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The following section showcases a range of radiography- specific case studies and resources from individuals and groups involved in leading and developing preceptorships:
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TRAD Preceptor programme
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Synergy ARI Scotland Jan 25
Louise Hancock
Carrie biddle
Christie
Radiography Specific Preceptorship – Good practice and additional resources
AHS-WRAP-Workstream-4-report.pdf
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The Preceptorship Tree – an introduction to preceptorship
This Preceptorship Tree animation, produced by the South West Diagnostic Radiography Workforce Action Group, explains the period of preceptorship and the key role the preceptor and mentor play to support newly registered diagnostic radiographers as they transition into employment. To find out more, visit our National AHP Preceptorship and Foundation Support webpage. [https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/allie...]
The South West Diagnostic Radiography (DRAD) Workforce Action Group has published a Preceptorship Tree animation after identifying a priority to support preceptorship and early career frameworks for newly qualified diagnostic radiographers in 2021.
This short animation, funded by the SW regional allied health professions team, explains the period of preceptorship and the key role the preceptor and mentor play to support newly registered diagnostic radiographers as they transition into employment.
The purpose of the project was to scope the current and future preceptorship provision for diagnostic radiographers, including the need to codesign and coproduce a set of principles and practices that will provide transitional support.
The south west DRAD Workforce Action Group worked with frontline staff, educators and students in the region to co-produce the animation and following engagement with Allied Health Professions (AHPs) and Clinical Imaging leads indicated variation in preceptorship offers for diagnostic radiographers across the region.
Christie:
Early on in WRAP it became very evident that there is a need for a robust preceptorship programme that specifically supports therapeu�c radiography early career prac��oners. The Educa�on and Training Team at the Chris�e NHS Founda�on Trust were approached about the possibility of designing and delivering a radiotherapy bespoke preceptorship programme for all newly qualified radiotherapy radiographers. This team has extensive experience in successfully delivering online programmes. They are currently leading the country’s digital placement offering, with 1000 placements happening next year. In December 2022 this development was shared with the TRAD Advisory Group. The Chris�e team explained that they will be working closely with the SoR even though preceptorships are not currently mandated for AHPs. The aim is that the preceptorship programme will support: • new novice workforce, • staff in transitional roles, • internationally recruited radiographers. The programme will enable newly qualified prac��oners to translate knowledge into confidence in the clinical se�ng. Preceptorship programmes are not about ‘doing a skill’. They are designed to allow �me to build confidence and capability, increase individual autonomy, support individuals to apply different contexts to different scenarios and hopefully be able to self-regulate. A newly qualified prac��oner may appear to be under-performing in a skill, but it may actually be the case that they need to build their self-confidence. This preceptorship model will be aiming to keep final year students transi�oning into their first roles in the profession really excited about becoming a therapeu�c radiographer. The team explained: ‘We’re trying to assure competence, build confidence and support career plans right across the four pillars of practice and focused on the novice practitioner.’ The evidence from RePAIR is that if you have a robust preceptorship programme and the preceptee feels seen, heard and supported they are less likely to leave during their early career. The plan is to also devise, develop and implement a na�onal preceptorship programme, poten�ally signed off or accredited by CoR, that focuses on the preceptor. This new na�onal therapeu�c radiography preceptorship programme should be in place by the end of 2023. Once it has been piloted and evaluated it is hoped that it will then be offered to diagnos�c radiographers. HEE’s South West DRAD Workforce Ac�on Group established a Preceptorship Task and Finish Group. The output of their work is a preceptorship tree anima�on which can be seen on slide 12. The slide set about this project can be accessed here.
SLEC See NHS Futures wesite
Shropshire, telford and Wrekin – nursing and AHP preceptorship programme
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Preceptorships are recommended for all members of the radiography profession regardless of the nature or region of employment, however guidance can be found for employers in specific categories as follows:
National Guidance:
Ultrasonography preceptorship and career framework?
England: Health Education England have produced guidance in association with the Health and Care Professions Council. In addition, they have produced a number of training programmes and resources as follows:
- Training on preceptorships on their e-learning for health platform.
- A Framework for preceptorships for AHPs based in London has been developed, known as CapitalAHP Preceptorship | Health Education England (hee.nhs.uk)
- Health Education England are also developing a national AHP Implementation Framework and are seeing involvement from AHPs with experience of a range of different transitions into the workplace.
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