TACP placement guidance

 Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner placement guidance

The faculty of Advanced Clinical Practice recommend trainees to organise their own placements following a

meeting with their supervisor to identify areas of interest and benefit.

The trainee will ensure that the employer and supervisor are aware of what placements are being accessed and when. The trainee must document learning outcomes in their portfolio as workplace-based assessments.

In the instance that the trainee is off sick or cannot attend they must inform their employer and placement area.

Regardless of the University attended, key modules that are mandatory to progress through the MSc including

advanced physical assessment and consultation skills, non-medical prescribing, and research. However, evidence to support all the 4 pillars of advanced practice are required to pass the course.  In view of this, the faculty recommend that placements are accessed as they will enrich the trainee’s academic studies, experience, and skills.

Suggested length of placements will be variable for each trainee based upon previous knowledge and experience but as a baseline it is recommended that each area be visited for a minimum of 1 day and more arranged if deemed beneficial, appropriate and the provider has capacity to honor it.

Year 1 Recommendations

During study for the advanced physical assessment skills consideration should be given to the following

placement areas including physical health in adults and older people, sexual health services, ophthalmology. Childs health if studying babies and young people.

GP practices that participate in the student ready scheme and/or the trainees employing practice to offer base placement experience.

Community matrons for exposure to long term condition management and older people

Non-medical prescribing module recommendations

GP Practice pharmacists

Local Pharmacy

ICS Medicines management team and work with several medical and non-medical prescribers

 Year 2 recommendations

Children’s Hospital A+E/outpatients

Mental health

EPAU (Early pregnancy assessment unit)

Community midwives and in patient maternity services

Placement Directory

Barnsley Hospital emma.kilroy@nhs.net

Sheffield Teaching Hospital – community services, ED, Eye casualty, Outpatients, Clinical research facility.

Diabetes centre.  joanne.adams22@nhs.net

Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospitals trust heather.jackson@nhs.net

Sheffield Children’s Hospital jenny.longden@nhs.net

Rotherham Foundation Trust - Community services, A+E, Paediatrics ED, Outpatients, Diabetes centre. hazel.richards2@nhs.net

Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber – Community and mental health trust cheryl.jenkinson1@nhs.net

Southwest Yorkshire Partnerships Trust Community and mental health Kathryn.Hemming@swyt.nhs.uk

Diabetes UK Sheffield – Hold monthly meetings for the public and normally have a medical speaker.  Email diabetesuk.sheffield@gmail.com

GP practices with existing TACPs. Contact Sarah Fisher for details of local practices.

Nightingale practitioner service (covering primary care and GP practices) emma.dechenu@nhs.net

St Lukes hospice c.browne@hospicesheffield.co.uk

Primary care Sheffield natalie.jones56@nhs.net

FCMS Doncaster urgent care centre n.sherburn@nhs.net