AHP preceptorship
information and resources that support preceptorship within the allied health professions
Introduction to AHP preceptorship
What is preceptorship?
Preceptorship is tailored structured support for all grades of the AHP workforce who are going through a period of transition, for example, becoming a newly qualified practitioner, returning to practice after a career break, undertaking a career development or change in speciality.
HCPC Principles of preceptorship
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) have developed high level preceptorship principles which are appropriate to a range of settings and work arrangements and supportive to HCPC regulatory infrastructure.
‘The preceptorship principles and supporting information set out in this document are designed to support all professionals registered with the HCPC to access preceptorship when and where they need it, to support them at key transition moments in their careers, and to help them in providing safe, compassionate and high-quality care.’
Link to HCPC Preceptorship Principles: Principles for preceptorship | (hcpc-uk.org)
Preceptorship principles:
- Principle 1. Organisational culture and preceptorship
- Principle 2. Quality and oversight of preceptorship
- Principle 3. Preceptee empowerment
- Principle 4. Preceptor role
- Principle 5. Delivering preceptorship programmes
*New* AHP Preceptorship hub
We are pleased to inform you that there is a new AHP Preceptorship Hub on TURAS. This is a dedicated site to support AHPs implement preceptorship in practice including templates to record your preceptorship meetings, examples of preceptorship in practice and signposting to many resources and frameworks to support learning and development during periods of transition.
Access the site via this link: Allied health professions (AHP) preceptorship hub | Turas | Learn
AHP preceptorship webinar 2024
This webinar was delivered on the 6th March 2024 by NHS Education for Scotland with guest speaker Florence Milliken from HCPC and AHPs with experience in preceptorship from across Scotland.
The aims of the webinar were to:
- to introduce the HCPC Preceptorship principles
- to describe what preceptorship is and it's benefits
- to identify who should have access to preceptorship
- to explain the roles and responsibilities of preceptee and preceptor
- to share case studies examples of preceptorship in practice and shared learning
