School of Health Professions
PgCert First Contact Practitioner in Primary Care (Occupational Therapy)
This programme prepares occupational therapists, who have already gained clinical experience in practice, to work in the challenging and developing area of general practice. Specifically, this is designed for the first contact practitioner (FCP) role, as set out by the Health Education England (HEE) roadmap; occupational therapists working in this role will be expected to a assess and manage the undifferentiated, undiagnosed patient within the speciality of general practice.
PgCert First Contact Practitioner in Primary Care (Occupational Therapy) prepares occupational therapists, who have already gained clinical experience in practice, to work in the challenging and developing area of general practice.