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To help you feel confident in starting your work placement, you take a preparatory module on Skills Development and Professional Communication in the first year. This includes specific skills development, augmented by communication practice in our skills suite.

In both Years 2 and 3 you will undertake work-based placements (70 days in Year 2 and 100 days in Year 3). Placements could involve working with children or older people, people who are disabled or those who may have mental health issues. Statutory, voluntary, private and independent organisations all offer opportunities to engage with service users in a real and meaningful way. The settings include hospitals, agency teams, family centres, day centres and residential care settings.

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Link Lecturer and Practice Assessment Standards

Link Lecturer Standards

Link Lecturer Induction Checklist

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

The Students Advice Centre

Oxford Brookes Student Union Advice Centre

Suzy Lamplugh Trust

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 Expenses and PEMS
Placement Locations

Social Work Map

Placement Allocation

Pre-qualifying Placement Allocation

Principles of Placement Allocation

Requesting a Change in Placement After Allocation

Financial Support for NHS Funded Students

Placement Expense Claims

Placement Costs (Travel, Accommodation, Expense Claims)

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

Risk Based Placement Quality Assurance (QA) Guidance

Appendix 1: Current Placement Risk Assessment (CRPA)

Appendix 2: Placement Quality Assurance (QA) Guidance: Audit process for current and new placements

The Learning Placement Charter

Process for New PVI and NHS Healthcare Placement Selection and Development

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 p erson supporting them in practice

Quick Feedback Sheet for practice assessors

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

Social Work Practice Education Handbook (PEH) and Practice Assessment Documents (PADs)

Reasonable Adjustment, Risk Assessment, COVID-19 FAQ , Sickness/Absence and Religious Practices
Reasonable Adjustment

Health Impairment and Disability Guidelines (All):

Reasonable Adjustment for Health Impairment and Disability Guidelines

Risk Assessment

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

General process for Risk Assessment

Process for Risk Assessment

Pregnant Students on Placement

Guidance for supporting Pre-qualifying Healthcare Pregnant Students on Placement

Risk assessment template for pregnant students

Covid-19 FAQs for Professional practice placements

Covid-19 FAQs for Professional practice placements

Risk Assessment Process due to Covid-19

Checklist for establishing Covid-19 risk level with Placement Partner (reviewed March 2021)

Covid-19 risk assessment process for continuing students - for PEU and Placement leads (reviewed March 2021)

Covid-19 placement area induction checklist (reviewed March 2021)

Covid-19 risk assessment process for students at OBU (reviewed March 2021)

Covid-19 supernumerary placement - capacity, allocation, change in Covid level during placement (reviewed March 2021)

Covid-19 Student vulnerability levels and considerations (reviewed March 2021)

Decisions related to Students Covid-19 vulnerability rating (reviewed March 2021)

Sickness/ Absence (All)

Return to Practice from Sick Leave

Faculty Attendance Policy

Religious Practices (All)

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

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 Speak Up Out Safely / Raising Concerns

Freedom to Speak up

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 practice staff.

Dress Code and Appearance for Students in Practice

In the Event of the Student Failing Competencies in Practice

Guidance for Practice Assessors and Pre-reg Students in the Event of Student Failing Competencies in Practice

Failing Competency Statement

Indebtedness

Indebtedness Statement

Communication with External Organisations

Communication with external organisations regarding the performance and conduct of current pre-qualifying students

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

Supernumerary Status of Students

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.

Student Practice and Study Hours

Recording Social Work 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

Social Work

Advice for Students about Personal Safety:

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

Guidance on Responding to Unexpected Incidents or Emergencies:

Placement Locations

Placement Allocation

Placement Expense Claims

Placement Quality Assurance and New Placement Providers

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

Feedback

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

Reasonable Adjustment

Health Impairment and Disability Guidelines (All):

Risk Assessment

Pregnant Students on Placement

Covid-19 FAQs for Professional practice placements

Risk Assessment Process due to Covid-19

Sickness/ Absence (All)

Religious Practices (All)

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

Freedom to Speak Up

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

Writing Statements:

Feedback:

Dress Code

In the Event of the Student Failing Competencies in Practice

Indebtedness

Communication with External Organisations

Statement in Relation to Supernumerary Status of Students on Pre-qualifying Courses/Programmes

Maximum Student Practice and Study Hours

Useful References/Links:

Attendance Policy: