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      • Paramedic Science

        Throughout the BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science course you undertake a variety of clinical placements that are carefully planned and organised to integrate theory and practice. These include operational placements with SCAS to learn and gain experience which enables safe practice in this setting. These offer supplemental and development clinical practice learning placements in a variety of settings; these allow you to gain specialised experience in other health, social and care settings, developing specialist skills and patient management experience.  

        • +44 (0) 1865 48 5525
        • paramedics-peu@brookes.ac.uk
      • Link Lecturer and Practice Assessment Standards

        • Link Lecturer Standards
        • Link Lecturer Induction Checklist
        • 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
        • Principles to Follow if a Pre-registration Student is Involved in an Incident
        • Writing Statements - Guidance for Students

        Placement Locations, Allocation, Travel Guides and Expenses

        Placement Locations

        • Paramedic Placement Maps

        Placement Allocation and Personal Safety

        • Pre-registration Placement Allocation and Personal Safety
        • Pre-qualifying Placement Allocation: Key Principles
        • Requesting a Change in Placement After Allocation
        • Paramedic Fair and Equitable Placement Allocation
        • Swindon Public Transport
        • Oxford Public Transport
        • Guidance on travel times to and from the placement

        Placement Expense Claims

        • Responsibilities for placement costs
        • Placement expense claims - Learning Support Fund (LSF)
        • Placement expense claims - NHS Bursaries

        Sources of Financial Support

        • Sources of financial support for students

         

        Placement Quality Assurance and New Placement Providers

        Placement Quality Assurance and New Placement Providers

        • Placement Quality Assurance (QA) Guidance
        • Paramedic placement evaluation feedback loop
        • The Learning Placement Charter
        • Process for New PVI and NHS Healthcare Placement Selection and Development
        • Becoming a Placement Provider (PVI)
        • Quid Pro Quo Policy and Critera
        • Monitoring External Quality of Placement Providers

        Practice Assessor / Mentor Courses, Updates and Information

        Keeping up-to-date as a Practice Assessor / Mentor

        Here are some resources for you to update yourself as a practice assessor.

        It is recommended that you look at the resources below to select the most useful to your own development.

        • Placement Learning Contract Agreement
        • Mentoring Handbook
        • Mentor Update Workbook
        • Managing Challenging Placement Experiences
        • RCN Guidance for Mentors of Nursing and Midwifery Students

        Feedback

        • Student Feedback Direct to the Practice Assessor
        • Quick Feedback Sheet for Mentors

        Programme Specific Information- e.g. Practice Assessment Documents (PADs) and Practice Education Handbooks (PEHs)

        Practice Assessment Documents (PADs) and Practice Education Handbooks (PEHs)

        • Paramedic Science BSc Practice Education Handbook (PEH)
        • Brookes electronic Practice Assessment Document (BePAD)

        SCAS BePAD guides

        • BePAD guidance for First and second years and SCAS staff

        FCCS BePAD guides

        • Paramedic FCCS Guide October 2019
        • BePAD Guidance for FCCS Placement providers
        • BePAD How to Guide for FCCS placements

        Hospital Trusts BePAD guides

        • BePAD guidance for second year and Hospital trusts

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

        Religious Practices

        Meeting the Religious and Cultural Practices of Health and Social Work Students:

        A student’s identity can have a significant and profound impact on their placement learning experience and assessment in practice, these guiding principles help to explain how the faith/non-faith traditions, cultural practices, and linguistic diversity of students can be met in practice placements.

        • Meeting Religious and Cultural Practices of Students in Placement Guide

        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
        • Risk assessment template for pregnant students

        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

        Sickness/ Absence

        • Return to Practice from Sick Leave
        • Faculty Attendance Policy

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

        Freedom to Speak Up

        Raising concerns about practice including whilstleblowing, bullying and harrassment 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

        In the Event of the Student Failing Competencies in Practice

        • Guidance for Mentors and Pre-reg Students in the Event of Student Failing Competencies in Practice
        • Failing Competency Statement

        Managing Concerns About a Failing Student on Placement


        • Guidance Regarding the Sharing of Ongoing Record of Achievement for HSC Pre-registation Students
        • 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

        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
        • Recording Paramedic Student Hours in Practice

        Useful References/Links:

        • The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations
        • Maximum Weekly Working Hours

        Attendance Policy:

        • Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Attendance Policy

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