First Contact Practitioner Role Development

Program Overview

This online short course provides an understanding of the First Contact Practitioner (FCP) role in healthcare. It covers key competencies, including leadership, management, and evidence-based practice. The course is delivered through workshops, tutorials, and online learning, and includes an assessment involving a critical discussion of an advanced practice area or clinical case.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This short course aims to provide you with an understanding and awareness of the role of First Contact Practitioner within your own professional practice. We will provide you with the skills and knowledge to be able to critique the definitions and components of FCP in health and social care. You will learn to appraise the challenges and opportunities of FCP within your own professional practice.

Objectives:

• Develop a critical and applied understanding of the attributes and role of the FCP in advanced clinical practice.
• Develop an understanding of the key competencies relating to the FCP role including leadership, management, current policy and the evidence base supporting the delivery of advanced clinical practice.

Outline:

The course is delivered online, utilizing a mix of workshops and tutorials, and delivered over 6 weeks with six further weeks to prepare the assessment required for completion.

Content:

• Leadership and management
• Research and advanced evidence-based practice
• Knowledge, skills and behaviours
• Person-centred care
• Advance consultation skills
• Digital health
• Policy and quality assurance
• Inter-disciplinary teamwork
• Risk assessment
• Public Health
• Service redesign and evaluation

Structure:

• Online learning
• Part time study
• 12 weeks long

Schedule:

The course is delivered over 6 weeks with six further weeks to prepare the assessment required for completion.

Modules:

The course is delivered as a single module, encompassing all topics listed above.

Assessment:

• Written assignment involving critical discussion relating to an area of advanced practice or clinical case.

Teaching:

• Online learning
• Workshops and tutorials
• Problem-based learning approach
• Online tutorials and workshops
• Case studies, presentations, group breakout activities and discussion forums

Careers:

• Enhanced opportunity to apply for FCP roles.

Other:

• The University regularly reviews its courses.
Course content and structure may change over time. See our course and module disclaimer for more information.
• This course has been developed by a team of academic and professional staff with extensive expertise in the role of First Contact Practitioners, both within academic and healthcare practice settings.
• The Inclusion Centre advises and supports students who disclose a sensory or mobility impairment, chronic medical condition, mental health issue, dyslexia and other specific learning differences.
Applicants are encouraged to arrange a pre-entry visit to discuss any concerns and to view the facilities.
• The Study Support Team provides training and support to all students in:
• Academic writing
• Study skills (note taking, exam techniques, time management, presentation)
• Maths and statistics
• English language
• Information technology support
• Moodle is RGU’s virtual learning environment (VLE).
It is an essential resource that you can access from any internet enabled device, such as a laptop or mobile device, both on and off campus.

Academic Year 2023/2024 All students: £1,500