HEE FCP (Paramedic) Roadmap Stage 1 & 2 Workshop

Running on Thursday 8 December | Time TBD

What is this?

This FREE, face-to-face workshop, organised by Lily Dixon (Paramedic Profession Lead, BNSSG Training Hub), is intended to help paramedics from across BNSSG in mapping themselves against the HEE Roadmap to Practice. Specifically, against stage 1 (“Knowledge, Skills, & Attributes (KSA)”), and then how to produce your Primary Care Portfolio (including a personal development plan (PDP)) for stage 2.

By the end of this workshop:

You should be signed off on stage 1 of the HEE Roadmap
You will have reviewed your individual evidence, to identify any gaps
You will have developed a personal development plan, to get stage 2 signed off
You and your peers will discuss how to obtain the evidence needed
You will also have discussed audit ideas

Who will be speaking?

This session will be delivered by Lily Dixon (Paramedic Profession Lead, BNSSG Training Hub).

Where will this be?

This session will be delivered at Aztec Hotel & Spa (BS32 4TS).

To register interest in joining this webinar, please complete the sign-up form here via the sign-up button below.

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HEE FCP (Paramedic) Roadmap Stage 1 Webinar

HEE FCP (Paramedic) Roadmap Stage 1 Webinar

On the evening of Tuesday 14 September, we delivered a free webinar on the HEE FCP (Paramedic) Roadmap to Practice. Lily Dixon, the Training Hub’s Paramedic Lead facilitated alongside Kerri Magnus (Advanced Practice Lead( and Rachel Butt (qualified HEE Roadmap Supervisor).

The webinar was intended to help dispel the uncertainty around the Roadmap‘s portfolio route, with Lily mapping herself against stage 1 of the Roadmap and designing her personal development plan against stage 2; this, in combination with her responses to the knowledge, skills, and attributes (KS&A) section, provided the basis for an exploration of examples of potential portfolio evidence.

Please find the template spreadsheet developed by Lily below.

HEE FCP (Paramedic) Portfolio Template

To download the template Excel spreadsheet produced by our Paramedic Lead, Lily Dixon, please click the button below.

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National HEI First Contact Practice Webinar

National HEI First Contact Practice Webinar

From 14.00 to 15.30 on Tuesday 31 August, Health Education England (HEE) will run their National HEI First Contact Practice (FCP) webinar, designed for higher education institutes (HEIs) whom:

Already run FCP masters modules
Have FCP masters modules in development
Are thinking about developing them for MSK, paramedics, dietetics, OT, and podiatry

It is also relevant to all primary care training hubs, Workforce Transformation Leads, professional bodies, ICSs, PCNs, clinical directors, and HEE / NHSEI Regional Leads.

It will include a national update on the FCP agenda from Amanda Hensman-Crook, on the Centre of Advancing Practice from Richard Collier, on Supervision by Julia Taylor, and on Primary Care Training Hub Communications from Harminder Baines.

To register your interest in attending this webinar and for more information, please go to the registration form linked below.

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HEE FCP (MSK) Roadmap Stage 1 Webinar

BNSSG Training Hub’s new FCP (MSK) Lead, Lizzie Bradshaw, is aware of the confusion around the practical process of mapping to the Knowledge, Skills, & Attributes (KS&A) section in stage 1 of the HEE FCP (MSK) Roadmap.

To this end, we ran a webinar on Wednesday 21 July, from 19.00 to 20.00, to share learning and guidance. Kerri Magnus, our ACP Lead, chaired the meeting discussion, and Rachel Butt – a HEE Roadmap Supervisor – helped to run through a mapping of Lizzie’s personal KS&A to discuss examples of potential evidence for those on the portfolio route, and also demonstrate the use of the HEE FCP framework spreadsheet tool to record this portfolio of evidence.

The recording for this webinar is now available — to watch it, please use the button below!

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Study Skills for Nurses & AHPs

Undertaking the portfolio route of HEE’s Roadmap to Practice?
Or in the process of credentialing?

Lacking the skills needed to ace this process at Level 7?

