The supported portfolio is a non-credit-bearing, self-directed route designed to to show you’re ready to work as a First Contact Practitioner in primary care.
Why study with us
- You’ll have access to educational supervisor who has experience of working in a first contact role.
- A 12-month Clarity Additional Roles Reimbursement (ARRS) subscription is included.
- Your portfolio can be completed on a flexible timeline, depending on your experience and the evidence you already have.
Course overview
Level: Level 7 (non-credit bearing)
Delivery: Online
Study mode: Part-time
Application deadline: 22 August 2025
Start date: 25 September 2025
You will attend a group induction and then be allocated an Educational Supervisor. You will meet regularly with your supervisor to review your progress, with the frequency and format º£½ÇÊÓƵse meetings tailored to your individual experience and support needs.
The goal is to complete the portfolio within a 12-month period; however, this may be achieved sooner if you are able to gather the required evidence in less time than the proposed duration of educational supervision.
Entry requirements
- All Allied Health Professionals must have 5 years of post-registration experience.
- All routes to paramedic registration are acceptable previous level 6 and 7 study is not a requirement.
- Physiotherapists must have 5 years of post-registration experience with 3 years of musculoskeletal specific clinical experience.
- A suitable clinical mentor must be identified prior to enrolment. The Clinical Mentor should be a registered medical practitioner or Advanced Clinical Practitioner (with at least 3 years’ experience in their role) and have clinical responsibilities within primary care. It is essential that your Clinical Mentor is identified at the start º£½ÇÊÓƵ module. It is your responsibility to ensure you have appropriate supervision from a Clinical Mentor during the module. If you are unsure about any aspect of this, please contact the module leaders. Your local primary care training hub might be able to facilitate the identification of a suitable Clinical Mentor.
For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information
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