SWAST - Preceptorship

Preceptorship

At South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust we are committed to supporting our people and creating the right conditions for them to thrive. We have embraced a Trustwide approach to preceptorship, designed to support,develop and guide our people through the early stages of their chosen career. Preceptorship support for those experiencing a significant career transition helps to build confidence and autonomy in role and is applicable to a variety of roles and circumstance; Newly Qualified Paramedic, 999 Emergency Call Handler or Emergency Care Assistant, among others. In embedding preceptorship as an organisation, we aim to set our people up for success when joining us and encourage continuous learning and development throughout their careers.

Please follow this link to learn more. Preceptorship Home page - SWAST CPD

NQP Preceptorship

At South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust we are acutely aware that the transition to newly qualified paramedic is a significant time in a person’s career. The transition to registered clinician is an exciting time but equally emotionally turbulent, often fraught with anxiety. Guided by the HCPC Preceptorship Principles and national best practice literature we have redesigned our NQP Preceptorship programme, focused on developing confidence as an autonomous and accountable professional.

We have created a framework for preceptorship that can be applied to all NQPs (Newly Qualified Paramedics) new to the organisation. This framework sets out how the HCPC principles of Preceptorship are to be applied to provide a structured package of support for all NQPs in their first six months of employed registered practice.

The NQP Framework for preceptorship is aligned to the Trusts Preceptorship Policy which set out the criteria for preceptorship programmes, and this can be found using the link above.

999 Emergency Call Handler (Emergency Medical Dispatcher – EMD) Preceptorship

The role of an Emergency Medial Dispatcher (EMD) is integral to delivery of quality patient care.The processing and response to an emergency 999 call is both high pressurised and high paced. This type of work is often new for those entering role and significantly different to any working environment exposed to in any previous career. The career transition to EMD can generate great excitement but equally can be terribly daunting time, fraught with anxiety for some. Guided by the national clinical guidelines and best practice literature we have designed our EMD Preceptorship programme to support and guide you through the early stages of your career. Preceptorship is a structured package of support focused on developing confidence as an independent professional, to include 5 educational recall days post EMD sign off. Educational recall days are learner led and provide an opportunity to reflect on experience, consolidate learning and access further support.

The EMD preceptorship is aligned to the Trusts Preceptorship Policy which set out the criteria for preceptorship programmes, and this can be found using the link above.

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