Beginning on Friday 26 May, BNSSG Training Hub is set to run a series of 1-hour study skills workshops, designed to equip delegates with the skills required. Each workshop will provide a constructive environment in which to learn and practice, amidst likeminded colleagues and with a seasoned trainer.

For more information on what each session covers, and the available dates, please expand the boxes below.

Active Reading sessions

Please note: all sessions will run from 12.00 to 13.00 and cover the same material, so you do not need to come to all three.

In this session, you will gain tools to understand how to approach reading literature in a strategic way and making it purposeful. You will also touch on how to approach reading critically, to create ideas and arguments for your assignments and reflections. For this session, you will need to bring with you a journal article, relevant to your work and studies, that you have not yet read.

Friday 21 May
Wednesday 26 May
Tuesday 1 June

Constructing Arguments sessions

Please note: all sessions will run from 12.00 to 13.00 and cover the same material, so you do not need to come to all three.

This session focuses on taking your ideas and reading to construct arguments. Specifically, looking at how to plan your assignments and reflections, and how to structure paragraphs. Please bring with you a title / idea of reflection that you have done some reading / research for.

Friday 11 June
Wednesday 16 June
Monday 21 June

Academic Writing Style sessions

Please note: all sessions will run from 12.00 to 13.00 and cover the same material, so you do not need to come to all three.

This session will focus on how to write academically at Level 7. This includes what is meant by academic style and how to write critically. We will also touch on referencing tools that help to speed up the referencing process and tips on how to edit / proofread your work. Please bring with you a piece of writing that you have completed.

Friday 2 July
Wednesday 7 July
Tuesday 13 July

All sessions will run from 12.00 to 13.00, on the dates listed. Each is standalone, so you can attend as many or few as you like — please note, you will not need to come to all sessions on a given subject, as they will cover the same material.

To register your interest, please contact Kerri Magnus (our ACP Lead) at kerri.magnus2@nhs.net.

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First Contact Paramedics

Toolkit

FCP (Paramedic)
Resource Pack

Download the resource pack compiled by Lily, including the FCP (Paramedic) Portfolio Template 2.0, today!

Questions

Questions?

If you have any questions, please send your queries to our Paramedic Lead, Lily Dixon, at lily.dixon2@nhs.net.

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First Contact Paramedics

"Paramedics are autonomous practitioners who have experience in an undifferentiated and unpredictable caseload of service users, undertaking a wide range of clinical assessment, diagnostic and treatment activities, as well as directing and signposting care."

Source: CoP's Employers Guide

Why include first contact paramedics in your MDT?

What are they?

What benefits can they bring?

What is their scope of practice?

Is funding available for them?

Are there any case studies?

How do you employ a first contact paramedic?

What training, qualifications, and competencies should they have?

What educational pathways are there?

NEW: How does the ARRS link to HEE's Roadmap?

Are they eligible for the apprenticeship levy?

Any example job descriptions?

Any sample interview questions? [DONE]

What support do first contact paramedics need?

What clinical supervision do they need?

What ongoing support is available?

NEW: Do you have any resources for the HEE Roadmap portfolio route?

What are first contact paramedics?

First contact paramedics are autonomous, diagnostic clinicians with experience in handling undifferentiated and unpredictable cases; conducting an array of clinical assessment, diagnostic, and treatment activities; and directing and signposting care. They are at the top of their clinical scope of practice at Agenda for Change Band 7 (A Roadmap to Practice, see below).

As generalists, they can effectively use the medical / biopsychosocial model to assess, examine, treat, and manage patients of all ages, with a variety of undifferentiated and chronic conditions. Their work can involve triaging patients, carrying out telephone and face-to-face consultations, and conducting home visits. They refer patients to GPs for the management of presentations and pharmacology outside their scope of practice.

For more information, please read HEE’s A Roadmap to Practice and the College of Paramedics’ Employers’ Guide: Paramedics in Primary and Urgent Care.

A Roadmap to Practice

Produced by HEE, this document provides a roadmap of education for practice, for all first contact paramedics working in primary care.

To read this document, please click here.

