Placement Checklist

Prior to start of placement
  • Complete/update Practice Educator’s Personal Profile
  • Compile an agency/service profile
  • Identifying support for self e.g. from Line Manager, Learning and Development Advisor, Practice Learning Forum
  • Negotiating work-load relief for self
  • Identifying cover for times when not available (holidays, emergencies, etc)
  • Clarifying that Student’s PVG check has been processed by the Professional Development Unit (PDU)
  • Obtaining course handbook
  • Obtaining Evidence Log (Available from PDU)
  • Arranging Student’s pre-placement visit
  • Identifying work space for Student
  • Ensuring Student has access to phone, PC, e-mail, stationery
  • Clarifying admin support available to Student
  • Identifying colleagues in your team who will support the student and or provide work
  • Clarifying that SWIFT access, group wise login and SWIFT training requests have been initiated by the PDU
  • Arranging for Students drivers licence check to be completed and signed by team leader to give access to pool cars for Student
  • Collating an information pack containing copies of relevant information about the placement agency (list of useful resources to visit, telephone extension list, map, bus time-table etc)
  • Advising team of Student placement
  • Familiarisation with university guidance for placement
Between Pre-Placement Visit and Start of Placement
  • Identifying suitable work
  • Making arrangements for Student’s induction week(s) (arranging visits, shadowing, meetings with key people, lunch etc).
  • Second placement Students should be encouraged to take some responsibility for this themselves
  • Identifying room for supervision
  • Check the students file for specific learning or support needs

Early Stage of Placement

  • Showing Student around building and introduction to key people in office
  • Identifying own holiday dates as early as possible
  • Outline induction plans
  • Ensuring Student is familiar with relevant agency policy and procedures including health and safety procedures, Stirling Council child protection procedures, the Forth Valley Inter-agency child protection procedures, complaints and code of conduct procedures
  • Linking Students into the local Student group (Delivered by Learning and Development Advisor)
  • Clarifying Student study time arrangements
  • Encouraging Student to put study time into diary
  • Arranging supervision on first week and sessions as far ahead as possible
  • Clarifying supervision format and expectations
  • Discuss methods of obtaining feed back from services users/colleagues
  • Identify learning opportunities to meet student’s learning needs
  • Clarify team/ service requirements regarding confidentiality
  • Assisting Student with Placement Agreement
  • Allocate initial work

Throughout Placement

  • Providing weekly supervision sessions
  • Providing day-to-day advice and guidance for Student
  • Identifying learning opportunities
  • Negotiating suitable work for Student with agency and Practice Educator
  • Providing on-going feedback to Student
  • Assessing Student’s progress in relation to the SisWE standards and Key Capabilities
  • Arranging and attending 4-way meetings
  • Keeping a record of evidence
  • Regularly check the student’s agency recordings, files and reports
  • Collating evidence for interim and final reports, including colleague and service user feedback
  • Advising Student of potential difficulties
  • Addressing any difficulties Student may be experiencing
  • Alerting University and Learning and Development Advisor to any potential problems
  • Identifying additional learning needs
  • Reviewing workload
  • Undertaking direct observations of Student, providing written feedback using university format
  • Review supervision and arrangements for the Student
  • Review practice agreement with student and amend if requires

End of Placement

  • Support student with endings with service users and colleagues
  • Ensure students cases are transferred/ended with case summaries or updates
  • Compile final report, including feedback from service users and colleagues
  • Identify future learning needs with the student for their next placement/future practice.
  • Complete placement quality assurance forms

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