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Support available to placement personnel

Support available to placement personnel. Fitness to Practice. Dr Isabel Anton-Solanas 22 nd March 2013. Aims of this session. To out line the standards that need to be met for a student to demonstrate their Fitness to Practice.

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Support available to placement personnel

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  1. Support available to placement personnel Fitness to Practice Dr Isabel Anton-Solanas22nd March 2013

  2. Aims of this session To outline the standards that need to be met for a student to demonstrate their Fitness to Practice To identify situations where a student’s Fitness to Practice is cause for concern To determine the action that is to be taken should there be a cause for concern

  3. Definition

  4. Definition of Fitness to Practice

  5. Duties of the University • In accordance with… • Procedures for academic progression • Codes of professional conduct • Professional body requirements …The University must endeavour to ensure that the behaviour, health and professional conduct of students does not constitute a risk to themselves or others

  6. Areas of concern

  7. Least frequent areas of concern

  8. Least frequent areas of concern

  9. Most frequent areas of concern

  10. Most frequent areas of concern

  11. Most frequent areas of concern

  12. Most frequent areas of concern

  13. Most frequent areas of concern

  14. Raising Fitness to Practice concerns

  15. Who? How? When? • Who? • Anyone concerned about the behaviour, health and/or professional conduct of a student. • When? • At any time. • How? • In writing to the University (Locality Visitor/PALL). • Cause for Concern Form.

  16. Cause for Concern Form

  17. Emergency suspension

  18. Emergency suspension • A proportionate response • If the student remains in practice conditions may be imposed • The Practice Educator will be notified by the Faculty in person or by telephone at the earliest opportunity Withdrawal of a student from practice in response to the possible risk to themselves and others

  19. Determining severity

  20. Fitness to Practice procedure

  21. Step by step…

  22. Support available

  23. ALPS

  24. Briefing sessions • Prior to each placement to allow new practitioners working with our students to understand the philosophy of the programme and practice the assessment process prior to having their first students. • The aim is to increase awareness and understanding of the programme content and use of clinical/practice assessment forms.

  25. PALL: Isabel Anton-Solanas

  26. Locality Contacts

  27. Locality contacts’ role and responsibilities • Provide guidance and maintain contact between the Faculty, placement personnel and learner: • Locality contacts are available to respond, within reason, to learners' expressed needs for information and intervention. • Locality contacts target and visit specific learners, placement educators and practice placement when: • Learners have specific needs identified. • Placement educators clearly signal that the learner’s performance is below the standard required for the level of training reached. • Placement educators need support, guidance, training and advice. • There is a need to monitor and audit the practice-based learning experience.

  28. Any questions?

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