Employers' Guide: Paramedics in Primary and Urgent Care

Produced by the College of Paramedics, this document was produced by a multi-professional group and provides concise information regarding the current education and regulatory standards for paramedics.

To download this document, please go to the CoP’s site by clicking here.

What benefits can first contact paramedics bring?

GPs face a constant and increasing demand for their time. First contact paramedics can help to alleviate this by addressing a wide range of undifferentiated presentations to urgent and primary care (including frailty, long-term conditions, and mental health crises). In so doing, they not only enable GPs to turn their attention to more complicated presentations when needed, but paramedics also ensure that patients can receive equitable treatment from a MDT workforce that isn’t so unduly strained. Patients are less likely to need to go to the hospital, as paramedics are well-equipped to see, treat, and / or refer as appropriate by themselves performing home visits.

Please see the Paramedic Specialist Core Capabilities Framework below for more information.

“Paramedics have so many complementary skills and in primary care there are many areas where paramedics can complement the rest of the primary care team, not least acute care, but also, domiciliary visiting and follow up to the same that may well enable patients to stay in their own home rather than be admitted to hospital…“

Professor Simon Gregory
Director of Education and Quality
(HEE, working across Midlands and East)

(Ref. Paramedic Specialist Core Capabilities Framework)

Paramedic Specialist Core Capabilities Framework (2019)

Produced jointly by HEE, Skills for Health, and the College of Paramedics, this framework establishes the scope of practice for paramedics working in primary care.

To read this framework, please click here.

What is the scope of their practice?

First contact paramedics’ scope of practice is outlined in HEE’s A Roadmap to Practice for first contact and advanced paramedics. This document offers a clear educational pathway from undergraduate to advanced practice for paramedics seeking a career in primary care, outlining the skills and attributes required to become a first contact paramedic or advanced paramedic, in addition to establishing the supervision and governance needed to support them.

In asserting the capabilities of first contact and advanced paramedics, this document assists employers and workforce planners in understanding what this role can bring to the table in a multi-professional team, and thereby support the delivery of the best patient care.

For a detailed breakdown of a first contact paramedic’s scope of practice, please consult the Roadmap to Practice and read:

Section 3.0: National standards and frameworks for MSK practitioners
Appendix 12.14: Knowledge, Skills and Attributes document

A Roadmap to Practice

Produced by HEE, this document provides a roadmap of education for practice, for all first contact paramedics working in primary care.

To read this document, please click here.

Is funding available for first contact paramedics?

From April 2021 onward, first contact paramedics can be recruited by PCNs through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). This scheme provides funding for additional roles, enabling the creation of bespoke multidisciplinary teams. All PCNs are eligible for reimbursement funds, with the amount available dependent on their weighted population share.

Through ARRS, paramedics can be employed by PCNs and reimbursed at 100% of defined salary, plus defined costs. More information on this can be found in NHS Confederation’s guide, below.

Additionally, like nurses, nursing associates, and other AHPs, paramedics are entitled to £1,000 of CPD funding over 3 years.

Recruiting paramedic practitioners through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme

Produced by NHS Confederation, this document serves as a guide to how the ARRS works, how paramedics can be recruited through it, and how paramedics can support your multidisciplinary practice team.

To read it, please click here.

What training, qualifications, and competencies should a paramedic have?

The College of Paramedics (CoP) states that, from 2021 onward, all paramedics should have a BSc (Hons) to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). This qualification is acquired over 3 to 5 years of study. Paramedics working in advanced practice should be educated to the level of a Master’s degree, however.

The CoP notes that the requirement for higher education qualifications is relatively new, though, with a number of paramedics in advanced practice not having such. The CoP maintains that paramedics aspiring to transition should be educated in line with these requirements — and it is hoped that employers will assist the paramedics they recruit in meeting these standards.

It is also expected that paramedics will have successfully completed a preceptorship programme (or the equivalent of) prior to working in primary care; this is usually done in the first two years after initial registration, via schemes like the Newly Qualified Paramedic (NQP) programme. Completion of a preceptorship is intended to round out paramedics, with experience in assessing and managing an array of patients across the clinical and social spectrum.

