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Continuing Professional Development
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities within The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences are designed to equip health and social care professionals with the skills, knowledge and attributes to excel in current practice.

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Link Lecturer and Practice Assessment Standards

Key Points for Good Practice Placements

Personal Safety and Student Incidents
Advice for Students about Personal Safety:

The Students Advice Centre

Oxford Brookes Student Union Advice Centre

Suzy Lamplugh Trust

Brookes Safety Bus

Student Travel Pages

Improving Safety for Lone Workers : A Guide for Lone Workers

Advice on Vigilance Whilst Terrorist Threat Level is Critical in England:

The following link is useful for all students on placement:

Government Stay Safe Video

Guidance on Responding to Unexpected Incidents or Emergencies:

RCN Guidance

Writing Statements - Guidance for Students

Placement Allocation, Travel Expenses and PEMS
Placement Allocation and Personal Safety

Pre-registration Placement Allocation and Personal Safety

Principles of Placement Allocation

Placement Quality Assurance and New Placement Providers
Placement Quality Assurance and New Placement Providers

Placement Quality Assurance (QA) Guidance

Monitoring External Quality of Placement Providers

Practice Assessor / Mentor Courses, Updates and Information
Feedback

Student Feedback Direct to the Practice Assessor

Reasonable Adjustment, Mitigating Circumstances, Sickness / Absence and Religious Practices
Reasonable Adjustment

Health Impairment and Disability Guidelines:

Reasonable Adjustment for Health Impairment and Disability Guidelines

Pregnant Students on Placement:

Statement in Relation to Pre-qualifying Healthcare Pregnant Students on Placement

Process for Risk Assessment

There are various reasons for when a placement provider will need to undertake a risk assessment for a student entering practice. For more information:

Process for Risk Assessment

Speak out Safely / Whistleblowing / Raising Concerns / Giving Feedback and Feed Forward
Freedom to Speak Up

Raising concerns about practice including whilstleblowing, bullying and harassment in practice placements:

Guidance for Implementing Freedom to Speak up

Raising Concerns about Practice for Students on Placement at Oxford Health NHS FT

Freedom to Speak up

Effective Management of Persistent or Serious Issues of Mentor Performance

Writing Statements:

Writing Statements Guidance for Students

Feedback:

Student Feedback Direct to the Practice Assessor

Quick Feedback Sheet for Mentors

Standards of Professional Practice and Supporting the Failing Student
Dress Code

Students on placement/ in the practice setting are considered to be ‘employees' of the placement provider and must adhere to all local policies e.g. Dress code for employees or Uniform and Dress Policy for clinical staff.

Statement Regarding Dress Code and Appearance for Students in Practice

Key Points for Good Practice Placements

Key Points for Good Practice Placements

NHS Library Charter for Students on Placement in the Thames Valley/Wessex

Communication with External Organisations Regarding Performance and Conduct of Current Students

Indebtedness

Indebtedness Statement

Supporting Supernumerary Status and Practice Hours
Statement in Relation to Supernumerary Status of Students on Pre-qualifying Courses/Programmes

Statement in Relation to Supernumerary Status of Students

Discontinuing/Adjusting Placements:

Guidance Notes for Discontinuation of Placement Protocol

Maximum Student Practice and Study Hours

These guidelines are prepared for students, placement partners and programme teams. They are informed by considering student health and safety and the potential impact on public safety.

Maximum Student Practice and Study Hours

Useful References/Links:

The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations

Maximum Weekly Working Hours