This unit forms the second of 2 units for our PGCert First Contact Practitioner. You must complete FCP701 Clinical Assessment and Reasoning for First Contact Practice before commencing this unit.

This unit is designed to support healthcare professionals to develop a professional portfolio which demonstrates a master’s level of practice in relation to First Contact Practice. This will be undertaken through critical exploration/awareness of current evidence-based practice, scholarship and research and quality improvement initiatives. Students will generate a portfolio which includes a wide variety of evidence.

The portfolio will be summatively assessed at the end of the unit, yet form the foundation for an ongoing professional practice portfolio constantly built upon. Emphasis is placed on the development of qualities such as the capacity for critical reflection and enquiry, which are required for self-determined practice. Most of the learning will be centred around the experiential learning gained whilst on placement and through discussion and debate with experienced clinicians on all aspects of patient management.

The unit also aims to foster the qualities of leadership and mentorship, the ability to innovate and initiate change, and to participate in effective collaboration with other professionals.