For more information on a first contact paramedic’s required competencies, please refer to the Paramedic Specialist in Primary and Urgent Care Core Capabilities Framework.

For a detailed breakdown on the training required for a paramedic to practice at first contact and advanced levels, please refer to HEE’s Roadmap to Practice below.

Paramedic Specialist Core Capabilities Framework (2019)

Produced jointly by HEE, Skills for Health, and the College of Paramedics, this framework establishes the scope of practice for paramedics working in primary care.

To read this framework, please click here.

A Roadmap to Practice

Produced by HEE, this document provides a roadmap of education for practice, for all first contact paramedics working in primary care.

To read this document, please click here.

Are there any case studies?

HEE are currently producing case studies for first contact paramedics. Please stand by until they’re ready to be released.

Are paramedics eligible for the apprenticeship levy?

The short answer is yes — to access it, a first contact paramedic will need to secure the backing of a GP and their practice manager, before reaching out to the Training Hub. It is then a matter of applying to UWE’s apprenticeship scheme.

For more information, please do contact our ACP Lead, Kerri Magnus, at kerri.magnus2@nhs.net using the button below.

Alternatively, you can download MSc AP Apprenticeship Programme to read more about UWE’s scheme for advanced clinical practitioners.

MSc AP Apprenticeship Programme

This document provides information on UWE’s apprenticeship programme for advanced clinical practitioners.

To read it, please click here.

Contact Kerri

What academic qualifications should an FCP have?

An FCP should be pursuing one of the following routes to become qualified:

Completing a BSc Physiotherapy degree at a recognised university
Completing a BSc Degree Apprenticeship, combining on-the-job training with university-level learning an study
Completing an integrated Master’s degree — a four-year, full-time course combining undergraduate and postgraduate study into a single course
Completing a Master of Science degree for those who have studied at undergraduate level in another relevant subject area: (e.g., biological sciences, psychology, or sports science, consisting of a range of lectures, placements, and assessments over 2 years

Generally speaking, an FCP should have 1,000 placement hours under their belt, though this can vary depending on the qualification they’re pursuing.

Detailed information on accredited university courses can be found at this link:
Find a physiotherapy programme | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (csp.org.uk)

Any example job descriptions?

Please stand by whilst we confirm HEE’s job description for first contact paramedics.

Any sample interview questions?

We will provide sample interview questions soon. Thank you for your patience.

What clinical supervision do you need to provide?

HEE stipulates that the clinical supervision you provide should build the first contact paramedic’s confidence, capability, clinical reasoning, and critical thinking. As such, it should include:

Regular supervision within practice
A routine debrief (at least daily) to ensure patient and practitioner safety
A high-quality feedback process, to help with addressing practitioner and patient uncertainty
A Workplace-Based Assessment (WPBA) to assess the application of knowledge, skills, and behaviours in primary care

Our Paramedic Lead, Lily Dixon, has put together a one-page document elaborating on and providing guidance around the portfolio route to practice.

For information on how to become a first contact paramedic’s supervisor, please consult the illustration and relevant documents below.

Training Hub FCP - AP Roadmap Supervision Portfolio Guide

Compiled by Lily Dixon, this document provides guidance on the portfolio route to practice for first contact and advanced paramedics.

To read it, please click here.

HEE Clinical Supervision for FCPs / ACPs FAQs

Compiled by Kerri Magnus, this document addresses many frequently asked questions surrounding clinical supervision for first contact practitioners and advanced clinical practitioners (including first contact paramedics).

To read it, please click here.

HEE's FCP / ACP Roadmap Supervision slides

Provided by HEE, this slide deck outlines the supervision process for first contact practitioners and advanced clinical practitioners.

To read it, please click here.

HEE's Workplace Supervision for Advanced Clinical Practice guide

Produced by HEE, this document is intended for employers and supervisors, to support them in delivering high-quality workplace supervision to advanced clinical practitioners in training.

To read it, please click here.

What ongoing support is available?

