Advanced practitioners (APs) are healthcare professionals, educated to Master’s level or equivalent, with the skills and knowledge to allow them to expand their scope of practice to better meet the needs of the people they care for.
APs are deployed across all healthcare settings and work at a level of advanced clinical practice that pulls together the four pillars – clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research.
Who can be an advanced practitioner?
- Dietitians
- Registered nurses
- Occupational therapists
- Paramedics
- Podiatrist
- Pharmacists
- Physiotherapists
Four pillars of advanced practice
Workforce development expressions of interest for advanced practice funding
Funding for advanced practice is allocated via an expression of interest process where a workforce need has been identified for an advanced practitioner. The funding is therefore allocated to the employer and not the individual undertaking the training.
Expressions of interest for Advanced Practice funding for
Application timeline
Workforce Development, Advanced Practice in Primary Care
Thames Valley and Wessex Primary Care School are hosting a webinar to support the workforce development of advanced practice.
Workforce Development trainee Advanced Practice in Primary Care Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00 – 13:00 Register your place here
An introduction to training an Advanced Practitioner in Primary Care
The webinar will cover the following:
- The Faculty of Advancing Practice, who are they, what is their role
- Advanced Practitioner roles, what is an advanced practitioner, who can be one, why have one in practice
- Insight into the trainee advanced practitioner journey
- Funding available to support training an advanced practitioner
- Expression of interest for funding timeline
Developing an Advanced Practitioner – The Key to success, Tue, 1 Dec 2026 12:00 -13:00 Register your place here
The webinar will cover the following:
- Supervision of an advanced practitioner
- Job planning and Job descriptions
- Funding offers for a trainee advanced practitioner
- Expressions of interest for funding process
- Q&A
Primary Care case studies
View our case study with Louis Mamode, HIOW Primary Care Podiatrist View our case study with Craig Barlow, Primary Care Paramedic Watch NHS England WT&E’s advanced clinical practitioner, Primary Care video case study Watch NHS England WT&E’s trainee advanced practitioner, Primary Care video case studyResources
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