Glossary

Allied Health Professional. See list in ‘introduction’ for professions recognised as AHPs in Scotland

The way in which AHPs and HCSWs continue to learn and develop throughout their careers to keep skills and knowledge up to date and continue to practise safely and effectively

Flying Start NHS® is the national development programme for all newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in Scotland, to be undertaken in the first year of practice

The Health and Care Professions Council. The HCPC is a regulatory body for Health and Care Professions across the U.K. regulating 15 allied health professions

Health Care Support Worker

In this document induction refers to the preceptor and preceptee discussing the expectations and format of the preceptorship period. This is different from corporate and local induction which will likely be arranged by the line manager and may only be relevant if the preceptee is not already a staff member in the relevant health board

NHS Education for Scotland

National Health Service

Newly qualified practitioner

A period of structured support provided to an individual at key moments of career transition

An individual accessing a period of Preceptorship

An individual providing one-to-one support to someone undertaking Preceptorship

In this document programme refers to a period of support related to preceptorship. A programme may be flexible or structured depending on the needs of the preceptee