There are various ways in which first contact paramedics can receive support, including:

1:1 Sessions

Lily Dixon, our Paramedic Lead, is available to run 1:1 sessions for advanced clinical practitioners, in which they can create their own individual pathways, relevant to their role and practice goals. These will be 15-30 minutes, and GPs / Practice Managers are also welcome to book a slot, should they wish to ask any questions relating to first contact practitioners or advanced clinical practitioners.

You can contact Lily at lily.dixon2@nhs.net, by clicking here.

The ACP Forum

Organised and led by our ACP Lead, Kerri Magnus, The ACP Forum can assist first contact paramedics on the journey to becoming an advanced clinical practitioner. The Forum can signpost to relevant education and training, provide 1-to-1 guidance, and facilitate networking with like-minded colleagues from across BNSSG.

To visit The ACP Forum’s site, please click here.

The College of Paramedics (CoP)

The College of Paramedics is a professional body for UK paramedics, well-placed to lead the profession’s development across a variety of health and care settings, informing national and regional legislation and policy. Membership does require a fee but comes with a number of benefits, including free access to The British Paramedic Journal (BPJ) — a quarterly, peer-reviewed electronic journal.

To find out more, please click here.

CoP Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care

The College of Paramedics provides a professional Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care (DIP PUC) examination, which is designed to assess the skills, knowledge, and attitudes of experienced, specialist paramedics. It is intended to incorporate the range of possible patient presentations and depth of knowledge required to carry out an effective, successful patient consultation.

To find out more, please click here.

BNSSG FCP / ACP (Paramedic) Survey

Kerri Magnus has also designed a survey to establish the learning needs of first contact and advanced practitioners, including paramedics. Completing this survey will assist us in directing funding to appropriate higher education modules and CPD. All data acquired will be anonymised in presentations, but ourselves and Avon LMC will keep a summary of individual requirements so that if resources become available (and agreed by practice), we’ll be able to direct funding appropriately.

To access the survey, please click here.

Do you have any resources for the HEE Roadmap portfolio route?

Developed by our Paramedic Lead, Lily Dixon, this template Excel spreadsheet should help to record evidence for your portfolio. Below is the recording for an accompanying webinar, held on Tuesday 14 September.

Download

What educational pathways are there?

At present, there are two main educational pathways by which one can train to be a first contact or advanced paramedic:

Via an FCP portfolio and taught routes, with onward portfolio route or a taught Advanced Practice master’s to become an Advanced Practitioner
Via an AP portfolio or taught routes with the addition of the required primary care KSA training

The diagram below provides a visual representation of this routes.

For more information, please see HEE’s Roadmap to Practice using the collapsible box below.

A Roadmap to Practice

Produced by HEE, this document provides a roadmap of education for practice, for all first contact paramedics working in primary care.

To read this document, please click here.

Diagram sourced from HEE’s A Roadmap to Practice

How does the ARRS link to HEE's Roadmap?

First contact physiotherapists employed under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) have a deadline of April 2022 to complete stages 1 & 2 of HEE’s Roadmap to Practice to enable drawing down of funding.

If you are not employed under ARRS, then you do not have this deadline. It is beneficial to complete them, however, if you want to be on the Centre for Advancing Practice Directory — you will need to have gone through stages 1 & 2 before moving on to stage 3 and advanced clinical practice.

Both stages can be completed in general practice and signed off by a verified clinical roadmap supervisor, or you can attend a taught route. You will still need to have evidence of clinical supervision by a roadmap supervisor to ensure competency, though.

For weekly updates here, please refer to HEE’s site using the button below.

Read more

Literature

Employers' Guide: Paramedics in Primary and Urgent Care

To download this document, please go to the CoP’s site by clicking here.

FCP (Paramedic) Resource Pack

A collection of useful documents, pulled together by our Paramedic Profession Lead, Lily Dixon, which includes:

HEE FCP (Paramedic) Portfolio Template 2.0
Primary Care Toolkit for PCN Recruitment v2: Paramedic
Introduction to Primary Care Checklist
Creating a Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire Guide
HEE FCP – ACP (Paramedic) Roadmap
FCP (Paramedic) Portfolio Guide
Paramedic FCP – AP (Paramedic) Roadmap Supervision Portfolio Route Guide

Released in June 2022.

