AHP Practice Education Development Framework: Support Level

Support level

Who?

Non-HCPC-registered staff or student learners who support delivery of Practice-Based Learning, e.g. support workers, technicians, returners to practice or students.

Please refer to your professional body advice for supporting practice education and ensure your contributions are within your professional scope of practice.

What?
Knowledge, skills and behaviours

At this level you can support and contribute to:

• All models of Practice-Based Learning
• Education of support worker/technician/assistant roles and responsibilities
• Orientation and induction to practice setting and local policies
• Seeking guidance from experienced colleagues to recognise and act on student support needs including:
  • Implementing reasonable adjustments
  • Supporting underperforming students
  • Supporting student wellbeing
  • Risk management/incident reporting
• Giving and receiving feedback
• Learning and teaching
• Student assessment (responsibility for student assessment remains with registered AHP)
• Quality audit and actions e.g. Quality Standards for Practice Learning (QSPL)
• Public health conversations during practice placements
• A high-quality learning environment and experience

How?

Highly Recommended Learning

• Professional body guidance
• Work based shadowing e.g. observation of PrBL
• Higher Education Institution Support Worker PrBL Sessions
• PrBL sessions led by local Practice Education Lead
• Join AHP PrBL Virtual Community

Recommended Learning

• Being and Becoming an AHP Practice Educator (this resource is tailored to registered AHPs, however is valuable learning at Support Level)