in Primary Care.
Roadmap Clinical Supervisor Courses
Podiatry: A Roadmap to Practice
The First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care: (Podiatry) A Roadmap to Practice is a supportive document that provides a clear educational pathway from undergraduate to advanced practice for clinicians wishing to pursue a career in primary care.
Occupational Therapy: A Road Map to Practice
The First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care: Occupational Therapy – A Roadmap to Practice is a supportive document that provides a clear educational pathway from undergraduate to advanced practice for clinicians wishing to pursue a career in primary care.
Dietitians: A Roadmap to Practice
The First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care: Dietitian – A Roadmap to Practice is a supportive document that provides a clear educational pathway from undergraduate to advanced practice for clinicians wishing to pursue a career in primary care.
Workplace Supervision for Advanced Clinical Practice
CPD and Development
