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      • Social Work

        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.

        • +44 (0) 1865 48 2832
        • social-work-peu@brookes.ac.uk
      • 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 Vaccination Information

        • Covid-19 Booster Vaccination information for students on health care and Social work programmes (November 2021)
        • Endorsement of student vaccine eligibility (November 2021)

        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 October 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

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