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Supporting information which expands on the delivery elements of Preceptorship Principle 2 - Quality & oversight of preceptorship

Helping health and care professionals through career transitions

The factors to consider in applying the standards of conduct, performance and ethics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The way we communicate is continually evolving and our standards need to reflect this.

The HCPC consultation on the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and accompanying guidance on social media closed on 16 June 2023.

We have improved the central role of the service user, including a focus on valid consent and effective communication. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

This page provides information for registrants and answers some frequently asked questions.

Case study: Kathy is an occupational therapist, working in the NHS, and has recently trained as a best interests assessor

We believe that well delivered preceptorship support has a key role to play in supporting both current and future HCPC registrants, helping them to achieve their potential and to confidently meet the needs of service users.

For HCPC registrants who have come to work in the UK via our international registration route, preceptorship can provide a way to support acculturation to both their new working environment and to living in the UK.

Susanna is an occupational therapist and Aspire Creating Communities, a charity in Huddersfield that combats social isolation amongst over-55s. She returned to the Register in 2019.

Communicating with our registrants is essential to the work that we do. It is important that registrants are kept up to date with developments that affect their professional registration

Nana-Jane is a registered biomedical scientist currently in the third year of her PhD researching Bladder Cancer.