This session will equip experienced social care nursing staff with the confidence and tools needed to provide preceptorship leadership within your organisation.
Preceptorship lead workshop - embedding and championing preceptorship in adult social care
Date: 29 September, 21 October, or 26 November - Same workshop, choose your preferred date
Time: 11:30 - 13:00
Location: Online via Zoom
When you book your place, you’ll receive a confirmation email.
If you are attending this workshop, please also book your place on the new-to-role workshop. Details at the bottom of this page.
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Overview
The aim of this session is to equip experienced social care nursing staff with the confidence and tools needed to provide preceptorship leadership within your organisation.
If you join the preceptorship lead workshop, you will also be invited to communities of practice sessions in early 2026.
Nursing preceptorship is a structured period of support and development for newly registered nurses and nursing associates as they transition into their professional roles. It uses the existing knowledge and skills of your experienced nursing staff who can provide preceptorship leadership and act as preceptors.
Designed to smooth the transition into the workforce, promote safe, effective, and confident practice and foster a sense of belonging and professional identity. Newly registered practitioners are called ‘preceptees’ and are supported by more experienced nursing staff who act as ‘preceptors’.
What to expect?
This is an interactive workshop where you will engage in helpful discussions and activities exploring how to measure the impact of the preceptorship programme in your organisation.
You will be given access to helpful resources enabling you to carry out the evaluation process and develop a preceptorship policy for your organisation.
You will be able to consider what ongoing support you will need to enable you to carry out the preceptorship lead role moving forward.
You will receive a certificate of attendance.
By the end of the session attendees will be able to:
- Define the components that contribute to a high quality preceptorship programme
- Review how to implement a preceptorship policy and champion preceptorship in your organisation
- Analyse the importance of evaluation in reviewing the impact of preceptorship programmes
- Link to community of practice for preceptorship leads offered by Skills for Care
Who should attend?
Nursing staff with more than 12 months' experience in social care nursing who have a passion for preceptorship.
You will be a preceptorship champion, providing support to preceptors and preceptees and playing a vital role in networking with other preceptorship leads to embed the principles of preceptorship within your area.
Those currently acting as a preceptorship lead or similar are also welcome to attend.
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