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Preceptorship – supporting registrants, employers and the sector to deliver better healthcare
The consultation on preceptorship sets out our ambition to construct a set of principles that can support registrants, employers and the wider sector in delivering better healthcare by ensuring healthcare professionals are better supported at key points in their careers.
What's the same
Details on which elements of the revised standards of proficiency remains the same
Leadership
We have emphasised the role and importance of leadership at all levels of practice. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions.
Digital skills and new technologies
We have emphasised the need to be able to keep up to date with digital skills and new technologies. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions.
Active implementation of the standards
We have changed the wording of the standards to move registrants away from a passive understanding of the standards, and towards active implementation of them. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions.
Further centralising the service user
We have improved the central role of the service user, including a focus on valid consent and effective communication. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions.
Glossary of terms
The following terms are defined in the context of preceptorship.
Focus on ensuring high quality
Supporting information which expands on the delivery elements of Preceptorship Principle 2 - Quality & oversight of preceptorship
Focus on tailoring outputs
Supporting information which expands on the delivery elements of Preceptorship Principle 5 - Delivering preceptorship programmes
Preceptorship for registrants working outside the NHS, including as sole practitioners
We recognise that many HCPC registrants are employed or work outside the NHS structures, where preceptorship is less well known and may be more difficult to access.
How and why we review the standards
The background to why we made the changes, including the consultation process.
What has changed
Find details of the revised standards of conduct performance and ethics, and how they compare to the current standards.
An employer’s perspective: supporting staff to embed the updated standards
In this article, we provide three examples from real-life employers of HCPC registrants who describe how they are supporting their team with embedding the updated standards of proficiency.
New threshold for paramedic registration
In 2018, we raised the level of qualification for paramedics’ registration. Previously paramedics needed to achieve ‘Equivalent to Certificate of Higher Education’ to become registered. Currently they need to achieve ’Bachelor degree with honours’.