Getting started with preceptorship
Information and resources to support AHP preceptors and preceptees implement preceptorship into practice
What does AHP preceptorship look like?
Preceptorship is dependent on individual needs. It might be as simple as increased frequency of support and supervision, or it may also include access to mentoring or coaching and tailored learning and development. It may also include access to local or national preceptorship programmes. You can contact your local AHP Practice Education Lead(s) for further information on availability within your board.
Preceptees (the individuals accessing a period of preceptorship) may be assigned a preceptor (individuals providing one to one support to someone undertaking preceptorship), or preceptorship support may be provided by their line manager, supervisor or facilitator within existing support and supervision structures.
The following are suggested templates that could be used to structure and document the preceptorship period
- Welcome to your Preceptorship ( Download, 24 KB)
- Planning for your Preceptorship ( Download, 24 KB)
- AHP Preceptorship Agreement ( Download, 27 KB)
- Record of Initial Meeting ( Download, 21 KB)
- Record of Interim Meeting ( Download, 21 KB)
- Record of Final Meeting ( Download, 24 KB)
The above templates can also be downloaded together as one resource pack:
- AHP Preceptorship resource pack ( Download, 106 KB)
The preceptee has ownership of their preceptorship journey and will work together with their preceptor using reflective practice to identify their learning needs and plan appropriate learning opportunities.
The following are suggested templates that can be used to support and document reflective practice
- Record of Reflective Account #1 ( Download, 21 KB)
- Record of Reflective Account #2 ( Download, 23 KB)
- Record of Reflective Account #3 ( Download, 22 KB)
The Turas Professional Portfolio is an online individual educational portfolio that can be used to record your reflections and also evidence of learning and development during the preceptorship period and beyond.
To register for an account, follow this link: Professional Portfolio - Sign in
More information can be found on the Additional resources page
Preceptorship across the four pillars of practice
It is important that learning and development needs are identified across all four pillars of practice. The development needs analysis tool (DNAT) within the NMAHP Development Framework is a good place to start. The framework is designed to be inclusive and relevant for all healthcare support workers, nurses, midwives, AHPs and health care students in Scotland.
The following resources will provide additional support on the four pillars of practice, tailoring to individual career levels.
Further support
There are many resources to support preceptees and preceptors through the preceptorship period, including those specific to type of career transition, level and area of practice, and specific learning and development needs within the pillars of practice.
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Concluding the preceptorship period
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