To download this pack, please click here.

HEE Clinical Supervision for FCPs / ACPs FAQs

To read it, please click here.

HEE's A Roadmap to Practice

Produced by HEE, this document provides a roadmap of education for practice, for all first contact paramedics working in primary care.

To read this document, please click here.

HEE's FCP / ACP Roadmap Supervision slides

Provided by HEE, this slide deck outlines the supervision process for first contact practitioners and advanced clinical practitioners.

To read it, please click here.

HEE FCP (Paramedic) Portfolio Template 2.0

Produced by our Paramedic Lead, Lily Dixon, this template Excel spreadsheet should help to record evidence for your portfolio.

Released in June 2022.

To read it, please click here.

HEE's Workplace Supervision for Advanced Clinical Practice guide

Produced by HEE, this document is intended for employers and supervisors, to support them in delivering high-quality workplace supervision to advanced clinical practitioners in training.

To read it, please click here.

MSc AP Apprenticeship Programme

This document provides information on UWE’s apprenticeship programme for advanced clinical practitioners.

To read it, please click here.

Paramedic Specialist Core Capabilities Framework (2019)

Produced jointly by HEE, Skills for Health, and the College of Paramedics, this framework establishes the scope of practice for paramedics working in primary care.

To read this framework, please click here.

Recruiting paramedic practitioners through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme

To read it, please click here.

A/V resources

An Essential Update about First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practice in primary care

Arranged by Somerset LMC and Somerset Training Hub, this 1.5 hour webinar provides a concise, ideal look at the scope and requirements of first contact / advanced clinical practitioners (FCPs / ACPs), and at how best to provide the support, supervision, and conditions they need to thrive.

A range of individuals contributed, including our own ACP Lead, Kerri Magnus.

For more information, and to watch this webinar, please click here (do note that you will need to register).

[This webinar was held on 04/02/21]

HEE FCP Roadmap Webinar

On Wednesday 24 March, HEE held a webinar on their first contact practitioner (FCP) Roadmaps to Practice. This webinar will be of interest to those in MSK and paramedic roles and will specifically cover the portfolio route through, with guidance and insights into how delegates can look to build their portfolios.

The recording is now available to watch and download.

To access the recording, please click here. To download the slides, please click here.

[This video was published on 01/04/21]

NEW: HEE FCP (Paramedic) Roadmap Stage 1 Webinar

On Tuesday 14 September, we ran a webinar on the HEE FCP (Paramedic) Roadmap to Practice. In it, our Paramedic Lead, Lily Dixon, guided delegates through her take on and response to the portfolio route.

The recording is now available to watch. The accompanying template spreadsheet can be found under Literature.

To access the recording, please click here.

[This video was published on 17.09.21]

Advanced Practice Hub

A landing page for information on and relevant to Advanced Care Practitioners

Advanced Practice Hub

A landing page for information on and relevant to Advanced Care Practitioners

Advanced Practice updates

If you have any questions relating to first contact physiotherapists or advanced physiotherapists, or if you would like to sign up to The ACP Forum’s newsletter, please contact our ACP Lead, Kerri Magnus, at kerri.magnus2@nhs.net.

Updates

This advanced practice hub was last updated on 05.05.21. The following sections were updated:

HEE Roadmaps & ARRS [under Universal]
Clarification regarding the relationship between HEE’s Roadmaps to Practice and the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), with confirmation that ARRS-employed staff must complete stages 1 & 2 of the Roadmap by April 2022.

