The South West Faculty for Advancing Practice support advancing practice education and workforce development which is consistent with the National definition of advanced practice found in the multi – professional framework for advancing clinical practice in England.
The South West Faculty is aiming to support the development of Advanced Practice roles across the South West region as inclusively as is possible and are offering a number of funding and support options for Advanced Practice trainees.
If you have any questions about any of these documents please contact us on advancingpractice.sw@hee.nhs.uk
South West Resources for Organisations
South West 2022/23 Funding offer
There are four possible funding options and employers are invited to complete our demand scoping exercise for all of these to enable us to develop Regional educational capacity post 2022/23.
| Training Pathway | Tuition fees | Funding (per annum) |
| 3 year funding option (for trainees with 0-60 credits towards their MSc Advanced Practice programme) | Apprenticeship programmes = tuition fees paid through the apprenticeship levy Non-apprenticeship programmes = tuition fees paid to education provider by the employer for named modules agreed between HEE and the employer and deducted from the training grant | A Training Grant of £6,000 paid directly to the employing organisation via the education contract. £2,600 for trainee educational supervision |
| 2 year funding option (for trainees with 60-120 credits towards their MSc Advanced Practice programme) | Apprenticeship programmes = tuition fees paid through the apprenticeship levy Non-apprenticeship programmes = tuition fees paid to education provider by the employer for named modules agreed between HEE and the employer and deducted from the training grant | A Training Grant of £6,000 paid directly to the employing organisation via the education contract. £2,600 for trainee educational supervision |
| 1 year funding option (for trainees with 120+ credits towards their MSc Advanced Practice programme) | Apprenticeship programmes = tuition fees paid through the apprenticeship levy Non-apprenticeship programmes = tuition fees paid to education provider by the employer for named modules agreed between HEE and the employer and deducted from the training grant | A Training Grant of £6,000 paid directly to the employing organisation via the education contract. £2,600 for trainee educational supervision |
How to apply for Advanced Practice Funding in the South West
NHS organisations such as Trusts and GP Practices in the HEE South West region are invited to submit their expressions of interest for Advanced Practice training for new learners.
Applications for funding will be made by employers, or if you are in Primary Care through your local Training Hub, via a demand scoping survey that will open annually in February and run until mid-March and is the single route through which the South West Faculty will be allocating funding support to eligible Advanced Practice trainees.
We do not accept applications from individuals, if you are interested in applying for HEE Advanced Practice funding, please contact your organisations Advanced Practice Lead. If you are in Primary Care, please contact your local Training Hub.
If you are unsure who your Advanced Practice Lead or Training Hub contact is please email us on advancingpractice.sw@hee.nhs.uk
Read our Advanced Practice Scoping FAQ’s
Annual Funding Timeline
This is a summary of the 2023 timeline of key activities for the development and funding of trainee Advanced Practitioner’s by the South West Faculty of Advancing Practice. This is intended a guide for organisations within the region to understand the annual processes for applying for funding and where this fits in with the commissioning cycle and organisational workforce planning. It also details the scheduled key educational quality checks between the Faculty and organisation.
South West Faculty of Advancing Practice Funding Handbook
This South West Advancing Practice guidance for 2023/24 is to support organisations in our region to develop advanced practice across services and to help build the advanced practice workforce of the future.
Read the HEE SW Advancing Practice Faculty Handbook 2023-24
Advanced Practice Scoping Webinar FAQ’s
We have put together a document of FAQ’s from the February 2022 scoping webinar
Centre for Advancing Practice Governance Maturity Matrix
The Centre for Advancing Practice have developed a maturity matrix which health and care organisations across all settings can formatively self-assess their progress on the governance of advanced practice. Below you will find a link to Governance Matrix Information and access to the document’s
Centre for Advancing Practice Governance Maturity Matrix
Advanced Practice Apprenticeships in the NHS – a guide for Primary Care employers
This video is a recording of a webinar that took place on the 21st February 2022 organised by the HEE Faculty of Advancing Practice in the South West. The webinar gives an introduction to advanced practice apprenticeships, how they work and how they can be set up and outlines the benefits of apprenticeships for Primary Care employers.
Download the slides and FAQ’s from the session
Download the Apprenticeships in Primary and Social Care information pack