Summary pages

First Contact Physiotherapists

First Contact Paramedics

Resources

NEW: Universal

An Essential Update about FCPs & ACP in Primary Care

Becoming an FCP / ACP Clinical Supervisor

Condensed ARRS

FCP Roadmap Supervision slides

NEW: HEE Roadmaps & ARRS

HEE Roadmaps Landing Page

First Contact Paramedics

HEE FCP Roadmap Webinar

HEE National Paramedic Webinar

HEE Roadmap to Practice & FAQs

Recruiting paramedic practitioners through the ARRS

Simplified roadmap to Advanced Practice

First Contact Physiotherapists

HEE FCP Roadmap Webinar

First Contact Physiotherapist Summary Page

An Essential Update about FCPs & ACP in Primary Care

Arranged by Somerset LMC and Somerset Training Hub, this 1.5 hour webinar provides a concise, ideal look at the scope and requirements of first contact / advanced clinical practitioners (FCPs / ACPs), and at how best to provide the support, supervision, and conditions they need to thrive.

A range of individuals contributed, including our own ACP Lead, Kerri Magnus.

Watch here

Becoming an FCP / ACP Clinical Supervisor

Condensed ARRS

Please download the document below for a condensed version of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) and information on the benefits of clinical supervision.

Download document

FCP Roadmap Supervision slides

Produced by Simon Ingram (Assessment and Supervision Lead for Advanced Practice in Primary Care, HEE), this slide deck and accompanying set of FAQs cover the supervision process for first contact practitioners.

Download slides

Download FAQs

HEE Roadmaps & ARRS

If you are employed under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), please note that you currently have a deadline of April 2022 to complete stages 1 & 2 of HEE’s Roadmap to Practice to enable drawing down of funding.

For weekly updates here, please refer to HEE’s site using the button below.

Read more

HEE Roadmap to Practice & FAQs

HEE’s Roadmap to Practice is a supportive document that clearly outlines the educational pathway from undergraduate to advanced practice for paramedics wishing to pursue a career in primary care.

To read it, and a range of FAQs, please use the button below.

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NEW: Recruiting paramedic practitioners through the ARRS

As of April 2021, PCNs can recruit paramedics through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS).

NHS Confederation have produced a guide explaining what the ARRS is and how it works, in addition to how paramedics can support:

Population health management via on-the-day demand and access with hear-and-treat telephone triage
Treatment of minor ailments and injuries
Medicines supply via patient group directions (PGDs)

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First Contact Physiotherapist Summary Page

Keen to learn more about first contact physiotherapists? What is their scope of practice? What training and qualifications do they need?

What ongoing support is available for them locally? Answers to these questions, and more, can be found on our First Contact Physiotherapist Summary Page — a one-stop shop, created with input from The ACP Forum and featuring links to a wealth of resources from HEE, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists, and more.

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HEE National Paramedic Webinar

Following the HEE Paramedic Roadmap’s publication, HEE will be running a webinar to provide an overview of the roadmap and the supervision requirements on Tuesday 23rd March, from 15.30 to 17.00. This will be an opportunity to hear from a GP’s perspective what the roadmap means for them in primary care and to hear from the College of Paramedics.

The agenda is as follows:

15.30: Welcome and open | Andy Collen (Paramedic Subject Matter Expert, HEE / Consultant Paramedic)
15.40: Roadmap Overview | Amanda Hensman-Crook (HEE AHP National Clinical Fellow)
15.55: Roadmap Supervision and Verification | Julia Taylor (HEE Primary Care Roadmap Supervision and Verification Lead)
16.10: College Perspective on the Roadmap | Helen Beaumont-Waters (Primary Care Lead, College of Paramedics)
16.25: FCP & AP in Primary Care GP Perspective | Alistair Bavington (GP)
16.40: Q&A
17.00: Close

For more information, please contact Carrie Biddle (Regional Head of Allied Health Professions, HEE) at carrie.biddle@hee.nhs.uk. To join via Microsoft Teams on the day, please use the button below.

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HEE Roadmaps Landing Page

HEE has established a landing page for all their allied health profession roadmaps to practice, including for first contact physiotherapists and first contact paramedics. These roadmaps outline a clear educational pathway from undergraduate to advanced practice, for clinicians looking to pursue a career in primary care.

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HEE FCP Roadmap Webinar

On Wednesday 24 March, HEE will be holding a webinar on their first contact practitioner (FCP) Roadmaps to Practice. This webinar will be of interest to those in MSK and paramedic roles and will specifically cover the portfolio route through, with guidance and insights into how delegates can look to build their portfolios.

The recording is now available to watch and download. To access it, and to download the slides, please use the buttons below.

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The e-Learning modules can be accessed on the College of Paramedics site, under Guide to accessing eLearning, by clicking here

HEE National Paramedic Webinar

An overview of the Paramedic Roadmap

To be held on Tuesday 23 March

The agenda is as follows:

15.30: Welcome and open | Andy Collen (Paramedic Subject Matter Expert, HEE / Consultant Paramedic)
15.40: Roadmap Overview | Amanda Hensman-Crook (HEE AHP National Clinical Fellow)
15.55: Roadmap Supervision and Verification | Julia Taylor (HEE Primary Care Roadmap Supervision and Verification Lead)
16.10: College Perspective on the Roadmap | Helen Beaumont-Waters (Primary Care Lead, College of Paramedics)
16.25: FCP & AP in Primary Care GP Perspective | Alistair Bavington (GP)
16.40: Q&A
17.00: Close

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Running on Thursday 8 December | Time TBD

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Who will be speaking?

Where will this be?

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HEE FCP (Paramedic) Portfolio Template

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National HEI First Contact Practice Webinar

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HEE FCP (MSK) Roadmap Stage 1 Webinar

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Undertaking the portfolio route of HEE’s Roadmap to Practice? Or in the process of credentialing?

Lacking the skills needed to ace this process at Level 7?

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Constructing Arguments sessions

Academic Writing Style sessions

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What are they?

What benefits can they bring?

What is their scope of practice?

Is funding available for them?

Are there any case studies?

What training, qualifications, and competencies should they have?

What educational pathways are there?

NEW: How does the ARRS link to HEE's Roadmap?

Are they eligible for the apprenticeship levy?

Any example job descriptions?

Any sample interview questions? [DONE]

What clinical supervision do they need?

What ongoing support is available?

NEW: Do you have any resources for the HEE Roadmap portfolio route?

What are first contact paramedics?

A Roadmap to Practice

Employers' Guide: Paramedics in Primary and Urgent Care

What benefits can first contact paramedics bring?

Paramedic Specialist Core Capabilities Framework (2019)

What is the scope of their practice?

A Roadmap to Practice

Is funding available for first contact paramedics?

Recruiting paramedic practitioners through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme

What training, qualifications, and competencies should a paramedic have?

Paramedic Specialist Core Capabilities Framework (2019)

A Roadmap to Practice

Are there any case studies?

Are paramedics eligible for the apprenticeship levy?

MSc AP Apprenticeship Programme

What academic qualifications should an FCP have?

Any example job descriptions?

Any sample interview questions?

What clinical supervision do you need to provide?

Training Hub FCP - AP Roadmap Supervision Portfolio Guide

HEE Clinical Supervision for FCPs / ACPs FAQs

HEE's FCP / ACP Roadmap Supervision slides

HEE's Workplace Supervision for Advanced Clinical Practice guide

What ongoing support is available?

1:1 Sessions

The ACP Forum

The College of Paramedics (CoP)

CoP Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care

BNSSG FCP / ACP (Paramedic) Survey

Do you have any resources for the HEE Roadmap portfolio route?

What educational pathways are there?

A Roadmap to Practice

How does the ARRS link to HEE's Roadmap?

Literature

Employers' Guide: Paramedics in Primary and Urgent Care

FCP (Paramedic) Resource Pack

HEE Clinical Supervision for FCPs / ACPs FAQs

HEE's A Roadmap to Practice

HEE's FCP / ACP Roadmap Supervision slides

HEE FCP (Paramedic) Portfolio Template 2.0

HEE's Workplace Supervision for Advanced Clinical Practice guide

MSc AP Apprenticeship Programme

Paramedic Specialist Core Capabilities Framework (2019)

Recruiting paramedic practitioners through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme

A/V resources

An Essential Update about First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practice in primary care

HEE FCP Roadmap Webinar

NEW: HEE FCP (Paramedic) Roadmap Stage 1 Webinar

Undertaking the portfolio route of HEE’s Roadmap to Practice?
Or in the process of credentialing?